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Rhossili Bay

Rhossili Bay

12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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Rhossili Bay lies at the western end of the beautiful Gower peninsula. 3 miles of golden sands, iconic landscapes including Worms Head and Rhossili Down and history everywhere- from neolithic through to the more recent, including home to Edgar Evans. Its a walker's dream with routes in all directions, including the Welsh coastal path. The beach is dog friendly all year round and the whole area is beautiful whatever the weather. Today, the National Trust cares for 2 of the 3 miles of the beach, Rhossili Down, and most of the coastline between Rhossili and Port Eynon. (26 miles of Gower coastline in total). The landscape is free. The village of Rhossili also contains other private businesses. The car park is free to NT members during the day. Non members are currently charged £5 per day (car). There is no overnight parking/camping. All profits from the car park go towards keeping the area beautiful. Please note that the toilets are owned and operated by Swansea Council.
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  • riyaz g
    9 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Perfect Beautiful Beach
    The view here is always amazing and the beach is beautiful and clean. Fantastic water quality and a great day out with the family well worth the trip. Best to go in the morning and spend all day chilling to enjoy the sunset at the end of the day
    Visited May 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 28 November 2023
  • FoodBoard
    Essex, United Kingdom95 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Amazing Beach and Dog Friendly All Year
    Could easily spend the whole day here. I had heard about this beach and how wonderful it was, but I can honestly say that it must be seen to be believed. It is stunning. Sadly, due to the heavy rain showers we arrived here later than planned and it was mid-afternoon, so didn’t have that much time. There’s quite a steep walk down but it is worth it. Parked in the National Trust Car Park which cost us £4 to park for 2 hours. Machines take cash (unusual nowadays), card or pay by app. It is free for National Trust Members. Be warned the car park is small, even though there is an overflow area. We arrived during a heavy downfall of rain so were lucky that several people were leaving. We did notice on the way in and out that there were lots of people at the bus stop so clearly many people take the bus. The white house you see which overlooks the beach and sea is also available to rent from the National Trust but they do not allow dogs due to the livestock in the surrounding area. The only toilet facilities are Portaloo’s at one end of the car park unless you go to one of the many cafes, etc. The Worms Head hotel looked busy as it is open to non-residents and has an outside decking area that allows dogs. Undoubtedly, worth a visit and we will certainly be back.
    Visited March 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 1 April 2024
  • nettlebed6
    226 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Unmissable
    Wow what a beach! We walked along the fields to the caravan park at the other end then back over the downs (stupid name for something so high). It was quite a tough climb but the views were amazing. Worms head was incredible when the sun came out too.
    Visited April 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 5 April 2024
  • ConvertedPoms
    320 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Rhosili Bay
    A very windy, wild afternoon on the Gower at Rhosili Bay, out of season in April 2024. One road in, and one road out to Rhosili, but worth it. Parking is easy, there is a car park for £4.00, but if you are a member of the National Trust, you can scan your membership card and it was free parking. It was a surprise that the NT manage the cliff tops and the area, but unsure about the beach. The cliff top walk to the Worms Head bay and causeway is lovely. Very high cliffs, so watch your children. Lots of dog walkers who also let their dogs of the lead, even though this is not allowed owing to farm animals in the vicinity. The beach is a walk down, there is no vehicular access, and the walk up is a toughie. Nature at it’s best, even though the weather was wild. I bet this place is absurdly over visited in the holiday season but the huge expanse of beach can cope..
    Visited April 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 18 April 2024
  • Manny Minpin
    64 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Stunning views
    One of the most beautiful places I’ve visited for a long time. We went on a sunny day, in the school holidays so it was busy but there is loads of parking and lots of space so it wasn’t an issue. We just walked along the cliff tops where the views were spectacular. The beaches looked lovely and not overly crowded. The parking was quite dear but if you have NT membership it is free.
    Visited July 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 4 August 2024
  • Joss R
    Willoughby, United Kingdom96 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A beautiful unspoilt bay
    A beautiful unspoilt bay. Be prepared for Welsh weather (can be wet and windy) - the day we went the day was dry but windy - however the walk along the beach is amazing. Quite a walk down to the beach but on a good path - remember you've got to come up again!! Wear sturdy shoes. The View cafe (near the top of the path) makes a perfect stop with views of the bay.
    Visited September 2024
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 10 September 2024
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Linda M
Guilsborough, UK778 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Couples
We started off parking in National Trust car park. It was £5 all day but money is all spent on the bay upkeep (it was £3 for up to 2 hours). We headed left out of the car park and walked to Worm’s Head outcrop. They were amazing views and a great experience. We had a fantastic walk just following the coast path around to the left and then at Fall Bay followed the footpath back to the village. We stopped at The Causeway, a great dog friendly cafe for a panini, chips and hot chocolate and then crossed over and followed the path down to the beach. We saw the old wreck from 1800s and the dogs loved the space. Beach was lovely and clean. We had a good stretch up and turned back before it got too dark and then back to the car and our home for the week in Llanmadoc, 20 mins away. Three Cliffs Bay tomorrow 😉. Try Rhossii, I’m sure you’ll love it too. We missed the seals and porpoise but enjoyed red kite, buzzard and sparrow hawk. Give me a helpful vote if you think it was 👍🏻
Written 5 January 2020
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Sarah Shaw
14 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2020 • Family
This was a 2 day stop off on our way to a family holiday in Tenby. Our first visit to the Gower Peninsula and WOW, it didn’t disappoint. We were lucky to visit Rhossili for sunset, to see the beautiful sunflowers (not quite in full blown) with the amazing Worms Head backdrop, and picnic on the beach. As a National Trust member parking was free and it was relatively quiet. Will definitely be going back!
Written 5 August 2020
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wbabe
wales32 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2020 • Friends
This is our third year to see the splendid sight of fields and fields of Sunflowers! The flowers themselves were again stunning, though we didn’t get the timing quite right ...another week and they will be fully in bloom. Still much to see today but most are still in bud.
Major disappointment though, The National Trust not involved this year. A local farmer who normally runs the Gower PYO Christmas trees overseeing..and this year you could PYO sunflowers. Not sure I like that!
Very badly organised though when it came to social distancing and public health and safety. Normally you can wander freely from field to field but this year, of all years, they had everyone herded into one field through a single gate. This meant everyone bottle necked at the entrance...no one way system so everyone entering and leaving at the same point. (No way out at the bottom of the field to head down to Worms Head as the gates were locked)
On top of that also at the entrance there was a stand where they were taking money for the PYO flowers, right next to a food stand and portaloo so everyone lining up ordering and waiting for food. Add a sunflower arch where everyone wanted to take their family selfies, and no one really sure which way to go made 2M distance a nightmare and virtually impossible!
Well done guys! Not.
I got the feeling it was this year, more of a money grabbing opportunity and public safety not really regarded
Written 2 August 2020
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Nick H
Caldicot, UK3 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2020 • Family
£5 to park at Hillend campsite car park, which seemed a bit fruity given toilets were closed. 5 min walk from car park through the dunes to a very disappointing beach.

