Overview

• Evans family announced in a Facebook statement that this season will be Coney Beach’s last and the park will shut permanently in October 2025.
• Welsh ministers confirmed acquisition of key parcels across the 20-hectare site to support Bridgend Council’s Porthcawl Waterfront Regeneration Project.
• Masterplan unveiled in consultation documents calls for up to 1,100 new homes alongside retail, dining, extended boardwalks, green spaces and a new primary school.
• Coney Beach first opened in 1918 to entertain World War I troops and was modelled on New York’s Coney Island, shaping generations of seaside memories.
• Officials say the mixed-use scheme aims to balance heritage preservation with modern community facilities to revitalise Porthcawl’s coastal economy.