Owned today by Vale of Glamorgan Council, the pier is open all year round.
Sea fishing is possible from the pier head, without a licence, in all months except June, July and August.

The Penarth Pier Pavilion includes an art gallery, auditorium, a cinema able to seat seventy, retail area, bar, and a tea room with a view out over the Bristol Channel.

Dr David Trotman, was appointed director in 2013 and said that he was excited and privileged to serve the community, and added that the "iconic pier site would be used to educate, inform and entertain."
Since then, renovation of the exterior has taken place, and ornamental zinc tiles have been installed to replace the faded paint on the barrel roof and four domes.

The pier was voted Pier of the Year by the National Piers Society in 2014.

Since 2007, the pier has appeared on S4C in an ident as part of its on-air branding.

The pier appeared in the 2008 BBC Torchwood episode "To the Last Man", in which characters Tosh and Tommy share a brief moment on Penarth Pier, built in 1894, the same year that Tommy was born.

A new director, Marta Ghermandi, was appointed by the Board of Penarth Arts and Crafts Limited, in 2018.
Owned today by Vale of Glamorgan Council, the pier is open all year round. Sea fishing is possible from the pier head, without a licence, in all months except June, July and August. 
The Penarth Pier Pavilion includes an art gallery, auditorium, a cinema able to seat seventy, retail area, bar, and a tea room with a view out over the Bristol Channel. 
Dr David Trotman, was appointed director in 2013 and said that he was excited and privileged to serve the community, and added that the "iconic pier site would be used to educate, inform and entertain." Since then, renovation of the exterior has taken place, and ornamental zinc tiles have been installed to replace the faded paint on the barrel roof and four domes. 
The pier was voted Pier of the Year by the National Piers Society in 2014.
Since 2007, the pier has appeared on S4C in an ident as part of its on-air branding.
The pier appeared in the 2008 BBC Torchwood episode "To the Last Man", in which characters Tosh and Tommy share a brief moment on Penarth Pier, built in 1894, the same year that Tommy was born.
A new director, Marta Ghermandi, was appointed by the Board of Penarth Arts and Crafts Limited, in 2018.
Penarth Pier