All the images in this image gallery are some of the highlights of my time spent in South Wales - from both a period living there, and from various trips down to South Wales.
They are all taken along the south coast of Gower - Gower is a sort of peninsula down on the South Wales coast in West Glamorgan, just to the west of Swansea - it starts at Mumbles, the distinctive and very busy area in the south western corner of Swansea right at the western end of Swansea Bay, and extends westwards along the Bristol Channel to the famous headland of Worms Head and the equally famous Rhossili beach.
Gower isn`t as well known as the likes of Snowdonia or the Brecon Beacons, but is highly regarded in Swansea as their local playground. However it has lots of features which would make it attractive as a holiday destination - lots of beaches, some very busy, some completely empty, and with a sea temperature that is warm enough to make swimming fun and not an endurance exercise.
Rhossili beach is known as one of the finest beaches in Europe.
There is an unofficial but well documented naturist beach area along at the west end of Gower.
Some dramatic coastal walks along much of the south coast - many of them on good quality laid paths - with fabulous rock formations, and culminating in the somewhat famous Worms Head.
And super views out across the Bristol Channel.
Worms Head itself presents a challenging walk and scramble if you want to get out to it, but watch out for the tides. Not suitable for the less able or any kind of wheels.
A good selection of campsites and activity centres, as well as rock climbing venues, surfing and water sports.
Lots of archaeological features such as Neolithic burial chambers.
And caves - South Wales is somewhat famous for its caves, and Gower has dozens of them.
Gower isn`t the easiest of places to get to, you get rather bogged down in the western outskirts of Swansea, but once through them good roads right to the far west end.
The photographs cover most of the south coast from Mumbles, along past Langland and Caswell, Southgate, Three Cliffs, the fantastic rock formations between Port Enyon and Worms Head, and Rhossili - some of them in order, some more random.
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