Best Beaches In & Near Swansea

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Map featuring Swansea beaches. Click on pins to view beach details
  • 1. Rhossili Bay

    Rhossili Bay
    © Anthony Brindley

    Travel time from Swansea: approx 0.5 hrs

    Rhossili Bay is allegedly the finest beach in Britain and one of the best in the world. Whilst I am not going to disagree that this is indeed a stunning beach I think there is an awful lot of competition and it has quite a lot to live up to. So, just what makes Rhossili beach so great? 

    Well, three miles of golden sand in the unspoilt setting of South Wales'… read more »

  • 2. Woolacombe Beach

    Woolacombe Beach

    Travel time from Swansea: approx 1 hr

    Woolacombe beach in North Devon was recently voted the best beach in the UK by TripAdvisor users. Whilst I can think of at least twenty beaches I prefer to Woolacombe, there is no denying it is a good beach, especially for families.

    The beach at Woolacombe is a vast stretch of flat golden sand backed by a warren of sand dunes.At the northern end is the small resort village which… read more »