by PeterWebAdmin | Feb 13, 2025 | Gower Beaches
The eastern end of Langland bay, known as Rotherslade, only really exists as a separate beach at high tide – at other times being well and truly joined to the larger beach. This area once contained quite a formidable concrete building (seen briefly in the above...
by PeterWebAdmin | Feb 12, 2025 | Gower Villages
Situated at the main junction of Rhossili and Port Eynon on the B4247 is the village of Scurlage. It was during the 14th century that Sir Herbert Scurlage, who was related by marriage to the Mansel family, built a fortified Manor House known as Scurlage Castle or...
by PeterWebAdmin | Feb 13, 2025 | Gower Beaches
Also known as ‘The Sands,’ Slade Bay is a small beach with lots of firm sand and some interesting rocks. The bay can be reached from the village of Slade, via a quarter of an hour walk down past fields (once infamous as being the hunting ground of the...
by PeterWebAdmin | Feb 13, 2025 | Gower Beaches
One of Gower’s more famous treasures, Three Cliffs Bay is one of the most photographed places on the peninsula. The cliffs themselves are very popular with climbers and are composed of three linked and pointed cliff faces, their limestone strata punctured by a...
by PeterWebAdmin | Feb 13, 2025 | Gower Beaches
Sandwiched between the sands of Oxwich and Three Cliffs, Tor Bay is best reached via a one mile footpath from the village of Penmaen. From the large limekiln on the cliff top overlooking the bay, a track then leads down a rather steep slope onto the beach itself. The...
