Passport Magazine just released their list of the top 25 beaches in the world, and at number 17, a beautiful beach in Wales the world has no idea about bagged the spot, defeating other popular beach destinations on the planet.
Barafundle Bay is a remote, undeveloped beach in Wales located just 65 miles from Swansea and 35 miles from Carmarthen, and a part of southwest Wales' Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. To gain access, you must have to walk half a mile from the nearest parking spot, as there are no facilities nor any commercial establishments built around the area.
Surrounded by rocky cliffs and soft, rolling hills, Passport Magazine dubbed Barafundle Bay "a visual overdose of beauty." It beat other popular beach destinations such as Ipanema beach in Rio De Janeiro and Tel Aviv in Israel.
Voted as a favorite picnic spot in the past by local citizens, Barafundle Bay is a no-fuss, peaceful stretch of coastline beauty. The picturesque view and feel of the place make you think you're stepping back in history, where modern noise doesn't exist.
Other beach destinations included on the list are Varadero Beach, Cuba; Knip Beach, Curacao; China Beach, Danang, Vietnam; Glass Beach, California, US; Es Cavallet Beach, Ibiza, Spain, and Hanalei Bay Beach, Kauai, Hawaii. The only other beach located in Britain aside from Barafudle Bay that is included on the list is the Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire, where it got the number 25 spot.
Passport Magazine said, "Barafundle Bay, part of southwest Wales' Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, is a revelation and all the more so for the process of arriving there. As you approach by car, rolling countryside turns more dramatic, sheer and craggy cliffs dropping precipitously to the sea."
"Ascending, the dirt track disappears and you're in open green fields, the pastures backed by rolling hills and the shimmering bay below, ringed by rocky cliffs."
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