The Machynys Peninsula is a designated SSSI and is home to a wide variety of protected flora and fauna. Once it was home to a monastery and the "mad monks of Machynys" are still reputed to haunt the nearby Jack...

Broughton is an enormous sandy beach in North Gower, at the end of the Loughor Estuary. It is accessible at its southern end from the lane that leads from Llangennith via a caravan site. The strong tides, and powerful waves...

Burry Port Harbour has a fascinating heritage with its three working docks. The harbour is part of the Millennium Coastal Park and has benefited from a 4.2 million pound transformation. Visitors strolling along the coastal path can admire the yachts...

Cefn Sidan Sands is the largest beach in the whole of Wales. It is eight miles long and its fine, pristine silky sands have no muddy or rocky areas. The beach is part of Pembrey Country Park, which means it...

Worm’s Head is a promontory shaped like a giant sea-serpent marking the westerly tip of Gower. The island is joined to the mainland by a rocky causeway called The Devil’s Causeway. A large flat-topped ’Inner Head’, leads to a natural...

Langland is famous for its green and white Victorian bathing huts. A clean, sandy beach, it’s a popular destination all year round and offers an excellent range of facilities. Popular with surfers due to the strong, favourable swells, frequent competitions...

Llangennith Beach is a superb 3-mile sandy beach owned by the National Trust with excellent bathing and spectacular scenery. It is also renowned for its excellent surfing. Llangennith holds some of the most consistent surf on Gower Peninsula, and is...

Picture this: a wooded valley with a fresh water river (Pennard Pill) meandering through a vast open space surrounded by sand dunes and limestone features before flowing into the sea. The prominent ruin of Pennard Castle sits at the...

Perched high over the splendid Three Cliffs Bay , the mysterious Pennard Castle has to be one of the most picturesque ruins on the Gower Peninsula. Little is recorded on the history of the stronghold, but it is believed to...

This beautiful church was built by Anglo-Norman settlers around the year 1200. It is very simple in style. An unusual scratch dial sundial is on the side of the doorway. The nave contains several stained glass windows and memorials including...

This beach takes its name from the three striking pointy cliffs that project into the bay, complete with a fully formed natural archway. A favoured place for rock climbers, Three Cliffs beach is quite a remote, difficult to access bay,...