Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tides Reach Guest House
( 01792-404877;
www.tidesreachguesthouse.com
; 388 Mumbles Rd; s £50, d £70-100; )
Delicious eco-
conscious breakfasts and stacks of local info are served with a smile at this waterfront
guesthouse. Some rooms have sea views; our favourite is room 9, where the dormer win-
dows open out to create a virtual deck from within the sloping roof.
B&B
££
Patricks with Rooms
( 01792-360199;
www.patrickswithrooms.com
; 638 Mumbles Rd; r £115-175)
Patricks has 16 individually
styled designer bedrooms in bold contemporary colours, with art on the walls, fluffy robes
and, in some of the rooms, roll-top baths and sea views. The restaurant serves well-
presented modern British food.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
£££
Eating & Drinking
The famous Mumbles Mile - a pub crawl along Mumbles Rd - is not what it once was;
many of the old faithful inns have succumbed to the gastropub bug. Newton Rd does have
some rather nice wine bars, though, which aren't too bad for a spot of celebrity spotting.
Joe's Ice Cream Parlour
ICE CREAM
£
(
01792-368212;
www.joes-icecream.com
; 524 Mumbles Rd; sweet snacks £2;
10.30am-5.30pm Mon,
9.30am-5.30pm Tue-Fri, 9.30am-6.30pm Sat, 11am-6.30pm Sun)
Jones
( 01792-361764;
www.jonesbar.co.uk
; 61 Newton Rd)
The best of the Newton Rd wine bars, Jones
buzzes with 40-somethings giving the chandeliers a run for their money in the bling
stakes. There's no chance Dylan Thomas ever did hang out here, or would if he still could,
but there's a good wine list and a friendly vibe.
WINE BAR
Information
Mumbles Tourist Information
( 01792-361302;
www.mumbleshead.info
;
Methodist Church, Mumbles Rd;
10am-5pm Mon-Sat, noon-5pm Sun Jul & Aug; 10am-4pm Mon-Sat Sep-Jun)
It publishes the free
Mumbles
Times
magazine.
Getting There & Away
Buses 1, 2, 3 and 37 head between Swansea and Mumbles (20 minutes).
