Camping on the Gower!
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have you got kids? or would you prefer to party?
kids:
go to oxwich bay turn right past the shop 300-400 yards up on the right campsite with swimming pool. nice one for kiddies, but they like to keep it quite at night.
if you manage to ditch the kids go straight on past the shop over the crossroads. up the hill past a couple of farms and just before the road ends theres a field on the left. Kamp kate will sort u out. cheep and chearful £5 per night do what u want. staggering distance to a deserted little beach called slade.
if you want bigger partys try hill end campsite at llangennith. younger crowd, but you may have to book as it's a bit popular. people bolloxed in the sand dunes all night.
north gower by the airfield for the occational free party. otherwise it's make your own entertainment down there.
kids:
go to oxwich bay turn right past the shop 300-400 yards up on the right campsite with swimming pool. nice one for kiddies, but they like to keep it quite at night.
if you manage to ditch the kids go straight on past the shop over the crossroads. up the hill past a couple of farms and just before the road ends theres a field on the left. Kamp kate will sort u out. cheep and chearful £5 per night do what u want. staggering distance to a deserted little beach called slade.
if you want bigger partys try hill end campsite at llangennith. younger crowd, but you may have to book as it's a bit popular. people bolloxed in the sand dunes all night.
north gower by the airfield for the occational free party. otherwise it's make your own entertainment down there.
King Biscuit Time
Well-Known Member
Llangennith is great and lively, but the campsite at Hill End will burn you for £15 a night per tent on a bank holiday, and you have to pay for Fri/Sat/Sun nights, even if you don't plan to stay the whole weekend (Sting Alert).
(Didn't bother us though, we paid for one tent and all piled in!)
(Didn't bother us though, we paid for one tent and all piled in!)
jjuice
bbbbaaad to the bone
There's a lovely campsite at Broughton, dogs allowed (loads of Gower sites won't have dogs) It's just past village of Llanmadoc on the beach - on hot days the big shallow bay is warmed nicely,its like swimming in the med (almost)
Pub is within walking distance with a interesting selection of animals in the beer garden - llama, parrots, rabbits etc.
The beaches of the Gower are a real eyeful, Three Cliffs Bay is jaw droppingly lovely.
We're so lucky it's just 30 mins or so away....
Pub is within walking distance with a interesting selection of animals in the beer garden - llama, parrots, rabbits etc.
The beaches of the Gower are a real eyeful, Three Cliffs Bay is jaw droppingly lovely.
We're so lucky it's just 30 mins or so away....
Trufflepig
Believes it's not butter!
jjuice said:
I second that, used to wild camp there regularly, every couple weeks from about 12 to 18. At first in a tent, hoping the warden was fictitious, she wasn't
Later in a bivy bag out of sight, where once I awoke to find a shrew (usually vicous little buggers) alseep contentedly in my armpit.
davesgcr
Reading books
The Gower is superb - the very best beach for scale is Rhossilli - about 3 miles long and a shipwreck in the sands.Superb cliff walks abound on the south coast.Can walk right around from Mumbles to Rhossilli.
Ref getting there - there are at least 2 trains an hour - some direct from Bristol to Swansea - and a pretty good bus service run by First Cymru - which I think covers most of the locations.
By diligent internet searching there are some chalets and other places around - we stayed at Scurlage 2 years ago and it was a good price and had a pool etc.Kids enjoyed it.Swansea Bay itsllf has decent enough bed and breakfasts - with sea views - .
If transport is an issue - and a holiday is needed - try Tenby - direct 2 hourly train from Swansea or Cardiff - and station right in middle of the town - ditto Saundersfoot - fabulous clean beaches at both.
Ref getting there - there are at least 2 trains an hour - some direct from Bristol to Swansea - and a pretty good bus service run by First Cymru - which I think covers most of the locations.
By diligent internet searching there are some chalets and other places around - we stayed at Scurlage 2 years ago and it was a good price and had a pool etc.Kids enjoyed it.Swansea Bay itsllf has decent enough bed and breakfasts - with sea views - .
If transport is an issue - and a holiday is needed - try Tenby - direct 2 hourly train from Swansea or Cardiff - and station right in middle of the town - ditto Saundersfoot - fabulous clean beaches at both.
LilMissHissyFit
Disturbed in a pink bra
Beynons farm ( directory enquiries will have the no) at Nicholston( also known as nicholston farm) is fab.
Nice clean showers,farm shop, Pick your own and wonderful beaches all walkable.Its no frills but a week last year cost us £40 for 5 of us in a huge tent with electric hook up.
Avoid Bank farm like the plague, its dire
Nice clean showers,farm shop, Pick your own and wonderful beaches all walkable.Its no frills but a week last year cost us £40 for 5 of us in a huge tent with electric hook up.
Avoid Bank farm like the plague, its dire
Wee Beastie
calling all vegetables
There's nothing to do on the gower except enjoy the beaches. They are all phenomenal.
If you're that way inclined you might be interested in visiting Arthurs Stone too.
If you're that way inclined you might be interested in visiting Arthurs Stone too.
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
Base yourself if you have to, in Swansea. There are buses to everywhere on the Gower from there. Oxwich Bay is amazing, especially if you like Ravens. Three Cliffs Bays is great for Botanists, whether you're looking for fossils, or Bee Orchids.....in fact the whole of the Gower is great.
Here's one I go to most Summers. Port Eynon.
jjuice said:
That pub sounds great!
Don't really want to go camping in a field with dogs in it though.
What we are after (ideally) is somewhere quietish (i.e. no ravers) but where we can have a fire to sit and chat around, smoke a few spliffs and play some mellow music before crashing out.
I'll probably be the only woman and I will need a shower and some way of drying my hair. And I need to go to the toilet a lot in the night!
Some of these places sound excellent.
RubberBuccaneer
Hedd Wyn
The Port Eynon one by the beach could fit , as you could go onto the beach/rocks which is really an extension of the site, quiet enough ( except the famillies tend to sit round getting drunk anyway ), and the best faggots in South Wales.
You lucky things you.
You lucky things you.
herbsman said:Mrs Herbsman and I went in the Herbs-Bus a few weeks back to this site and had a wonderful time.
Right on the beach and dogs are quite welcome.
Good showerblock and 1 pub in the village.
About 30 mins from Swansea
Hopefully you found a bit of flat parking. I have spent numourous occasions slipping downhill in a fucking belltent.
RubberBuccaneer
Hedd Wyn
So how'd it go then?
Pics?
Pics?
RubberBuccaneer said:
Just got back! Didn't get any pics as I didn't take my camera (I only got it on Thursday and we went on Friday so didn't have time to sort it out). We stayed at Hill End in Llangennith which was a bit pricy I thought (£60 for two tents for two nights) but it was very close to the beach and there was a shop and a cafe/restaurant. Had a great time.
