“The Mumbles” is the name given to the western end of Swansea bay by local tourism industry executives and Yuppie’s living in the area. In general terms, it is the district encompassing the electoral wards of Oystermouth, Newton, West Cross, and Mayals. These are all separate communities and their individual character and heritage will be lost […]
Swansea Bay This is our guide to places of interest, on or close to the five-mile-long Swansea Bay promenade. You can walk all the way from Swansea’s maritime quarter to Mumbles pier and beyond. The promenade forms part of the Wales coast path. It contains a cycle track and has various pieces of fitness apparatus
Gower Beaches This is our guide to the bays, beaches and coves along the peninsulas coastline. All of these Gower beaches are easily, or fairly easily, accessible. There are some small coves along the south coast between Port Eynon and Mewslade and Pwll Du and Pobbles and these are all very difficult to reach
The History of Swansea Jack Swansea Jack was a black retriever with a longish coat similar in appearance to a modern Flat-Coated Retriever. However, at the time, he was instead identified as a Newfoundland dog, despite being considerably smaller and lighter in build than the typical modern Newfoundland dog. This was possibly due to
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Gower Smugglers The smuggling of contraband was a way of life for many people living close to the sea and shipping routes. The height of smuggling on the Gower peninsula was at its peak during the 18th and 19th centuries. Taxes were high and there was a shortage of many common commodities especially during the
Gower Peninsula Castles Evidence of the Norman invasion of Wales and their influence on Gower can be seen in the many castles that they built in the peninsula. Oxwich, Oystermouth, Weobley and Penrice are well preserved but the others, at Swansea, Penard, Penmaen, Landimore, Scurlage and Llougher (built on the site of the Roman
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