Lots of people have told me how amazing and beautiful Rhossili Bay is, but I just didn’t get it. Negatives for me are:
1. stones at top of beach and scattered throughout soft sand, which I REALLY hate because they hurt your feet
2. quite a lot of litter on beach and at waters edge - hardly surprising because there are no waste bins. We took our litter home. Whoever owns or manages the beach clearly doesn’t clean or comb it to remove rubbish. They need to provide bins as a minimum.
3. lots of seaweed to contend with on entering water which put kids off. The dried up bits on the beach stunk a bit in the sun.
4. no amenities (toilets closed) and cafe a long walk from beach. I’d have expected at least a beach side cafe or ice cream shop set into the dunes at the back of the beach. There wasn’t even a mobile ice cream stall on the beach to get a drink etc.
5. Difficult to get there due to minor roads once off the motorway.

In short, not worth the effort. It could be so much better and 5 star with a bit of investment, some small scale development and beach management.

What annoyed me is that I travelled from the east and so drove past both Rest Bay and Sker Beach in Porthcawl at least 1hr before I arrived at Rhossili Bay. Both Porthcawl beaches are clean and tidy isolated beaches with limited amenities much like Rhossili Bay. Sker has dunes like Rhossili if that’s what floats your boat.

What further annoyed me was that I could’ve reached an array of nicer beaches in west Wales in a very similar drive time - Tenby, Freshwater East or West, Manorbier, Saundersfoot or the gem that is Barafundle Bay, if isolation with no amenities is what you’re after. I just found every aspect of our visit disappointing and a let down because of all the hype and awards.

Hugely overrated in my opinion. I don’t think I’ll go back. I’ll either stop short in Porthcawl or head to a beach in west Wales.
Written 19 July 2020
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Kevin D
Swansea, UK57 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022 • Family
Concessions for children and family tickets should be considered. £3 per person is absolutely not worth the money when you have children.
There was fencing down that people were walking over, quite dangerous - so more attention to the maintenance would be an idea.
The cafe was a good idea and we did purchase cold drinks and food so would say this is a plus. Maybe more picnic benches as there are only 2 in quite a large area, what it meant was that even after purchasing items we had to eat them out of the area - when you are paying £9 to enter it would be nice to have somewhere to sit and eat.

