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3 WALKS AROUND MUMBLES SWANSEA COAST
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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 1860s


Langland Bay, in Winter
Lifeboat Station Mumbles 
Mumbles Pier

 

Mumbles is a village just 5miles 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

 
 

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.


Ruins of Pennard Castle
Rock Pool on Caswell Beach
The Cliffs Braclet Bay Mumbles

 

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.


Mumbles lighthouse

 

**Directions To Get Here**
Easy to find well saignposted from the M4 South Wales

**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
Walk3
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

 

**For Disabled Or Less Adgile Ramblers*
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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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