Mumbles
Mumbles is a headland sited on the western edge of Swansea Bay on the southern coast of Wales.Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
- Type: Locality
- Description: headland sited on the western edge of Swansea Bay
- Also known as: “Mumbles Head” and “Mwmbwls”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oystermouth Castle and Swansea Bay.
Oystermouth Castle
Photo: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oystermouth Castle is a Norman stone castle in Wales, overlooking Swansea Bay on the east side of the Gower Peninsula in the village of Mumbles.
Swansea Bay
Beach
Photo: The Fourth Dimension, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glamorgan is a traditional county in Wales. It is home to Cardiff, Wales' capital city, along with the city of Swansea. The Bristol Channel marks the southern edge of Glamorganshire, which features the 14-mile-long Glamorgan Heritage Coast and the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Clyne Gardens
Park
Photo: Peter Glyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clyne Gardens is a botanical garden in Swansea, Wales, UK. The current park was formed from the landscaped gardens created by Glynn Vivian of the Vivian family who purchased Clyne Castle in 1860.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mumbles and Sketty.
Mumbles
Village
Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
Mumbles is a district of Swansea, Wales, located on the south-east corner of the unitary authority area. It is also a local government community using the same name.
Sketty
Suburb
Photo: Diane Rawlings, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sketty is a suburban district and community in Swansea, Wales, about 2 miles west of the Swansea city centre on Gower Road. It falls within the Sketty council ward of Swansea. Sketty is situated 2½ miles north of Mumbles.
Uplands
Suburb
Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
Uplands is a suburb and community of Swansea, Wales. It lies about a mile to the west of Swansea city centre, and falls within the Uplands electoral ward. Uplands is situated 2½ miles northeast of Mumbles.
Mumbles
- Category: headland
- Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Mumbles” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mumbles Head”
- Czech: “Mumbles”
- German: “Mumbles”
- Japanese: “マンブルス”
- Japanese: “マンブルズ”
- Polish: “Mumbles”
- Spanish: “Mumbles Head”
- Spanish: “Mumbles”
- Spanish: “Mwmbwls”
- Spanish: “The Mumbles”
- Spanish: “Y Mwmbwls”
- Swedish: “Mumbles Head”
- Welsh: “Y Mwmbwls”
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Highlights include Clyne Castle and Clyne Common.
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