Riversdale Cottage Things To Do

Swansea is Wales’ “City by the Sea” being perfectly situated on the edge of a five mile wide bay. Renowned as the birthplace of Wales’ greatest poet and playwright Dylan Thomas and home of the Dylan Thomas centre where his memory is kept very much alive.
The City has world class cultural facilities and is a lively and vibrant maritime city and regional shopping centre, Swansea is home to Wales biggest indoor market where you can sample traditional Welsh delicacies like laverbread and fresh cockles from Penclawdd. Locally caught fresh fish can also be bought.

Mumbles
Mumbles is undoubtedly one of the best seaside villages in the UK, with plenty of shops and restaurants and the entire Gower Peninsula on your doorstep.

Beaches & Coast
To the west of the city is the Gower Peninsula, Great Britain’s first area of Outstanding Natural Beauty whose west facing beaches are Wales’ premier surfing locations. We recommend the following beaches for their safety, good swimming, surfing and facilities:-
Langland, Caswell, Rotherslade, Llangennith Gower, Oxwich, Three Cliffs, Port Eynon

Gardens
Clyne Gardens… contains varied National Collections of plants set in beautiful parkland. Open all year round dawn till dusk, admission free
01792 401737

Singleton…these beautiful botanical Gardens are based in the old walled garden of Singleton Park
01792 298637

Plantasia…is Swansea’s hi-tech “hot house” boasting one of the finest collections of plants, with three climate zones
01792 474555

Walks
The Gower coastline is as good as it gets in the UK
There are many walks for different abilities throughout the Gower… more information and maps available from the tourist board in Mumbles

Cyclists
From the family friendly promenade at Mumbles to the exhilarating mountain biking tracks of Afan Forest Park Swansea has become a haven for cyclists and bikers of all ages and abilities.

Golf Courses
Swansea Bay, Mumbles and Gower boasts an excellent selection of golf courses to suit all abilities and is the ideal location for your golfing.

One of the best courses in the area is Langland Bay Golf Club, set on the clifftop with stunning views of the bays.

www.langlandbaygolfclub.com

Learn to Surf
Gower is famous for its first rate surfing, Llangennith is rated in the top 10 UK Surf Spots and also recommends that Gower is one of the best places to learn to surf.

Click this link for some local live webcams of the beaches.

Fishing

The Gower is well known for its sea fishing opportunities. It has many outstanding beaches from which you can fish including Langland, Port Eynon, Caswell, Oxwich and Llangennith.
Rock fishing popular locations include Mumbles Head, Tutt Head, then at the rocks below the coastal path running between Langland and Caswell, Brandy Cove, Pwll Du Head, Oxwich point, Slade, Port Eynon point. There are also other locations between Port Eynon and Worms Head, which is regarded as one of the best rough ground bass venues in Britain.

Tennis
Tennis courts available in Mumbles village & Langland Tennis Courts

Markets / Fayres

Keep a look out for Mumbles Arts and Crafts fayres and Gower local produce market every Sunday morning in the car park opposite the White Rose.

Cinemas / Theatres / Galleries
Vue
0871 224 0240
Odeon
0871 224 4007
The Grand Theatre
01792 475715
The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
01792 516900
Other attractions
National Waterfront Museum
01792 638950
The Maritime Quarter, Marina
The Dylan Thomas Centre
01792 463980
Gower Explorer… see the gower from a speed boat!
01792 407007
LC2 Leisure Centre
01792 466500
Wales National Pool
01792 513513
Ostreme Centre, Mumbles
01792 362444

History of Mumbles

Click here to take you to a website about the history of Mumbles