Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleeping
Nicholaston Farm
( 01792-371209;
www.nicholastonfarm.co.uk
; Penmaen; sites £16-27; hMar-Oct)
A working farm that's a
short walk from Tor Bay and Three Cliffs Bay. You can pick-your-own fruit and seasonal
vegetables, plus they have a farm shop and a peak-season cafe.
CAMPGROUND
£
Parc-le-Breos House
( 01792-371636;
www.parc-le-breos.co.uk
; Parkmill; r from £80; )
Set in its own private estate
north of the main road, Parc-le-Breos offers en suite B&B accommodation in a Victorian
hunting lodge. The majestic lounge and dining room downstairs have log fires in winter,
and woodland walks abound.
B&B
££
Eating & Drinking
Joiners Arms
( 01792-232658; 50 Bishopston Rd, Bishopston)
Pop into the slate-floored Joiners for a pint from
the pub's own on-site microbrewery. A drop of the hoppy Three Cliffs Gold Ale is
the
one
to try; they also do decent pub food.
PUB
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Oxwich Bay
Oxwich Bay is a windy, 2.5-mile-long curve of sand backed by dunes. Road access and a
large car park (£2) make it popular with families and water-sports enthusiasts (there's no
lifeguard, but otherwise it's good for beginner surfers). Behind the beach lies
Oxwich Nature
Reserve
, an area of salt and freshwater marshes, oak and ash woodlands and dunes; it is
home to a variety of bird life and dune plants.
Set on a hillside above the beach, the stately grey ruin of
Oxwich Castle
( 01792-390359;
www.cadw.wales.gov.uk
;
Oxwich Castle Farm; adult/child £2.60/2.25; 10am-5pm Apr-Sep)
, run by Cadw
(the Welsh historic monuments agency), is less a castle and more a sumptuous 16th-cen-
tury, mock-military Tudor mansion.
