ACTIVITIES FOR NON- GOLFERS AT THE GOWER

The Gower area offers a variety of different activities that suit all tastes from,
abseiling to wind surfing for the adventurous to castles and art centres for those
who are inspired by culture.

The area also boasts few famous sons and daughters, poets and actors such as
Dylan Thomas, Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta Jones to singers and bands
like Bonnie Tyler and the Stereophonics. If its stars you are looking for head for
the quaint village of Mumbles with it’s with Chic boutiques and promenade.

What ever you are looking for Gower has plenty to offer, with long sandy beaches
for the children to play on or a smugglers cove with a tale to tell, you will be spoilt
for choice.To complete the package we can also offer a variety of restaurants and
bistro’s that cater for every taste.

Must try local dishes are, cockles and laver bread, Welsh lamb or beef and don’t
leave without trying Joes ice cream it’s a must even in winter!

Some of the activities available locally are:

• Abseiling
• Archery
• Boating (yachting)
• Bird watching
• Bowling
• Canoeing (see and white water)
• Cycling
• Fishing
• Gliding
• Horse riding
• Mountaineering
• Walking
  

Planning a day out then you can choose from:

• Dan yr Ogof Caves
• A variety of castles
• Oakwood Theme Park
• Herons Brook Theme Park
• Folly Farm
• Grove Land
• Chocolate Factory
• Welsh Woollen Museum
• St Fagans
• Heatherton Country Park
• Pembrey Country Park
  

Art/Culture:

• Dylan Thomas centre
• Maritime museum
• Glyn Vivian arts centre
• Taliesin arts centre
• Grand Theatre
  

Beaches to visit:

• Langland
• Caswell bay
• Nicholston bay
• Oxwich bay
• Llangennith
  

Local legends:

• King Arthurs stone.
  Legend has it that welsh King "Arthur" removed the aforementioned stone
  from his shoe and it grew to its current dimensions.
  
• Dylan Thomas
  Swansea was Dylan Thomas’s home town and has a number of places
  mentioned in his writing. A visit to the "boathouse" in Laugharne is 45mins
  
• Mumbles Seaside town & home of Catherine Zeta Jones.
  A charming fishing village with a pier, range of restaurants a castle and
  narrow lanes with small shops.
  
• The Brecon Beacons (1hr) Dramatic Hilltop destination with visitor centre
  and one of the longest public cave destinations in the world.
  
• Extensive range of walks on Gower Coastline with many circular routes.
  
• Paviland Caves Long time resting place for the "Red Lady of Paviland" one
  of the oldest human body remains in Europe who gained her name from
  the ochre preservative which coated her.

Please visit www.visitwales.com for further information

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