Gower, South Wales Holiday July 2008 - page 1
Setting the tone for the week, we started off our Gower
holiday with a strenuous walk from Kittle along the Bishopstone Valley
and a picnic at Pwlldu Bay. Then, suitably refreshed, we
continued past the old smuggler haunts of Brandy Cove and Caswell
Bay. Next day we toured Oystermouth Castle and The Mumbles, part
of Swansea Bay.
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This was our gorgeous holiday cottage in Gower (well, the furthermost
bit beyond the larger roofed section anyway) and was to be our very
comfortable base in Kittle for a week.
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On our first day in Gower we decided to walk from Kittle down the
Bishopstone Valley to Pwlldu Bay. This proved to be hard going as
the route snaked along a rough river bed most of the time.
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At one point we had to scramble across a handy fallen tree when the
river widened and it become apparent we were on the wrong side!
Doh!
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Bishopstone Valley went on and on, but as it widened out also became
more and more scenic, so on we plodded towards Pwlldu Bay.
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Fortunately we bought a Gower Ordnance Survey Explorer Map with us and
certainly needed it to confirm our way when many footpaths
crossed. The Sat Nav just
didn't show enough detail!
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Finally, after the rather challenging walk along Bishopstone Valley, we
arrived in Pwlldu Bay, sat on the rocks and ate our yummy picnic in
this lovely Gower setting.
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Dunno what Belinda put in those rolls, but whatever it was it caused
Mike to exhibit some strange behaviour! Perhaps he's trying to
fly like he did on Devon's Wembury
beach some years previously!
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We carried on with our walk in Gower along the coast via Brandy Cove to
Caswell Bay. This area in south Wales used to be popular with
smugglers in olden times.
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After a coffee in the rather uninspiring Caswell Bay café we climbed up
the headland at Bishop's Wood and were rewarded with a magnificent view
of the bay, despite the murky conditions.
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In fact, there's quite a few coastal views on our Gower pages, we just
couldn't resist snapping the wonderful south Wales scenery! This
is the next day along the coast path near Langland Bay.
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Next up on our Gower holiday was a visit to The Mumbles in Swansea Bay
and, after a wander around the town, Oystermouth Castle which only cost
£1.00 entrance...
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...hmm... then we realised why - there's no guided or audio tour,
you're just left to wander around the ruins.
Our Gower photos were taken with our new digital camera.
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Never mind, at least we got a good view from Oystermouth Castle of The
Mumbles stretching out below and across Swansea Bay.
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Many tourist guide books and websites rave about The
Mumbles but our wander through the town left us disappointed.
Still, we did enjoy a tasty Indian meal in Chutneys, even though the
staff didn't smile!
See our UK tourist website
links for other Gower resources.
We continue our Gower holiday on the next page, visiting Rhossili and the Gower Heritage Centre
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