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Getting there - road routes, public transport and overnight acco
modation.
By: John Gwalter Date: May 23, 2011, 11:38 am
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I have started this topic for the benefit of anybody who does
not have Facebook access:
3 posts -
Arriving by road
Public Transport
Accomodation & Camping
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Re: Getting there
By: John Gwalter Date: May 23, 2011, 11:44 am
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Arriving by Road
Some route finder web sites give a wrong route to LLangennith
and Hillend where the Skinny Dip takes place.
While they will get you there eventually they divert you off the
direct route up a single track hill onto a longer road.
I know from experience that many SatNavs use the same mapping
information as these web sites and are therefore liable to the
same error.
I have therefore prepared the attached route map from the M4
(opens in a new window).
Click here to download map
HTML http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3363/5737392738_6682ab7d82_o.jpg
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Re: Getting there - road routes, public transport and overnight
accommodation.
By: John Gwalter Date: May 23, 2011, 12:04 pm
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Arriving by Public Transport
NOTE:
The bus services have been seriously curtailed since summer
2011. I have amended the information here to the latest I can
find.
There are no buses which will get you there on time on Sunday so
you will need to travel Saturday and stay overnight.
The cheapest option is the Bunk House at Rhossili
HTML http://www.rhossilibunkhouse.com/default/index.php
on the 118
bus route near the Worms Head.
This is a 2 mile walk along Rhossili Sands to the Skinnydip
location.
Unless you can get a lift the other option is B&B at Rhossili or
Llangennith or camping at Hillend Camp Site.
Llangennith and Hillend are served by the 116/115 bus route from
Swansea Bus station.
The latest timetables I can find are:
118 to Rhossili 07:50 09:05 10:20 11:20 12:35 13:35 14:50
15:50 17:05 18:05 19:40
116/115 to Llangennith 10:20c 12:35c 15:25g 16:40 17:40
Notes: c - 118 from Swansea, connection to 115 at Clilibion
g - 116 from Swansea, connection to 115 at
Llanrhidian
The Sunday service timetable has not yet been published.
The latest Gower Explorer bus routes and timetable can be
downloaded here.
HTML http://www.visitswanseabay.com/media/pdf/4/0/SWANSEA_GOWER_TIMETABLE_02_2012.pdf
Edited to add
The buses from the bus stop immediately in front of Swansea rail
station go to the bus station.
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Re: Getting there - road routes, public transport and overnight
accomodation.
By: John Gwalter Date: May 23, 2011, 12:45 pm
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Accomodation
The following web pages give a selection of accomodation options
on Gower.
HTML http://www.the-gower.com/bandb/bandbindex.htm
HTML http://www.the-gower.com/bandb/bandbindex.htm
HTML http://www.stayinwales.co.uk/accommresults.cfm?accommtype=Bed%2Band%2BBreakfast&area=12
HTML http://www.stayinwales.co.uk/accommresults.cfm?accommtype=Bed%2Band%2BBreakfast&area=12
HTML http://www.bnbselect.com/bnbs-in-gower-peninsular
HTML http://www.bnbselect.com/bnbs-in-gower-peninsular
HTML http://www.walestouristsonline.co.uk/swansea/guesthouse/
HTML http://www.walestouristsonline.co.uk/swansea/guesthouse/
In addition I have picked out these B&B pages
HTML http://www.parc-le-breos.co.uk/
HTML http://www.parc-le-breos.co.uk/
HTML http://www.gowercoasthotel.co.uk/
HTML http://www.gowercoasthotel.co.uk/
(reported to be fully booked)
HTML http://www.bayviewgower.co.uk/
HTML http://www.bayviewgower.co.uk/
www.northgowerhotel.co.uk/
HTML http://www.northgowerhotel.co.uk/
www.blasgwyr.co.uk
HTML http://www.blasgwyr.co.uk
www.fairyhill.net
HTML http://www.fairyhill.net
(expensive)
www.frog-cottage.co.uk
HTML http://www.frog-cottage.co.uk
www.kingsheadgower.co.uk
HTML http://www.kingsheadgower.co.uk
www.westernhousebandb.co.uk
HTML http://www.westernhousebandb.co.uk
www.thewormshead.co.uk
and these Bunkhouse Pages
Hardingsdown Bunkhouse, Llangennith
HTML http://www.stayinwales.co.uk/detail.cfm?i=4667
Rhossili Bunkhouse
HTML http://www.rhossilibunkhouse.com/default/index.php
Camping at Hillend
I understand that Hillend camp site are determined to find room
for ALL the skinny dippers who want to camp on the Saturday
night.
If possible I will find a way to get any campers travelling by
public transport to a bus route on Sunday (if they are not into
walking the length of Rhossili sands to get to the bus stop at
Rhossili).
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