What about the beaches?
IF there’s one place in Wales perfect for a bank holiday weekend it has to be the breathtaking Gower Penninsula.
Why? Well, it was the first place in the UK to be designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, for a start.
Its beaches are regularly ranked as the best in the UK, if not the world, with Rhossili Bay named the best beach in Europe.
And it is said to be home to more than 1,200 archaeological sites across its 188 sq km, from medieval castles to Neolithic stone circles. You’ll find some of Britain’s best beaches in beautiful Gower...
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To get to it, you’ll have to walk along the cliff path, but once there you’ll be rewarded with stunning views from the secluded beach.
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More remote than most of the beaches in the area, with no family-friendly facilities.
The beach holds both a Blue Flag and Seaside award and is a popular spot for both families and watersport enthusiasts, with a lifeguard on patrol.
A small, secluded, sandy beach accessible via a footpath or through woods.
A beach that’s ideal for families. Dogs are allowed but there are access restrictions on some parts of the beach.
With both Blue Flag and Seaside Awards this beach is ideal for families and offers good facilities, including a lifeguard. A great, family-friendly beach that welcomes dogs.
A popular destination for families and watersport enthusiasts with lots of space for both. The lovely beach backs on to sand dunes.
An award-winning sandy beach that has been given a Blue Flag and Seaside Award.
You can walk up to the top of the cliffs surrounding the beach for some great views of the coastline. The beach itself has no facilities.
A beach of around two miles, at the edge of the Loughor Estuary. There’s an old cast-iron lighthouse at the end of Whiteford Point.
A picturesque beach with sandy dunes and salt marshes and the three limestone cliffs that give it its name. Swimming and watersports are not recommended because of the strong currents and tides.
A world-class beach that was voted Wales best beach and boasting three miles of sandy shoreline. You can see Gower’s best-known wreck, Helvetia, which was driven onto the beach in a gale in 1887.
This small and sandy stretch of beach has been awarded both Blue Flag and Seaside Awards.