Mumbles Hill

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.

Type: Nature reserve
Description: hill in the United Kingdom
Also known as: “Mumbles Hill Nature Reserve”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oystermouth Castle and Swansea Bay.

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.

Swansea Bay

Beach

Photo: The Fourth Dimension, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Glamorgan is a traditional county in Wales. It is home to Cardiff, Wales' capital city, along with the city of Swansea. The Bristol Channel marks the southern edge of Glamorganshire, which features the 14-mile-long Glamorgan Heritage Coast and the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Mumbles Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: lilo lil, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mumbles and Sketty.

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.

Sketty

Suburb

Photo: Diane Rawlings, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sketty is a suburban district and community in Swansea, Wales, about 2 miles west of the Swansea city centre on Gower Road. It falls within the Sketty council ward of Swansea.