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St. Cenydd’s Church is a beautiful church set in the heart of Llangennith. It was built around the 12th century on the site of a 6th-century llan, or churchyard. If a Welsh village has a 'Llan' in the name, it contains a church. The church has a long chancel, but it is the large, impressive square saddleback roofed tower with lancet windows that is a striking sight. The church was originally built on the site of a priory originally established by St. Ceyndd, who was born in the local area.

On the western tip of the Gower Peninsula is the long, sweeping bay of Rhossili. It is bordered with Worms Head on the one side and Burry Holmes Island on the other. In between are golden sands, replete with a shipwreck, that are overlooked with the long ridgeline of Rhossili Down, which culminates at its 193-metre high trig point. It is a stunning place punctuated with beautiful pink gorse bushes in the summer, along good-quality footpaths with wide panoramic views down onto the sands below and out to sea.

Llangennith village is a charming village in the Gower Penninsula set between the rolling coastal hills of Llanmadoc Hill, Rhossili Down, and Hardings Down. Beautiful St.Cenydd church is the central and focal point of the village, with the pub coming in a close second. The village is a very popular location with families and surfers.

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 has few access paths to the the top. At 186 metres high, it is also a UK-designated P100 hill with 105 metres of prominence.

This is a lovely beach with the main feature being a large natural circular rock pool at the western end. The path going down to it is rough, and the pool is really only accessible at low tide.

This is such an expansive long beach, nearly five kilometres from end to end. It is a great place, there are beautiful views of Rhossili Downs overlooking the beach, super nice beach side views of Worms Head, and then on the far side of the sands is the rocky little island of Burry Holmes. To round the whole scene off nearby are the iconic wooden remains shipwrecked Helvetia, with its ribs sticking out of the sand.

Out at the rugged end of Whiteford sands is Whiteford Point (also referred to as Whitford Point) and Whiteford Lighthouse which was built in 1865 to mark Whitford Point shoals in the Burry estuary. This is a great rather sandy windblown place for a hike but I love the great sea views. Should you wish to walk out to the lighthouse then be wary as it is only accessible for roughly ninety minutes either side of low tide. Check the tide times 'before' you attempt to do it and it would be advisable not to do it on your own. Suitable footwear is also advised as it it will be obviously wet underfoot. Tide information here: https://www.tidetime.org/europe/united-kingdom/swansea.htm