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

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Oxwich

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Oxwich lies behind the dunes of Oxwich Bay, a wide sweep of sand backed by a national nature reserve of marsh, reedbed and wood. The little church of St Illtyd sits almost on the shore under wooded cliffs at the east end of the beach, with the ruins of Oxwich Castle on the rise above. A quiet village once the summer beach crowds thin.

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

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

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

Oxwich Bay

Beach near Oxwich

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

0.6 km NE

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 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.

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

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Beach near Penmaen

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