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Walking in Gower
30 walks exploring the National Landscape in South Wales
Pre-order - Publishing 15 September 2025
This book is available to pre-order. Payment will be taken upfront and your book will be dispatched from our warehouse as soon as it becomes available around the 15 September 2025.
ISBN
9781786312846
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Not Yet Published
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15 Sept 2025
Edition
Third
Pages
192
Size
17.20 x 11.60 x 1.10cm
Weight
220g
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Guidebook to walking on the Gower Peninsula in South Wales. Describes 30 circular, low level walks ranging from 3–14 miles (4–23km), taking in a variety of landscapes, including stunning coastal scenery. The selection of routes offer something for all abilities; a fit walker will not find any of them particularly strenuous.
Seasons
Spring is the best time to see the cliffs adorned with colourful flowers. Summer offers walks combined with sea swims and the woodlands are at their best in the autumn.Centres
Mumbles is the largest town with a sweeping bay and has been been described as Wales’s version of Naples.Difficulty
All the routes are low level and range from easy short strolls to long distance day walks. There are a few ascents to the top of Rhossili Down and Cefn Bryn but these are not that taxing. Route finding is generally straight forward.Must See
Three Cliffs Bay is the standout picture-postcard scene with its ruined castle, estuary and sea arch. A trip out to Worms Head is an adventure that will not be forgotten.Pre-order
Publishing 15 September 2025
This book is available to pre-order. Payment will be taken upfront and your book will be dispatched from our warehouse as soon as it becomes available around the 15 September 2025.ISBN
9781786312846
Availability
Not Yet Published
Available
15 Sept 2025
Edition
Third
Pages
192
Size
17.20 x 11.60 x 1.10cm
Weight
220g
Delivery & Returns
Free Royal Mail 48 postage on UK orders. European postage is £3.50 per item. Worldwide postage is £5.50 per item. If you're not happy with your purchase for any reason, we'll give you a full refund.
More information...
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Overview
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A guidebook to 30 circular walks in the Gower National Landscape. Exploring the beautiful scenery of the Gower Peninsula, the routes are suitable for walkers of all abilities and are perfect for walking year-round.
Walks range from 3–14 miles (4–23km) and can be enjoyed in 2–5 hours. Options for all abilities.
- Many of the walks take in sections of the Wales Coast Path
- Easy access from Swansea
- Detailed information on refreshments and transport options for each walk
- Routes take in local points of interest such as Rhossili and Three Cliffs Bay
- 1:50,000 OS map extracts included for each walk
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Table of Contents
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Map key
Overview map
Introduction
Geology
History
Wildlife habitats
Transport to and around Gower
Staying in Gower
Using this guide
Walk 1 The Mumbles, Langland and Caswell
Walk 2 Caswell, Pwlldu and Bishopston Valley
Walk 3 Bishopston Valley
Walk 4 Pwlldu Head and Bishopston Valley
Walk 5 Pobbles, Three Cliffs Bay and Pennard Pill and Castle
Walk 6 Three Cliffs Bay, Pennard Pill, Ilston Cwm and
Bishopston Valley
Walk 7 Pennard Pill, Three Cliffs Bay and Parc le Breos
Walk 8 Cefn Bryn, Broad Pool and Parc le Breos
Walk 9 Three Cliffs Bay, Tor Bay, Nicholaston Woods and Cefn Bryn
Walk 10 Millwood, Cefn Bryn, Reynoldston and Berry Wood
Walk 11 Penrice Castle, Cefn Bryn, Three Cliffs Bay and Oxwich NNR
Walk 12 Oxwich National Nature Reserve
Walk 13 Oxwich Point
Walk 14 Oxwich, Horton and Millwood
Walk 15 South Gower Cliffs and Port Eynon
Walk 16 Thurba Head and South Gower Cliffs
Walk 17 Rhossili Down, South Gower Cliffs and Port Eynon
Walk 18 Rhossili Down and Bay, Fall Bay and Mewslade Bay
Walk 19 Rhossili, Fall Bay and Mewslade Bay
Walk 20 Rhossili Down, Llanmadoc Hill and Broughton Burrows
Walk 21 Gower Coast NNR, Rhossili Down and Hardings Down
Walk 22 Mewslade Bay, Fall Bay, Rhossili Down and Hardings Down
Walk 23 Llanmadoc Hill, Llangennith, Burry Holms
and Broughton Bay
Walk 24 Llanmadoc Hill, Broughton Bay and Whiteford NNR
Walk 25 Whiteford National Nature Reserve
Walk 26 Landimore Marsh, Cheriton, Burry Pill and
Weobley Castle
Walk 27 Landimore Marsh, Arthur’s Stone, Llanrhidian and
Weobley Castle
Walk 28 Cefn Bryn, Llanrhidian and Weobley Castle
Walk 29 Llanrhidian and Weobley Castle
Walk 30 Llanrhidian, Cil Ifor Top, Parc le Breos and Cefn Bryn
Appendix A Walk summary table
Appendix B Index of information boxes
Appendix C Useful websites
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Updates
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By Andy Davies
Andy has been a professional photographer for over 20 years and specialises in wildlife and landscape photography. He moved to West Wales in 1999 to be immersed in the environment which inspires him and wrote and photographed Coastline Wales in 2008. He regularly takes his stills and video cameras underwater and is currently working on a number of new books and video projects. A former university lecturer, he now combines his love of photography and his passion for passing on skills to others in a series of photographic and video workshops in West Wales. He is also an external tutor for Aberystwyth University in outdoor and wildlife photography.
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