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

© Bill Boaden / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tor Bay

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Tor Bay is a quiet crescent of sand between Great Tor and Oxwich Point, screened from the road by the Penmaen dunes and so much emptier than its neighbours. There’s no car park at the beach — walk in across the burrows from Penmaen or Nicholaston, fifteen minutes or more — and no facilities. Three Cliffs Bay lies just east over the headland.

More places to visit near Tor Bay

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

Gower

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Llanrhidian

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.Highlight

Wales Coast Path

Long-distance path

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

here · spans 16 counties

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

Great Tor

Rock formation near Penmaen

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

0.2 km SE

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

Three Cliffs Bay

Beach near Penmaen

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

0.6 km E

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

Oxwich Bay

Beach near Oxwich

Wide dune-backed beach and national nature reserve on the south Gower coast.

1.6 km W

Photo: Pennard Cliffs, a viewpoint in Gower, Swansea, south west Wales.Highlight

Pennard Cliffs

Viewpoint near Pennard

Limestone clifftop path above Three Cliffs Bay with wide coastal views.

2.5 km E