Natural features

Rhossili Bay

United Kingdom Swansea Crofty

Rhossili Bay
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A three-mile sweep of golden sand at the tip of the Gower peninsula, the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Britain, often voted one of the best beaches in the world. At low tide, the wreck of the Helvetia sticks out of the sand.


Walk out to Worm's Head, a tidal island shaped like a sea serpent, but only within the safe crossing times posted at the coastguard station. The sunsets here are spectacular.

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