The Top 20 Attractions around Swansea
There are plenty of places to see and visit around Swansea. Whether you love hiking or cycling, Swansea is a region where 20
hidden gems are waiting to be explored and visited. Check the top places to visit in the region and plan your next adventure today.
hidden gems are waiting to be explored and visited. Check the top places to visit in the region and plan your next adventure today.
Last updated: November 19, 2025
Caswell Bay Beach
Highlight • Beach
Sandy beach - many British people come here for swimming or relaxing. You might take a break as well.
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Worm's Head National Coastwatch Station
Highlight • Viewpoint
Are you intending to do the magical coastal hike which takes you out onto the tip of the sleeping serpent that is Worms Head? If so it is essential to …
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Blue Pool (Blue Pool Bay)
Highlight • Natural Monument
Blue Pool is a large natural rockpool that is simply awesome to jump into! It sits back off the beach on a small cove bordered by cliffs, and is accessible …
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St Cenydd's Church, Llangennith
Highlight • Religious Site
The village of Llangennith clusters round a central village green and the church of St Cenydd (also Kyned/Cynydd) - the largest in Gower - which was founded in the 6th …
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Llanmadoc Hill Summit & Orientation Table
Highlight • Viewpoint
Llanmadoc Hill has fine views across towards Rhossili Down and nearby Harding's Down. With a trig point, a cairn, and an orientation table, it has a nice broad summit, which …
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The Salthouse Ruins
Highlight • Monument
This monument comprises the remains of a group of structures on the sea-edge, the site of a 16th - early 17th century salthouse and fortified house. Used in the 19th …
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Bracelet Bay and the Mumbles Lighthouse
Highlight • Monument
Bracelet Bay is a small bay on the south of the Gower Peninsula. It is the first bay one comes to after leaving Swansea Bay and rounding Mumbles Head.
Surrounded …
Surrounded …
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Oxwich Bay beach
Highlight • Natural
The landscape features include sand dunes, salt marshes and woodland. Oxwich Bay includes a 2 1⁄2-mile (4 km) long sandy beach, accessible from the village of Oxwich. It is a …
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Langland Bay Beach
Highlight • Settlement
Great little town by the sea. The beach huts are lovely.
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Rhossili Down Summit
Highlight • Summit
Rhossili Down is a long ridge on the western tip of the Gower Penninsula. It stretches from Worms Head to Burry Holmes Island. It is a marvellous bit of high …
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