Places to explore in SwanseaWales · South West Wales

Three-mile sweep of sand backed by Rhossili Down at the western tip of the Gower.

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

Serpent-shaped tidal island off Rhossili, crossed via a rocky causeway at low tide, with seabirds, seals and a blowhole

0.12 km²

Rocky point closing Swansea Bay, with tidal islands, a lighthouse and a Victorian pier.

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

Sea cliff cave, also called Goat's Hole, where the Palaeolithic Red Lady of Paviland burial was found.

Cliff fissure at Port Eynon walled with masonry and internal stairs, of medieval origin.

Crescent bay lined with beach huts just west of Mumbles, popular with surfers.

Rare cast-iron sea lighthouse of 1865 standing off Whiteford Point, exposed at low tide.

An octagonal white light on an islet off the Gower headland, a Swansea Bay landmark reachable across the sand at low tide.

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

1400 km · spans 16 counties

Victorian seaside resort and fishing village at the western end of Swansea Bay, gateway to the Gower.

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