The Gower Peninsula

[marty21]

Best walk to 3 Cliffs is from Pennard village -very quiet and very beautiful

never did that, 3 cliffs is beautiful though, went there a lot, I used to run from my house in Newton, down to caswell bay, along to langland bay, and back up to Newton, a cliff top run for part of the way

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I recommend Pembrokeshire too. But with the current state of the pound, I reckon every good beach in Britain will be packed this summer.

 

[Rollem]

The Gower is packed to the gunnals in the summer

we might go in may, but pembrokeshire was another option

 

[William of Walworth]

Rollem, let us know dates of when you're heading Gowerwards (or even Pembrokeshirewards) cos we're very nearby in Swansea and we know a few nice places

 

[1927]

Yay - I *heart* the Gower!

I ♥ the Gower.
I ♥ character map!!

 

[Geri]

The Gower is packed to the gunnals in the summer to the point of tailbacks on the country lanes. Campsites are very, very expensive, and it just ain't as nice all round, really.

We went to Llangennith in August one year and the campsite was full when we got there - luckily we managed to persuade them to let us into the family area, it was very very busy indeed. Strangely though the beach was almost deserted.

In May it will be OK I would have thought.

 

[Maggot]

I Ain't Going to Gower.

 

[Snorkelboy]

Rollem, let us know dates of when you're heading Gowerwards (or even Pembrokeshirewards) cos we're very nearby in Swansea and we know a few nice places

you been up the Joiners since you moved down? I'm living just down the road now.

 

[William of Walworth]

you been up the Joiners since you moved down? I'm living just down the road now.

Did you get my PM about the mini Beer Festival at the Winston Hotel just down the road from the Joiners on Friday (and Saturday?) (30th and 31st)

See you there Friday hopefully

 

[Snorkelboy]

William

Thanks for the invite but I'm not going to make it. My broken wrist is tsill very painful (anf its my drinking hand).

Well up for a pint up the joinerrs when Im better though

 

[William of Walworth]

Ahh shame ...

Hope you get better soon, can't have you beer deprived for too long!!

We get to the Joiners fairly often, will get in touch .....

 

[primepls]

Hello,

Not been in here before... is it like walking into a Welsh pub, and revealing how English I am when ordering at the bar, resulting in menacing stares?

Me and the wife are heading to the Gower Peninsula on the Bank Holiday weekend, bit of sight-sseing, bit of surfing maybe. Also checking out the general area and Swansea in case it's where we decide to move from London.

What do people recommend we see and do? Best beaches? Decent surf schools? Decent restaurants? National Trust properties, walks, etc, etc.

Cheers everyone

Oxwich bay hotel right on the beach beautiful spot
You can do some electric powered surfing as of April
Surfelectric.org

 

[primepls]

i lived in mumbles in the 80s, probably changed a lot since then but it was lovely then, loads of pubs along the mile (obviously as students we had to do the mumbles run and drink in every one ) go to caswell bay and walk along the cliffs to langland bay, lovely walk (i used to do my runs along there) three cliffs bay, beautiful, head out to oxwich as well, and head for some of the villages on the penisular near swansea, can't remember their names now, but some lovely pubs along there

Oxwich bay is a beautiful spot
You can do some electric powered surfing as of April
Surfelectric.org

 

[primepls]

I ♥ the Gower.
I ♥ character map!!

Oxwich bay hotel right on the beach beautiful spot
You can do some electric powered surfing as of April
Surfelectric.org

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I stayed at the Oxwich bay Hotel, found the rooms lacking...

 

[nogojones]

Oxwich bay is quite nice, really like the dunes in teh evening, but it's spoilt by cunts with jetskis (and now electric surfers) in the daytime

 

[planetgeli]

That’s probably libellous or something Bahnhof Strasse.

I just stayed at the Oxwich Bay hotel with a free luxury upgrade because when I booked it I asked for the luxury upgrade but forgot I had to pay for it by the time I stayed there. So I argued I hadn’t been told I had to pay for it and they just cancelled the bill. (I remembered on the way home).

Whoops.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

That’s probably libellous or something Bahnhof Strasse.

I just stayed at the Oxwich Bay hotel with a free luxury upgrade because when I booked it I asked for the luxury upgrade but forgot I had to pay for it by the time I stayed there. So I argued I hadn’t been told I had to pay for it and they just cancelled the bill. (I remembered on the way home).

Whoops.

Maybe I'm muddling it up with a hotel in Norwich, dunno. At least I haven't defrauded them...