Penarth Web Guide
Here's our pick of some of the most useful and entertaining websites about the seaside town. If you know a website worth including, get in touch.
Penarth Times
http://www.penarthtimes.co.uk
The online version of the weekly paper, featuring local news, sport, information, photos and more.
Penarth Online
http://www.penarth-online.co.uk
Links and information about a range of local attractions, sport, health, entertainment and other activities. You can also take a look at Penarth and the surrounding area through a series of photo galleries.
The Best of Penarth
http://www.thebestof.co.uk/penarth
News, events, community information and business directory.
Penarth Net
http://www.penarth-net.co.uk
Information about local activities and attractions.
The Penarth Society
http://www.penarthsociety.org.uk
This group with more than 200 members is particularly concerned with preserving local heritage and promoting the town's future. Find out more about their work, meetings and how to join.
Vale of Glamorgan Council
http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
Provider of most of the area's public services, including schools, leisure centres, libraries and more.
Waverley Excursions
http://www.waverleyexcursions.co.uk
Paddle steamer trips which leave from Penarth Pier for a variety of destinations - including Clevedon, Weston-super-mare, Lundy, Ilfracombe and Porthcawl. Special excursions include trips around Gower, the Pembrokeshire coast, the Severn Bridges, Flatholm and Steepholm.
Penarth Yacht Club
http://www.penarthyachtclub.com
Established in 1880, the club offers opportunities for sailing, rowing and other sporting or social activites. It's also an approved Sail Training establishment, with lessons available from the age of eight up to eighty if you're keen to learn.
Images of Penarth
http://www.imagesofpenarth.co.uk
Photographer Ben Salter displays his atmospheric scenes of Penarth, Cardiff Bay, and surrounding landscapes.
Turner House Gallery
http://www.ffotogallery.org
Exhibitions, workshops and other events staged by Wales' national photography development agency.
Scouts
http://www.catvog.org
Local activities for young people, encouraging them to work in teams, stretch themselves, learn new skills and make life long friends.
Penarth and District Wargames Society
http://www.penarthwargames.org
Established in 1976, the Penarth and District Wargames Society club members play a wide variety of periods and game types including Ancients, Medieval, Napoleonic Wars, American Civil War through to Fantasy and Sci-fi using figures from 2mm to 25mm, board games, various role-play systems and Collectable Card Games.
Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/groups/penarth/
Share your photos of Penarth and join the discussions.
Penarth Petanque
http://www.penarthpetanque.org.uk
Otherwise known as boule, you may have played this French version of bowls while on holiday - now you can play it here.
Glamorganshire Golf Club
http://www.glamorganshiregolfclub.co.uk
Situated on the outskirts of the town, this is the second oldest golf club in Wales, founded in 1890.
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