Walking the Gower Coast: Tor Bay & Oxwich Bay

Emma Cownie
7 min readJun 24, 2021

When I see a sunny forecast, I start looking at maps and planning my next walk.

OS Map of Oxwich Bay

This walk was done in two parts. The first from Tor Bay in a westerly direction (with both human and canine company) on a breezy, sunny day but the second part was done from Oxwich (alone) in an easterly and thus anti-clockwise direction (and looped back to my car). It wasn’t very sunny.

The climb up from western side of Three Cliffs Bay itself is pretty tiring as its very sandy but the view at the top is worth every bit of the struggle.

Top of the Cliffs above Pennard Pill

At the top is an Iron Age fort. The Iron Age was a very long time ago — about 2,500 years. It has a fantastic view of Three Cliffs Bay (the ramparts are covered in primroses).

Primroses on the Iron Age Fort

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Emma Cownie

Landscape painter. Inspired by light and colour. Living in Derry & Donegal. www.emmafcownie.com