The Gower Peninsula_ Britain’s first ever Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty certainly packs a punch in just 70 glorious square miles.

The Gower peninsula is an ideal all-year location for families, walkers, surfers, golfers, birdwatchers – all those who love the outdoors. It boasts award-winning sandy beaches; dramatic limestone cliffs; upland common land dotted with ancient megaliths, acres of woodlands; an estuary on its northern side; ruined castles and Norman churches.

Gower is blessed with its own distinctive 39-mile stretch of the unique Wales National Coast Path that hugs whole 870-miles of the Welsh Coast. Pick up the path from outside the cottage and marvel at Gower’s fabulous wildlife and flora and do wonders for you physical and mental wellbeing.

Gower’s produce is famous across the UK. Try its salt marsh lamb, laverbread and cockles at the host of top class restaurants and pubs just a short drive away, including Gower’s very own Michelin-starred restaurant, The Beach House, right on the beach at Oxwich. Or stay local and walk to the famous village pub, The King’s Head Inn, and soak up the home brewed ale, views and sunshine on the village green.

THINGS TO DO

01_ Come full circle – stroll 5 minutes from the cottage to the beach at Broughton, walk along the Gower Coast Path to the Instagram sensation at Blue Pool and onwards along the 3-mile expanse of Rhossili Bay and return via the burrows

02_ Walk through history – from Bryn-y-môr get acquainted with Llangennith: the stone church of St Cenydd and its legends; the old abandoned village at Coity Green

03_ Pop up to The King’s Head pub for a pint before supper. Or even stay there for supper if the mood takes you

04_ Put on your wetsuit and go surfing, windsurfing or kiting. It’s never too late to learn and there are lessons available

05_ Simply relax and take in the views from the patio at Bryn-y-môr with a Gower Gin  ‘G&T’ or locally-brewed ale in hand

Bryn-y-môr Cottage – Broughton Bay
Bryn-y-môr Cottage – Broughton
Bryn-y-môr Cottage – Broughton Bay
Bryn-y-môr Cottage – Broughton Bay
Bryn-y-môr Cottage – Gower
Bryn-y-môr Cottage – Gower surfing
Bryn-y-môr Cottage – Broughton Bay
Bryn-y-môr Cottage – Bury Holms
Bryn-y-môr Cottage – Worms Head
Bryn-y-môr Cottage – Rhossili Bay
Bryn-y-môr Cottage – South Gower
Bryn-y-môr Cottage – Llangennith surfing
Kings Head Inn
Bryn-y-môr Cottage – Oxwich
Bryn-y-môr Cottage – Broughton Bay
Llangennith Church

“The Gower Peninsula is a rich and varied environment which is as ecologically diverse as it is beautiful – from open, wild moors and dramatic limestone cliffs to golden, sandy beaches. Gower is a geological goldmine with inspiring landscapes and a captivating coastline.”

– The Lonely Planet