Rhossili Walks – South Gower Peninsula Walks
Rhossili Walks
Rhossili Bay is has been voted Britain’s best beach and with three miles (five kilometres) of wild beach, there is a lot of stunning view to take in using the Wales Coast Path. From Rhossili Down (hill which the beach backs on to) there are panoramic views right up to Tenby, Pembrokeshire to one one side and across to the Devon coastline, in England, to the south and north west Gower and Swansea Bay coast to the east. You will feel that you are at the centre of everything.
The Rhossili walks featured here start from the car park at Rhossili Bay. The postcode (for satnav purposes) is SA3 1PP. The car park is in the centre of Rhossili and is a short 40 minute drive from Swansea along lovely Gower roads.
This first of the Rhossili Walks, is a 4 mile (6.4 km) walk, is rated as easy and takes you from the car park, through the village and up onto the Rhossili Down. One of the alternative Rhossili walks, takes you slightly further, down to Llangennith before coming back along the beautiful beach at Rhossili Bay. Don’t forget to take in the lovely Rhossili church as you leave the village. The last of the Rhossili Walks can be attempted as a single five mile (eight kilometer) circular route or two separate walks. The first part is similar to the previous one, taking up onto the Rhossili down, this time past the remains of a former World War II radar station. You come back along the beach towards the car park from where you can continue the walk out to the Worm’s Head. Check tide times if you would like to walk across onto the Worm’s Head Island, leaving enough time to return before the tide is up again. Details on our recent Worm’s Head post.
If you would like to take an Ordnance Survey Map, you might consider the OS Explorer 164 Gower which includes Three Cliffs Bay, Oxwich Bay and Worm’s Head as well as Rhossili Bay.
The post capture was made on the beach at Rhossili Bay in May this year on the third of the Rhossili Walks listed. This is along the final stretch of the beach before returning to the car park to take in the Worm’s Head. The second language on the sign is Welsh, spoken by 740,000 people.
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