The Gower Peninsula in south Wales is 19 miles long, featuring vast sandy beaches, delicate grasslands, deciduous woodland, salt marsh and shifting dunes. Such is its natural beauty and international importance that it was the first AONB created in 1956. To boot, it also has three National Nature Reserves, five Special Areas of Conservation and numerous Sites of Special Scientific Interest. It’s even designated as a Heritage Coast as well.
Man has been here since Neolithic times, and prehistoric Iron Age and Bronze Age traces are still evident at the western end of the peninsula. In fact, it is listed in the Register of Landscapes of Outstanding Historic Interest in Wales.
The attractive village of Oxwich has quaint thatched cottages, the Tudor Oxwich Castle and a beautiful bay with a nature reserve. Most visitors are keen to see Rhossili and the Worm’s Head, the subject of countless photos and Insta posts.
Top Gower AONB Camping Options
Gowerton Caravan and Motorhome Club site is ideally placed to visit this 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty'. With beaches that are clean, sandy and safe for swimming and surfing, to stunning costal and country walks the Gower is a must for all walkers and water sports enthusiast. Family friendly Oxwich, Caswell Bays, and the fabulous Rhossili, (voted one of the best beaches in Europe) are worth particular mention on this beautiful coast. The site has 128 pitches, hardstanding & grass all with 16 amp electricity.
This site is in an ideal situation for beach lovers or those who simply want to enjoy a superb coastal view. A large courtyard with a small row of holiday cottages provides the backdrop to the campsite that lies beyond. The pitches are on two fields, with 21 hardstandings (10A electricity hook-up) and 100 grass pitches (five 10A hook-ups), some overlooking the Three Cliffs Bay. Although predominantly a touring site, there are some glamping options available to rent.
Pitton Cross is only a mile from Rhossili Village and its beach which, often voted “The Best Beach in the UK”, is great for surfing, kite flying, walking and to see the “Helvetia” Shipwreck. The scenic coastline is within walking distance from your pitch. Ramsgrove cove is good for rock pooling, Mewslade & Fall Bay for body boarding, buckets & spades and climbing. Gower is a bird watchers paradise with such varied habitat. See the Milky Way by star gazing at Pitton Cross, one of the darkest spots on Gower. The City of Swansea is only 16 miles away where you will find the National Waterfront Museum.
Set alongside a working organic farm, mainly arable during the summer months, this ten-acre campsite covers three level, well manicured fields. The 251 pitches, 72 with 16A electricity hook-up, are all on well drained and reasonably level grass. Each pitch is separated by posts and rope, which is in keeping with the rural feel to the site. Hedges separating the fields are left undisturbed to encourage the wildlife that is so abundant in the area. The whole site has been preserved with both the wildlife and the visitor in mind. The birdlife thrives in the wood that forms a backdrop to the older part of the farm.
