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Welcome to Caravan Club Site

Get to know Gowerton This is a level, well-designed site within an easy drive of all the superb beaches on the Peninsula, such as and Caswell Bays, and the fabulous with wonderful walks along the Gower coastline. The beaches are special and worth the drive for they’re clean, sandy and safe. If you want to go inland for scenery, start with the Vale of , to Falls, to see how the waters have powered a succession of industries over three hundred years. Then on to Craig Gwladys where you can walk the forest trails and climb the steep ascent with the hang-gliders soaring above you. On again to Pont Nedd Fechan, from where you can see nine major waterfalls on four rivers, then into the Brecon Beacons National Park which is worth a holiday all on its own.

Things to see and do from this Club Site

Local attractions • National Showcaves of • Wales’ top award-winning visitor attraction, this is the most The Gower Peninsula is both beautiful and unspoilt and there are many breathtaking Showcaves complex in Northern Europe. Every year tens historic features in an area that measures just sixteen by 7 miles. of thousands of visitors step back in time, as they walk within the www.enjoygower.com limestone rocks, and deep into the subterranean world. 01639 730284 • Weobley Castle www.showcaves.co.uk Perched on the Gower’s wild and lonely north coast, Weobley is not quite what it seems. Despite its name, it served more as a fortified • Brecon Beacons National Park manor house than a serious military stronghold. Its remote wilderness, contrasting with sheltered ancient woodlands, reservoirs, breathtaking waterfalls, caves and windswept uplands, 01792 390012 offers something for everyone. www.cadw.wales.gov.uk 01874 623366 • Aberdulais Falls www.breconbeacons.org The National Trust property at Aberdulais Falls has one of the most famous waterfalls in . It is a compact and easy access site for all, situated in the village of Aberdulais next to the Dulais Rock pub. Activities 01639 636674 Cycling www.nationaltrust.org.uk • Cycling is suggested on the Millennium Cycle path within 2 miles of the site and there are also routes around the and • National Botanic Garden of Wales cycle path. Information is available from the office and Information The most visited garden in Wales is blossoming into a stunning Room. The nearest National Cycle Network route to this site is attraction with the iconic Great Glasshouse at its heart. Greenwich to Fishguard, Route 4, OS ref SS579969. 01558 668768 www.gardenofwales.org.uk • Walking All the Gower beaches are within easy driving distance, or try the dog • RSPB Cwm walk to observe the bird life. Enjoy a stroll through a peaceful woodland setting on a lovely summer day. You might see pied flycatchers, redstarts and buzzards, as well as dippers along the reaches of the Lower Clydach river. 029 2035 3000 www.rspb.org.uk General site information RECEPTION SERVICES Mail and messages Mail and messages are put on the board outside the office. Reception Opening Hours 9am - 6pm from May Day weekend until August Bank Holiday. Outside these dates, opening hours are displayed on the office door. Site Shop Open at the same times as Reception. The shop sells toilet chemicals, gas, newspapers, ice cream, sweets and a small selection of provisions. Information Room Open from 9.00am - 8.00pm. Leaflets are available about the many attractions and places of interest that you can visit during your stay. Mobile & public telephones All networks can be used on this site. Public telephone - there is a public telephone located beside the office. Please note that this phone does not accept incoming calls. Fire Point (to activate alarm/warning) Located outside the office and at each service PITCHES point. Pitch care Vehicles and cycles Awning ground sheets must be lifted daily. Parents are reminded that children remain their responsibility and Motor caravans therefore they should be supervised at all times, and to ensure that all If your pitch is left unoccupied, please leave your motor caravan sign on members of their party follow the principles of road safety. display. Motor vehicles and bicycles on site should, at all times, be used with due Vacating your pitch regard to the safety and convenience of others and their speed should If you wish to stay after 12 noon on your day of departure please ask at not exceed walking pace (5mph). No cycling is permitted on site between Reception. the hours of dusk and dawn, as determined by the Wardens. Any one-way Barbecues system signs should be observed by all vehicles and cycles. Foot pedalled These are allowed on site but open fires are not. Please keep barbecues cycles, scooters and skateboards can be used, but are not allowed on the off the grass. paved area around toilet blocks and communal areas and must not be TV reception ridden on footpaths. Please note that motorised mobility scooters are As part of the Digital Switchover, this region has now had its analogue allowed on site, but children’s motorised scooters or skateboards are not. television signal switched off. In order to watch television on site you Visitors will need an Integrated Digital TV (IDTV) or a digital receiver, and you Please ask your visitors to make themselves known at Reception when may also need an aerial or satellite dish. For more information visit arriving at the site. If you are expecting visitors after hours, please meet www.digitaluk.co.uk. them at Reception. Visitors cars must be parked in the visitors car park. Electric Hook-up OUT AND ABOUT The cost of electricity is included in your pitch fee, but please help us to minimise our effect on the environment by considering your electricity Supermarkets use while on site. In 2009 The Club’s expenditure on electricity was £4 The closest is Tesco Express within a short walk. million and any saving can help to reduce pitch fees or invest in new Cinema sites or redevelopments. There are three cinemas (Odeon, Vue and UCI) in Swansea, about 7 miles from the site. SITE FACILITIES Swimming pool Please see the Site map for locations of amenity blocks. LC2 Waterpark in Swansea. Toilets and showers Tourist Information Centre The toilet blocks are closed for cleaning from 10.30am - 12.30pm. The In Swansea, Tel: 01792 468321 individual cleaning times for the Ladies and Gents are displayed in the or in Mumbles, Tel: 01792 361302. shower block, the Information Room and the laundry. Public Transport There is a baby and toddler bathroom for children under 4 years old. There are bus and train services to Swansea, and the Gower. Keys are available from Reception (refundable deposit payable). Please The bus stop is 5 minutes walk from the site and the railway station 20 ensure that children are supervised by an adult at all times. The disabled minutes walk. toilet and shower facilities are located in the toilet block, with a RADAR Places of Worship key needed for the door locks (refundable deposit payable). C of E, Catholic and Methodist Churches are in the local area. Laundry Emergency Numbers Open from 9.00am - 8.00pm. Prices for the use of the laundry facilities Doctor: 01792 872404 are: Washing machine £3.00, Tumble drier 70p/cycle. Washing sinks and Dentist: 01792 898347 an ironing board are also available. Please do not hang washing Vet: 01792 896379 lines between trees or on the fences. Recycling facilities TELL US WHAT YOU THINK… On site for bottles, paper, cardboard, plastics and cans. If you have any comments or suggestions that could help us to improve Ball games and kites this Site, please put them in our Visitors’ Comments Book. And if you No ball games or kite flying are allowed on site. discover a local pub or restaurant or an interesting place SAFETY ON SITE to go tell us about that too! Pets Site address, Pont-y-Cob Road Please keep your dog on a lead at all times on the pitching areas and Gowerton, Swansea, SA4 3QP roads within the site. You are welcome to use the woodland dog walk to Telephone: 01792 873050 exercise your dog. Please don’t forget to clean up after them.