Aberthaw beach runs along the front of the power station. It is mainly rocks, with patches of sand and shingle. Fish include bass, rays, conger, smoothound, whiting, cod, codling, mullet, pouting, wrasse. Aberthaw is signposted from the B4265 between St Athan and Cardiff-Wales Airport. There is parking above the beach.
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