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Charity walk with “Beefy” on Wales Coast Path
A walk along the Wales Coast Path has supported charity, after WANSEA Ramblers joined in an NSPCC walk with experienced long-distance charity walker and former English Test cricketer, Sir Ian “Beefy”...
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Poll names Rhossili Beach among best in the UK
A beach in the Gower Peninsula has been voted as one of the finest in Britain, marking yet another accolade for the famed sandy stretches of this beautiful part of South Wales. It comes after the...
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Return of Gower Bluegrass Festival causing excitement
Excitement is starting to build around the return of the Gower Bluegrass Festival next month, bringing the insatiable sounds of the Mississippi Delta to this beautiful region of South Wales. Now in its...
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Swansea restaurants included in Good Food Guide
Two restaurants in Swansea are celebrating a fantastic accolade, being named among the culinary elite in the recent edition of the prestigious food guide. It comes after they were named among the...
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Ten thousand oysters to be placed in Swansea Bay
Tourists staying in Welsh holiday cottages and hotels will soon be able to enjoy fresh oysters after it was announced that ten thousand young oysters are to be placed on a Swansea Bay fishing bed....
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Swansea Bay pub opens microbrewery
A Mumbles couple has been reaping the benefits of crafting their own beer, with their produce proving a big hit among locals and visitors alike. This comes after Richard and Jo Bennett reopened the...
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Swansea Bay could win up to £70 million
Swansea Bay, a popular destination for holiday homes in Wales, could be awarded £70 million if it is crowned the UK City of Culture. Hosting the event will be subject to a £14.5 million fee and would...
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Gower Cider Weekend set to get underway
The Gower Cider Weekend is set to get underway, and is anticipated as being a fantastic event which will act as the perfect traditional celebration. It’s a fine example of the many great activities you...
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New plans to restore Hafod-Morfa Copperworks site
Two historic buildings in Swansea have been handed a lifeline after it was announced that they will become the subject of a sizeable restoration project. The structures can be found at the Hafod-Morfa...
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Welsh tourism businesses celebrating superb 2013
It has been a fantastic year for tourism and hospitality businesses in Wales; that’s the message from a leading expert in the sector who claims that many have enjoyed their busiest year to date. This...
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Final Launch of Mumbles Lifeboat Marks and of an Era
History was made this month in Mumbles (February) when the village’s lifeboat, Babs and Agnes Robertson, ended her eight-year stint of service with a graceful lurch into Swansea Bay. The Tyne class...
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Dylan Thomas 100 Festival
On 27 October 1914 a son was born to David ‘DJ’ Thomas, a teacher, and his wife, Florence, a seamstress, in the front bedroom of their home at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive in the affluent Uplands area of Swansea....
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See how the land and coast lie with two new web cams
Gower’s largest and most established holiday cottage agency, Home From Home, has added two new live webcams to its website, helping potential visitors to the area get a feel for what they can expect...
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Rhossili retains best beach in the UK award and is ninth in the world
At Home From Home we’ve always known Gower boasts some of the best beaches in the world so it was no surprise to hear that Rhossili Bay has scooped a clutch of titles again. The dramatic sweep of bay...
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Pilot crowned Pub of the Year
Mumbles has always been famed for its eclectic mix of pubs, cafes and restaurants and now anyone holidaying in the heart of the village has an award-winning pub right on their doorstep. The Pilot which...
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Gower’s Blue Pool and Three Cliffs included in hidden beaches book
A travel writer has published a book of hard-to-find beaches in Britain and included two on the Gower Peninsula among its 400 featured gems. Blue Pool and Three Cliffs are listed alongside other...
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As one of the area’s leading holiday cottage agencies, we wish to touch on the importance of one our latest endeavours. In September of this year we commissioned a locally based filming and media...
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Polar explorer and local Hero Edgar Evans
Edgar Evans was born in 1876 in Middleton near Rhossili, Gower, Wales. His father Charles Evans was a seaman from Oxwich, and his mother Sarah Beynon originally from Middleton, Gower. In time the...
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April Newsletter 2015
Spring really has sprung on the Gower Peninsular. Its award-winning beaches and coastline are bathed in warm sunshine as flowers emerge daily creating carpets of colour across parks and woodland....
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May 2015 Newsletter
As May marches merrily towards June, so the Gower Peninsula welcomes those looking forward to embracing all that this majestic landscape has to offer. We’ve enjoyed some fabulous spring weather which...
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