Map Of Gower Peninsula Wales

The gower peninsula and the mumbles offers fantastic beaches and seaside walks and the city of swansea offers the shopping, the hustle and bustle, cafes and restaurants of a cosmopolitan seaside city. The south and west coasts of gower vary between the sandy beaches and dramatic limestone cliffs. The gower way and st illytd's way are covered in the area to the west of swansea around llanelli and the mumbles.

Heathland, limestone cliffs and soft beaches have it snagging plenty of well deserved limelight. The gower peninsula beaches are amongst the best in the world. The gower peninsula was the first area in the uk to be designated as an aonb in 1956 which is one step down from national park status.

First to be declared an aonb in all the uk, was south wales' superb gower peninsula.

The beacon at rhossili down at 193 metres (633 ft) is the highest point and overlooks rhossili bay. Other towns to explore in the area include burry port, goresinon, and worms head. Covering 188 sq km, it was awarded its aonb status for its classic coastline (much of it is heritage coast) and its outstanding natural environment (33% is national nature reserve or a site of special scientific. The south and west coasts of gower vary between the sandy beaches and dramatic limestone cliffs.