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Official Guide: Wales Coast Path: Carmarthen Bay & Gower

One of seven Official Guides to the Wales Coast Path

The Carmarthen Bay and Gower section of the Wales Coast Path runs for 120 miles/193 kilometres between the popular seaside town of Tenby, via Amroth on the eastern edge of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, to Swansea, on the landward side of the Gower Peninsula.

This Official Guide splits the route into 12 convenient day sections, each of about 10-17 miles / 16-27 kilometres. It contains everything local and long-distance walkers need to enjoy the path and includes:

An overview of Carmarthen Bay and Gower with dedicated history and wildlife sections

Twelve day-walk sections with detailed route descriptions and full, enhanced Ordnance Survey mapping

Distance charts, section overviews, background information and interpretation of places of interest

Stunning professional photographs throughout

Information on accommodation, public transport, local information, weather, and tidal links.

Contents

Wales Coast Path: Discover the shape of a nation

Wales Coast Path: An 870-mile coastal adventure

The Best of Carmarthen Bay & Gower

Carmarthen Bay & Gower: Part of the Wales Coast Path

Walking the Carmarthen Bay & Gower Coast – map and distance chart

Day Sections

A brief history of Carmarthen Bay & Gower

Wildlife in Carmarthen Bay & Gower

The Carmarthen Bay & Gower Coast Path

Day Section 1: Tenby to Pendine

Day Section 2: Pendine to St Clears

Dylan Thomas’ ‘New Walk’

Medieval Laugharne

Day Section 3: St Clears to Llansteffan

Day Section 4: Llansteffan to Carmarthen

Dylan Thomas country

Day Section 5: Carmarthen to Kidwelly

Ferryside

Day Section 6: Kidwelly to Burry Port

Sand, silt and shipwrecks

Day Section 7: Burry Port to Loughor

Monks, tinplate and golf

Day Section 8: Loughor to Llanmadoc

Day Section 9: Llanmadoc to Rhossili

Burry Holms

Day Section 10: Rhossili to Oxwich

Day Section 11: Oxwich to Caswell Bay

Day Section 12: Caswell Bay to Swansea Marina

The Mumbles

Welsh Coastal Place Names

Visitor Information

€ 22,50