Mumbles Lighthouse
Mumbles Lighthouse, completed in 1794, is a lighthouse located in Mumbles, near Swansea. The structure, which sits on the outer of two islands off Mumbles Head, is clearly visible from any point along the five mile sweep of Swansea Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Swansea, Wales
- Also known as: “Goleudy Mwmbwls”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mumbles Pier and Copperfish.
Mumbles Pier
Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
The Grade II listed structure of Mumbles Pier is an 835 feet long Victorian pleasure pier built in 1898. It is located at the south-western corner of Swansea Bay near the village of Mumbles, within the city and county of Swansea, Wales. Mumbles Pier is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Mumbles Lighthouse.
Copperfish
Fast food restaurant
Photo: Peter Glyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Copperfish is a fast food restaurant, which is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Mumbles Lighthouse.
Mumbles Hill
Nature reserve
Mumbles Hill is a hill near the south eastern tip of the Gower Peninsula, Wales. The hill is notable for housing four large storage tanks tunnelled into its limestone rock as part of the Swansea Main Drainage Scheme constructed in the 1930s, which helped eliminate sewage pollution in Swansea Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mumbles and Oystermouth.
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.
Oystermouth
Suburb
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oystermouth is a village in the district of Mumbles, Swansea, Wales. It is part of the Mumbles community.
Newton
Village
Newton is a village in the city of and County of Swansea, Wales. The village is located near the Mumbles just inland and uphill from Swansea Bay. The Newton ward was a part of the Mumbles community. Newton is situated 2 miles west of Mumbles Lighthouse.
Mumbles Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mumbles, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.56686° or 51° 34′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.97103° or 3° 58′ 16″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Height
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
9C3RH28H+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 169502393OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Welsh—“Mumbles Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “মাম্বলস বাতিঘর”
- French: “phare de Mumbles”
- French: “Phare de Mumbles”
- Italian: “Faro di Mumbles”
- Japanese: “マンブルズ灯台”
- Polish: “Latarnia morska Mumbles”
- Welsh: “Goleudy Mwmbwls”
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Explore places such as Thistleboon and Rotherslade.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as The Mumbles Lifeboat Station and Copperfish.
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