Photo of Oxwich Bay, a beach in Gower, Swansea, south west Wales.

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Oxwich Bay

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Oxwich Bay is a wide, gently shelving beach backed by dunes and woodland on the south Gower, part of a national nature reserve that takes in the marsh and reedbeds behind. There’s a large car park, a café and a slipway, and the sand runs for a couple of miles round to Oxwich Point. The village of Oxwich sits at its western end.

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Photo of Gower, a National Landscape in Swansea, south west Wales.

Gower

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Britain's first AONB — limestone headlands, vast beaches and salt marsh on Swansea's wild peninsula.

Photo along the Wales Coast Path, an 870-mile long-distance path running from Chepstow to Queensferry, Wales.

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Long-distance path

Walk the outline of a whole nation — 870 miles of cliff, estuary and beach from Chepstow round to Queensferry.

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Photo of Tor Bay, a beach near Penmaen in Gower, Swansea, south west Wales.

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Beach near Penmaen

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Photo of Great Tor, a rock formation near Penmaen in Gower, Swansea, south west Wales.

Great Tor

Rock formation near Penmaen

Rocky limestone headland dividing Tor Bay from Three Cliffs Bay, a noted sunset viewpoint.

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Photo of Three Cliffs Bay, a beach near Penmaen in Gower, Swansea, south west Wales.

Three Cliffs Bay

Beach near Penmaen

Sandy bay framed by three limestone peaks, a salt marsh and a winding stream on south Gower.

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Photo of Oxwich Point, a visitor attraction in Gower, Swansea, south west Wales.

Oxwich Point

Attraction near Oxwich

Wooded limestone headland closing the south end of Oxwich Bay, on the coast path.

2.6 km S