A more general point to note, the weather was extremely hot on our visit and the amount of people in mid day sun with dogs was awful! We actually witnessed one dog collapse in the sunflower field. It would be responsible to consider not allowing dogs during such extreme heat or to revise sun shelters and water if allowing them in.
Written 14 August 2022
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Owen B
Rochester, UK12 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2021 • Couples
Wonderful walks, glorious scenery; in fact everything we’ve come to expect from the National Trust!
Except . . . Why are women and girls expected to queue ten, sometimes twenty, times as long for the toilets as ‘gentlemen’? For heaven’s sake cannot something be done? Can we not make the toilets a mixed area of urinals for men and a large block of female only and unisex cubicles? It’s an embarrassment at present, as a man, to have to walk past a long queue of women and children, and stroll straight into the ‘gents’ and have my choice of cubicles, never mind urinals! It is grossly unfair and MUST be addressed.
I am a life member of the NT and love it dearly, but I am disappointed at how this is being managed. How can you possibly charge a family a large sum at the gate and then expect a specific contingent to wait half an hour and more before they can start to enjoy the experience they’ve bought into? It also puts added pressure on the cafés nearby, as people get discouraged and look elsewhere!
I love my National Trust, but I blush for its ineptitude in resolving a long-standing problem! There need to be ‘female-only’ loos, yes there do, but mens are lavishly catered for - there has to be a solution that sees a small area for urinals and an expanded area for ‘mixed’, lockable cubicles.
We love the Gower and we love Rhossili, but we would like to see a little bit of change down there on the toilet block!
Written 18 August 2021
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FoodBoard
Essex, UK95 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2024 • Family
Could easily spend the whole day here. I had heard about this beach and how wonderful it was, but I can honestly say that it must be seen to be believed. It is stunning. Sadly, due to the heavy rain showers we arrived here later than planned and it was mid-afternoon, so didn’t have that much time. There’s quite a steep walk down but it is worth it.

Parked in the National Trust Car Park which cost us £4 to park for 2 hours. Machines take cash (unusual nowadays), card or pay by app. It is free for National Trust Members. Be warned the car park is small, even though there is an overflow area. We arrived during a heavy downfall of rain so were lucky that several people were leaving. We did notice on the way in and out that there were lots of people at the bus stop so clearly many people take the bus.

The white house you see which overlooks the beach and sea is also available to rent from the National Trust but they do not allow dogs due to the livestock in the surrounding area.

The only toilet facilities are Portaloo’s at one end of the car park unless you go to one of the many cafes, etc. The Worms Head hotel looked busy as it is open to non-residents and has an outside decking area that allows dogs. Undoubtedly, worth a visit and we will certainly be back.
Written 1 April 2024
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186400Caroline
Warwick, UK2,709 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2020 • Friends
I’ve travelled all over the world but due to Covid that’s not safe at the moment so looked for somewhere in the UK. This bay is stunning and on the day we visited it was warm and sunny making it a delight to walk around. The walk is suitable for all if your not mobile then you can just do part of it. There are strategically placed benches with beautiful views. We didn’t want to leave it was so beautiful holds up well against beaches in New Zealand and Oahu.

I would recommend arriving early as the car park fills up quickly, we got there about 10.15 and it was almost full. There are toilets in the car park and 2-3 places for a drink or lunch.
Written 12 September 2020
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Elsie
Swansea, UK18 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2020 • Family
Hitting 2 birds in one stone! Stunning view, voted one of the beautiful beach in Europe! Worms head is to die for and Sunflower field is just added icing on the cake. Car park is huge with no problem at all. Very busy during weekends. We really had a great time then ice cream or fish and chips afterwards before heading home.
Written 4 August 2020
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Grinchy72
Bolton, UK57 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2021 • Couples
Came to Rhossilli bay to go in the sea body boarding. We were amazed by the sight of such a massive stretch of sand bordered by rolling hills and cliff face.

Getting to the sand was a long walk down, which was a little precarious in places, and an even longer hike back up; however the worms heads hotel sits just at the top of the hill offering much needed refreshments.

The beach itself was very clean, other than the usual high tide debris and the sand was very soft.

When the tide goes out, it goes out! We found a spot on the sand to set up, it’s not that there was difficulty finding a spot, more that I needed a spot I could easily identify again when exiting the water! So we opted for a small collection of stumps... and I wandered off in to the distance to find the sea.

You do need to be mindful of rip tides on this beach, and there were no lifeguards on duty when we went.

Once out of the water we explored some of the many caves and couple of ship wrecks including the Helvetica.

Parking is excellent with a very large car park owned and run by the National Trust; we were in our motorhome and paid £8 to park all day. There are open toilet facility the car park as well as the National Trust shop before heading out for a walk to Worms Head.
Written 16 May 2021
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