Broughton Bay
Broughton Bay is a beach of the Gower Peninsula, South Wales, located at the north western tip. The bay is backed by sand dunes further inland. Access to the adjacent Whiteford Sands beach to the west is only available at low tide.Places of Interest
Highlights: Burry Holms and Cwm Ivy Marsh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llangennith and Llanmadoc.
Llangennith
Village
Broughton Bay
- Type: Bay
- Description: beach in Wales
- Category: body of water
- Location: Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.618° or 51° 37′ 5″ north
Longitude
-4.28483° or 4° 17′ 5″ west
Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)
Open location code
9C3QJP98+63
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Broughton Bay” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Broughton Bay”
- French: “Broughton Bay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Broughton Bay”
- Welsh: “Bae Broughton”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Cwm Ivy and Burry Green.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Twlc Point and Prissen’s Tor (OS 1900) / Spiritsail Tor (OS 1896).
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Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Llanfairpwllgwyngyll.
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