Gower Peninsula, Rhossili Bay Pin

Gower Peninsula, Rhossili Bay Number of views as of 22nd February 2019 = 275. Rhossili Bay, on the western end of the Gower Peninsula (South Wales) lies within an area designated as the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the United Kingdom. Its superb sandy beach (known locally as Llangenith Sands) stretches 3 miles from the village of Rhossili to Burry Holms (top left), a small island which can only be accessed at low tide. Ascending Rhossili Down (top right), with its Iron Age remains and wartime fortifications, you reach The Beacon, at 193 metres, the highest point on the Gower Peninsula. The views are spectacular and well worth the climb. On the horizon, the Pembrey area on the Carmarthenshire coast can be seen. My descripti...