Picket Mead

Picket Mead is a recreation area in Mumbles, Swansea, Wales. Picket Mead is situated nearby to the village Newton, as well as near Paraclete Congregational Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oystermouth Castle and Oystermouth Cemetery.

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. Oystermouth Castle is situated 3,600 feet east of Picket Mead.

Oystermouth Cemetery is a municipal cemetery in the village of Oystermouth, Swansea, South Wales. It was opened in 1883 and remains in use today, run by the Cemeteries and Crematorium Division of the City and County of Swansea. Oystermouth Cemetery is situated 2,200 feet northeast of Picket Mead.

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 Newton and Oystermouth.

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.