Pwlldu Bay
Pwlldu Bay or Pwll Du Bay is a small beach on the south Gower Peninsula coast in south Wales. It is one of the more remote beaches and is not easily accessible by car, but there are several good footpaths leading to it.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pennard Castle and Bishop’s Wood.
Pennard Castle
Castle
Photo: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pennard Castle is a ruined castle, near the modern village of Pennard on the Gower Peninsula, in south Wales. The castle was built in the early 12th century as a timber ringwork following the Norman invasion of Wales.
Bishop’s Wood
Forest
Bishop's Wood is a nature reserve in the Gower Peninsula, south Wales. The area consists of 46 acres of limestone woodland and grassland. Part of the wood is classified as ancient woodland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bishopston and Kittle.
Bishopston
Village
Bishopston is a large village and community situated on the Gower Peninsula, 6 miles west south west of the centre of Swansea in South Wales. It is partly within the Gower Peninsula Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Kittle
Village
Kittle is a village in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The village is located on the B4436 road between Pennard and Bishopston, It is part of the Pennard community, which is in the south east of the Gower peninsula.
Pennard
Village
Photo: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pennard is a village and community on the south of the Gower Peninsula, about 7 miles south-west of Swansea city centre. It falls within the Pennard electoral ward of Swansea.
Pwlldu Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: Beach
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
- Location: Pennard, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5645° or 51° 33′ 52″ northLongitude
-4.05711° or 4° 3′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C3QHW7V+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
node 269520805OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pwlldu Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pwlldu Bay”
- Swedish: “Pwlldu Bay”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pennard Farm and Hareslade.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include High Pennard Hill Fort and Gravesend Wall.
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