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    3.7 (21 reviews)

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    Tanya P.

    Gosh, how ever has this managed to remain unreviewed for so long!? This is such an ingrained part of Welsh culture that perhaps it has remained overlooked? Whatever the reason, this is a great old-fashioned water front amusement park with rides and games fit for the whole family. It really is a great day out by the sea. In fact, it's a bit of a Welsh classic. Barry Island is an almost-island along the South Wales coastline that's easily accessible by road. In fact, the island is a whole little community, not just an amusement park. Here you'll find school, homes and shops. Recently advertised in Gavin & Stacey, the tourism around this area has had a slight boom over the last couple of months, and that looks set to continue. With more popularity and more income, Barry Island will have the ability and the need to update itself for the 21st century. And then we'll have a really great holiday destination, I think. With its entertainment halls and rides, this is a good old-fashioned seaside resort, with ice creams, roller coasters and donkeys with the best of them.

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    Hannah P.

    Good old Barry Island, home of the greasiest chips, sweetest sweets and of course Gavin and Stacey. Now, I'm deeply patriotic and Barry Island to me is like Disney land to Americans. I love the place!! And OK, the seas a bit manky and the sand a tad dirty but its still got the old charm that a seaside should have. Personally I like to visit Barry Island in the winter, there's something strangely peaceful about a deserted beach, especially one that has the facilities for a full blown holiday. The grey skies and stormy sea make for a type of ghost holiday thing...eerie to the point of fascinating. Of course, in the summer Barry Island plays host to what feels like millions of British holiday makers that refuse to give in to cheap flights and All Inclusive deals and head to the large beach, windbreaks and buckets at the ready. There's something incredibly humbling about the British staying in Britain, it gives me a nice sense of pride. Cheesy I know but as I've banged on about previously, I heart Wales! Ice cream is freely available in every little shop along with chips and 'Nessa' paraphernalia. When in Barry do as the Barry lot do...stuff on fast food and buy beach balls. But be warned you will need a little more than spare change. The pleasure park is a bit rickety these days and a little pricey for what's there or should I say not there but then again, I'm not a big fan of fairgrounds...reminds me too much of the Lost Boys (shudder). Anyway, there's lots of other stuff to keep you entertained like the million or so arcades (slight exaggeration) and crazy golf, there's usually trampolines and general activities for the young ones and plenty for the not so young ones to. All in all, I would definitely recommend a day at Barry Island, even if its to just say you've been there. But, I bet your heart will give a little gap for the quaint, seaside with the little fair... go on, you know you want to!

    Where's Gavin & Stacey? Looked everywhere for them.

    A date with Gavin & Stacey on Barry Island!! They didn't show and couldn't find Nessa or Bryn, (must have been on tea break). What did show was a huge beach (Whitmore Bay) with sand going on foreverer as the tide retreated. Bound by a promenade (fairly recently re-done and nicely too) and 2 rocky headlands, the excellent beach expanse ideal for doing safe beachy things, with easy access to food, drinks, showers, toilets and beach hardware and of course alternative amusements if needed. OK, the alternative amusements a bit tacky, but this is real traditional stuff. And then, all you have to do is walk round the headlands to visit beautiful Jackson's Bay or Friar's Point on the other side. When the tide is out, possibly hike across to the Knap and squint through the sunny glare at the huge curved pebble beach backed by the park and lake - no end of fun and amusements for a day trip to Barry Island - highly recommended. Hope this is useful..

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    Good old Barry Island, home of the greasiest chips, sweetest sweets and of course Gavin and Stacey.

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    Barry Island Pleasure Park

    Barry Island Pleasure Park

    3.0(9 reviews)
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    The station serves the suburb and popular tourist destination of Barry Island, 10 miles from…read moreCardiff, but is currently in a very sorry state - a clear case of fallen grandeur. Barry Island grew up in the late 19th and early 20th Century as a seaside destination for workers from the South Wales Valleys north of Cardiff, complete with funfair and (later in the 20th century) a holiday camp. The railway was opened at the start of the August Bank Holiday in 1896 (the buildings have the date of construction as 1895 on them) as an extension of the Barry Railway, and Barry Island quickly became a very busy excursion station, handling 150,000 passengers in one weekend at its peak. It was provided with a large station building, three platforms and traditional large canopies. The line continued through the station to a terminus at Barry Pier, but since closure of that line in 1976, Barry Island has been the terminus. The trains now terminate at one end of the platform, with the buildings and the far platform having become part of the Barry Island Railway heritage line, but the site currently looks very sorry, with weeds everywhere, and a general air of dereliction. It is well located, however, close to the beach, cafes and the funfair. A new canopy has been provided for the terminating trains, but it provides meagre shelter from the winter Atlantic winds. The station still gets three trains an hour off peak from Cardiff and the valleys north of Pontypridd, and is busy with commuters and summer visitors (over half a million passengers a year, in total). It could just do with a lot of tidying up.

    Lately, this is disappointing as it is really looking tired and dishevelled at the moment but this…read moreplace can be fantastic! I've hundreds of fantastic childhood memories of the Pleasure Park and I am sure that with some much needed investment and attention, this can be restored to its former glory. (Hence the two stars) It is in a fantastic location with coffee shops, cafe's, bars and the beach and promenade - and right next to a train station (also in need of a facelift). Quite often I've got off the train and seen disappointed prospective fairground customers - they've usually travelled far to come for a day out at the fairground - only to see it shut. I couldn't tell you when it's open - so if you are coming to Barry Island to visit the Pleasure park then don't expect it to be open - if it is, it's a bonus!

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