Swansea Bay, Mumbles and GowerBrochure

Swansea Bay, Mumbles, Gower, Afan and the Vale of Neath

Swansea, Wales’ Waterfront City enjoys a location which is hard to beat - It sits on the 5 mile sweep of Swansea Bay with most city centre attractions and shops within a 10 minute walk of the sea.

Swansea is a great place to visit this autumn, with the oldest and newest museums in Wales, the LC leisure complex (complete with indoor surfing) and Wales’ largest indoor market.

Swansea is also home to the Dylan Thomas Centre, which features a unique exhibition celebrating the life and work of the famous poet, who was born in the city, and hosts the annual Dylan Thomas Festival, which is taking place this year between 27th October and 9th November.

As Swansea Bay continues west you’ll find the pretty seaside resort of Mumbles, complete with a Victorian Pier. Mumbles is great for shopping or sipping a cappuccino by the sea.

Along the seafront you’ll find boatyards, restaurants and a taste of Italy at four famous Welsh-Italian ice cream parlours.

If you follow the coast, you’ll reach the UK’s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Gower Peninsula - With 34 miles of captivating coastline and award winning beaches, Gower has a wealth of mystery and history, with standing stones, shipwrecks and medieval castles.

Activities are very popular here too, with Llangennith being cited as one of the premier surfing
beaches in the UK. And, walkers can appreciate spectacular views from coastal walks or take the challenge of the ‘Gower Way’.

North of Swansea there are wooded valleys to explore. The Afan Valley is known locally as ‘Little Switzerland’ and its mountain biking trails have an international reputation - It’s a great place for walking with dramatic white-water rivers to discover along the way.

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