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WALK FOR FUN
3 WALKS AROUND MUMBLES. SWANSEA COAST. Wales
WALES WALKS 5
WALES WALKS 5
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Where else, could you follow the route of the  world's first passenger railway  >

or pass the spot where trees from an ancient woodland helped to create

Sir Francis Drake's  battlefleet that routed the  Spanish Aramada  >

The bay has had a darker side too, with no fewer than three  public hangings  >

taking place on the site of the present County Hall the last of these in the 1860's


Langland Bay  in Winter
Lifeboat Station Mumbles
Mumbles Pier
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Mumbles is a village just 5 miles outside of Swansea to the Western

most tip of the Bay of Swansea  Local news  >

It is made up of a number of districts including Mayals, Newton, Oystermouth

and West Cross

the actual Mumbles are the two small islands that project out from the headland into

the Bristol Channel


Well Signposted
Pwlldu Bay towards Pwlldu Head
Pyle Corner, Bishopston
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on the coastal path you have a choice of heading East around the Mumbles headland

via Limeslade Bay and Bracelet Bay to Mumbles Pier, or

West via Langland Bay and round Newton Cliff to Caswell Bay
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Ruins of Pennard Castle
Rock Pool on Caswell Beach
The Cliffs Braclet Bay Mumbles
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Mumbles only 5 miles  from Swansea City Centre,just along the promenade

enjoy the homemade ice cream at one of the four

award winning ice cream parlours and cafés
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Mumbles lighthouse
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Directions To Get Here

Easy to find well saignposted from the M4 South Wales
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THE 3 WALKS

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Walk 1

Caswell to Pyle Corner in Bishopston

(this walk includes rocky paths and may not be suitable for all abilites)

Start at Caswell take the cliff path to Pwlldu Bay towards Pwlldu Head enjoy the amazing scenery and Beach

 taking the path to Pyle Corner at Bishopston

this walk is 4 miles allow 2 hrs plus anytime you spend on the beach

bird watching,beachcombing take a picnic,binoculars a towel you will need a paddle halfway

you can return the same route there is also a regular bus service both ways

Walk 2

Langland Bay to  Caswell Bay

(this walk includes steep paths and may not be suitable for all abilites)

Start at Langland Bay taking the  west path along the cliffs to Caswell Bay

The views here are amazing with excellent opportunities to observe sea birds,seals

this walk is just over 1.5 miles allow 1 hour

this walk can be tagged onto walk 1 if you are feeling fit

you can return the same route there is also a regular bus service both ways

Walk 3

Langland to Bracelet Bay

(this walk includes steep hills and steps and may not be suitable for all abilites)

Start this walk starts at Langlands Bay and goes east along the cliff path

to Bracelet Bay (N T)

this walk is just over 1.5 miles allow 1 hour

this walk can be tagged onto the beginning of walk 2 (in reverse) if you are feeling fit


Caswell Bay looking SW
The Mumbles Head and Lighthouse
Coast path near Caswell
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For Disabled Or Less Adgile Ramblers

The walks shown here are mainly on tarred tracks,however parts of the walks

are very steep in places

with sharp corners some steep steps on walk 3,and may not be suitable for

Disabled and Less Adgile Ramblers
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