General Rhossili Bay is located on the western end of the Gower peninsula, west of Swansea in South Wales. Rhossili beach has 3 miles or so of sand and, while the southern end gets very busy, naturists use the northern part.
Getting There StreetMap The Gower my be reached from the eastbound M4 via Swansea and the A4118 . For Rhosilli, turn right on to the B4247 just beyond Knelston. Whitford Burrows are located to the north and you should aim to get to Llanmadoc - via the A411 / B4271 or alternatively by way of the B4295 from Gowerton. Once at Llanmadoc, park and walk along a track leading in a NW direction to the coast. Follow the path past 'Cwm Ivy Farm' downhill and just before you reach the beach turn right in front of a wooded area and follow the path which takes you past a cottage and parallel to the beach. After about 20 minutes walk, a path turns left down to the sea - reaching the beach by way of the dunes. Alternatively, head towards the village of Llangennith and from there drive north-west towards Broughton Burrows and Llangennith Burrows. Take the public footpath through the dunes to the beach and then turn left (i.e. south) to find a secluded spot. The area used by naturists is at northern end of the bay the area of dunes about 700 yards south of Spaniard Rock and Burry Holms Island (OS map ref. SS407919.) Latest News 22/7/99 Trip Report "In my experience the only regularly naturist portion of beach on West Gower was the northernmost part of Whitford Sands, half a mile short of the abandoned lighthouse at Whitford point. Rhossili Bay was always a bit marginal, especially on good weekends. Incidentally both of these beaches are exceptions to Phil Vallak's "turn left for nuddies" rule, and my information is a few years old. The only other Gower beach I have (second hand) knowledge of is Pwlldu Bay which is definitely used for skinny dipping (of the discreet variety), but again is totally textiled during good sunbathing weather. Cefn Cidn is the best local bet for sunny days. ." Powered by AkoComment 2.0! |