About Swansea Bay and Gower

Swansea Bay's a place of impressive contrasts: City and country; historic and contemporary; grand parkland and pounding surf.

image depicting Swansea Bay is in the south-west of Wales, on the western side of Great Britain

Swansea Bay, south-west Wales, UK

Swansea - Waterfront City, Wales' city by the sea, has Viking roots and a long, eventful history. Home to innovative visitor attractions and renowned for its awesome nightlife, it's a vibrant cultural centre, and a regional shopping hub.

Just a stone's throw away, the charismatic seaside village of Mumbles offers galleries and boutiques, snug cafés and fine dining.

The Gower Peninsula extends west of Mumbles, in miles of unspoilt coastal panoramas, award-winning golden beaches, and lush, rolling countryside.

And on the eastern edge of Swansea Bay, there's the Waterfall Country of Afan and the Vale of Neath: a must-see for walkers and cyclists alike. These steep-sided, wooded valleys are home to world-class mountain-biking, stately country parks, and the UK's second-largest forest south of the Scottish border.

Fireworks at BBC Proms in the Park

'The Mumbles', Mumbles Head

Surfing at Llangennith, Gower Peninsula

North Hill Tor and Landimore Marsh, North Gower

The Pennard Pill at Three Cliffs Bay, Gower Peninsula

Worm's Head at Rhossili Bay, Gower Peninsula

Lower Lliw Reservoir, Mawr

Waterfall Country, Afan and the Vale of Neath

Dylan Thomas exhibition, Swansea