Winter is the best time to visit if you want the beach to yourself (Image: Portia Jones )

I’m going to make a bold claim and say that winter is actually the best time to hit Wales’ beaches. The chaos of summer slides away, parking becomes vaguely civilised, and the coastline suddenly feels like it’s reverted to its natural state, windswept, dramatic, and not full of people setting up a mini festive site playing terrible music.

For me, winter beaches are quieter, wilder, and strangely more rewarding than the peak-season chaos. Our popular spots are empty of summer tourists, and you can plod along the sands of Rhossili, Barafundle, Poppit Sands, Ogmore and Langland in relative peace, especially if you're an early riser like me.

In the dead of winter, you can walk for miles along our bea

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