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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burry Holms and Cwm Ivy Marsh.
Burry Holms
Island
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Burry Holms, a tidal island with the height of is at the northern end of Rhossili Bay in the Gower Peninsula, Wales. During spring and summer, Burry Holms is covered by flowers such as thrift and sea campion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llangennith and Llanmadoc.
Llangennith
Village
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Llangennith is a village in the City and County of Swansea, South Wales. It is located in the Gower. Moor Lane leads westwards to a caravan park near Rhossili Bay and Burrows Lane leads northwards to a caravan park overlooking Broughton Bay.
Rhossili
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rhossili is a small village and community on the southwestern tip of the Gower Peninsula in Wales. It is within the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the United Kingdom.
Broughton Bay
- Type: Bay
- 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″ northLongitude
-4.28483° or 4° 17′ 5″ westElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
9C3QJP98+63OpenStreetMap ID
node 11751862703OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Broughton Bay” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Broughton Bay”
- French: “Broughton Bay”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Broughton Bay”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cwm Ivy and Landimore.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Twlc Point and Prissen’s Tor (OS 1900) / Spiritsail Tor (OS 1896).
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