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Rhossili Bay

Description: This large picturesque beach forms part of the Gower Penisula.

Newest Review: ... to the right was the beach with its foaming, pounding waves. There were many surfers enjoying the conditions. The beach itself is a beautiful sweep of golden sands backed by cliffs, above which is heather clad Rhossili Down. We walked on out to the end of the land , across the National Nature Reserve and the site of ancient pattern of medieval field cultivation. At low tide the remains of an ... more

... old shipwreck is exposed on the sands. Also at low tide the rocky causeway with its rock pools can be crossed to the strange and mysterious Worm’s Head, so named by the Vikings. It was here that Dylan Thomas found himself marooned one day after c...more

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Rhossili Bay: Rhossili Headland (324 words)
by Ced Davies - written on 17.08.01 (Very useful, 150 readings)
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While holidaying on the Gower Peninsula we decided to walk along the cliff top at Rhossili to Worm’s Head. The weather was windy with driving rain which heightened the grandeur and wildness of the scenery. We started at the car park (£2.00 for the day) and walked past the old coastguard house – now a National Trust shop and along the cliff top path. The views were spectacular. Below us to the right was the beach with its foaming, pounding waves. There were many surfers enjoying the conditions. The beach itself is a beautiful sweep of golden sands backed by cliffs, above which is heather clad Rhossili Down. We walked on out to the end of the land , across the ...

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