Rhossili beach is a huge stretch of perfect sand. The downs inland and Worms Head stretching out to sea to the left create a stunning place to spend a day.

The wreck of the Norwegian barque Helvetia stick out of the sand at lower tide. She was wrecked in 1887.

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On Rhossili beach, there is the iconic wreck of the Norwegian barque Helvetia, and has lain there since 1987. The ship was wrecked in a storm, but thankfully with no loss of life. The remains of the wreck at low tide are simply one of the most photographed locations on Gower, and its ribbed outline resembles something akin to a dinosaur ribcage poking its way out of the sand.

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Location: Rhossili, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom

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