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Swansea and the : what ’s shores have to offer

The maritime heritage and stunning coast lines of and the Gower are well worth exploring. Beautiful bays 2 and an array of are also waiting to be discovered along the in the Gower, the UK’s first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and home to and Weobley Castles. Further west stands guard overlooking the River Gwendraeth. All this and more is just a stone throw from the city of Swansea. Located just five minutes from in Swansea’s is the National Waterfront Museum which tells the story of industry and innovation in Wales, now and over the last 300 years.

1 Weobley Castle Just under 30 minutes drive from Swansea in north Gower, along the Wales Coast Path, visitors to Weobley can admire one of the few surviving fortified manor houses in Wales. From Weobley Castle (pronounced web-lee) rare panoramic scenery of the north Gower National Waterfront Museum marshlands and mudflats can be enjoyed. There aren’t At the heart of Swansea’s thriving marina is the many places left where a person can stand at the same National Waterfront Museum , housed in an original window as someone did half a millennium ago to waterfront warehouse linked to a new, ultra-modern witness the same, unspoilt view. The manor house was slate and glass building. Via cutting-edge, interactive a desirable residence, including many domestic niceties, technology married with traditional displays, visitors and the spectacularly crafted and decorative windows can explore how the Industrial Revolution affected the are worth a peek. The house had a number of high people and landscapes of Wales and the huge impact society owners over the centuries including the Mansels, Welsh , steel and iron had on the rest of the world. who also owned nearby in south Gower. Visitors can get lost in the rich and enthralling of Welsh industry and innovation, where the technology of today puts the past at your fingertips. Admission is free. The beautiful is loved by heritage buffs and beach bums, and is easily accessible from the city of Swansea. The wealthy Mansel family chose 3 a beautiful spot on a wooded headland above to build their dream home. Oxwich Castle , a grand Tudor house built in courtyard style, was positioned to take full advantage of the panoramic sea views, and was equipped with the latest luxuries — including inside toilets! Located in south Gower along the Wales Coast Path, it can be reached in just under 30 minutes Oxwich Castle from Swansea.

Swansea and the Gower:

what Wales’s shores have to offer

4 Further along the Wales Coast Path, 45 minutes from

Swansea, is home to Kidwelly Castle , a truly medieval

monument on a par with the other great castles of Wales. Kidwelly shrouded in the early morning mist is a magical sight. The earliest castle on the site was Norman and made of earth and timber, but was Kidwelly Castle re-built in stone by the 13th century. The town is equally ancient, established around 1115 AD. Kidwelly benefited

from the latest thinking in castle design. It had a Visit .wales.gov.uk to discover the storie s and concentric design with one circuit of defensive walls set people behind our 128 historic sites. ‘Like’ Cadw on within another to allow the castle to be held even if the Facebook and follow @Cadwwales on Twitter or outer wall should fall. The gatehouse was started in the download our smartphone app to stay up to date. 14th century, but not completed until 1422. Outside

Visit museumwales.ac.uk , ‘Like’ Museums Wales on the gatehouse stands a memorial to Princess Gwenllian,

Faceb ook and follow @AmgueddfaCymru. who died in battle in 1136 not far from Kidwelly.

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The journey time from Swansea to Weobley and Oxwich is just under 30 minutes drive, and 45 minutes from Swansea to Kidwelly.