Cold Knap is a district of

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Amenities

Cold Knap is a coastal pebble beach (with some sand at low tide), approximately a mile west of the sandy beach at

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, which attracts visitors during the summer months. It extends generally westwards towards

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from Cold Knap Point. It was founded by the

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who used it as a port, and the remains of a Roman building here are now a scheduled monument. Attractions include a lake shaped like a Welsh harp and a

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. There was previously an outdoor swimming pool, but this has now been closed and filled in, and the area turned into a tourist trail. There was a campaign to have the lido rebuilt during 2014 but an enthusiastic online campaign (including a Facebook campaign group ("Rebuild the Knap Lido") has not been successful, despite a number of celebrity endorsements (including local BBC weatherman

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). Cold Knap Lake is the title and subject of a poem by

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, which has been included in an

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syllabus in England. Cold Knap Point is the site of a sewage pumping station serving

.See file: '3 The Knap to Watch House Beach.pdf', including "...a strategically important sewage pumping station that serves Barry", at www.southwalescoast.org
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- '' Chapelton v. Barry UDC''

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collapsed.

References

External links

www.geograph.co.uk Photos of Cold Knap and area
Neighbourhoods of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan Defunct lidos Beaches of the Vale of Glamorgan Defunct sports venues in Wales {{ValeofGlamorgan-geo-stub