The Gower Peninsula (Caswell Bay)

Member Name: Ced Davies

Product:	Caswell Bay
Date:	29/06/00 (53 review reads)
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Advantages: Easy to get to.

Disadvantages: British weather

I lived in S. Wales until I was 20yrs old and did not realise it's attractions until I left to live in England. All our summer family holidays were spent at Caswell Bay on the Gower. The Gower is situated a few miles West of Swansea. It is a beautiful unspoilt area of outstanding natural beauty which is why it is almost totally National Trust. The beaches are magic - remote, golden sands, cliffs, some backed with sand dunes, some with ruined castles or ancient churches. The little villages are reached by narrow twisting country lanes, edged with wild roses, honeysuckle and a myriad other wild flowers.The quietness and emptiness of some beaches is due to the fact that one has to park the car a good distance away and walk along the footpaths to get to them.There are the bigger beaches that cater for sporting enthusiasts - windsurfers and water skiers and the like, but it is the adventures amongst the rock pools and caves, the gathering of wild flowers (now of course illegal)
the walks along the cliffs, the shopping for food in the farm shops and watching the local delicacy "laver bread" being made that I remember.I've been to many countries including some lovely tropical islands in Indonesia, but I've seen no better beaches than those on the Gower.

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