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Welcome to Whiteford Bay Leisure Park

Make Gower’s best kept secret your own with luxury holiday homes at Whiteford Bay Premier Leisure Park.

Whiteford is a quiet, family orientated leisure park with a large children’s adventure playground, site shop and a laundrette. There is no ‘club-house’ or bar on the premises in keeping with the charm and grace of the area.

Imagine owning your own little piece of paradise!

Owning a caravan by the sea at Whiteford Bay Leisure Park can be a very rewarding experience.

There are some wonderful views from the leisure park, ideal for watching the sunsets before heading for quiet drink or meal at the local village inn or simply relaxing at your holiday home.

You can visit your caravan practically all year-round as the park is open for eleven and a half months per year, closing only for the middle two weeks in January each year. And you can avoid all the hassle of planning a family holiday.

When you want to get away from it all, just pack light, hop in the car and make your way down to your holiday home, where your own home comforts await you. And in addition whether fishing, sunbathing or just walking the dog, the peaceful beach is little more than a stone’s throw away!

And all this is yours for around the same cost annually as for a decent fortnight abroad for a family of four.

Static Caravans

Own your own piece of Gower’s natural beauty!

At Whiteford Leisure Park we offer static caravans for sale and a pitch by the sea on which to place your holiday home under licence. We can supply a large variety of new or pre-owned caravans to our clients from most manufacturers.

Our pitches are very spacious indeed and most have splendid views overlooking Broughton Bay and the surrounding countryside.

We aim to achieve the best aesthetics possible by means of an ongoing landscaping programme.

Amenities

Whiteford is a quiet, family orientated leisure park with a large children’s adventure playground, site shop and a laundrette. Disabled friendly facilities are provided. There is no ‘club-house’ or bar on the premises in keeping with the charm and grace of the area.

Excellent local cafes, restaurants and pubs, are just a short drive by car or a leisurely stroll away into the village of Llanmadoc.

The site is protected by sophisticated security systems and all facilities are compliant with health and safety requirements.

Surrounding Area

The Gower peninsula was designated Britain’s first area of outstanding natural beauty in 1956 Fifty years on, it is still an area of extraordinary appeal with unspoilt countryside, celebrated bays and beaches, historic castles and ancient monuments

Gower is an ancient land, inhabited for at least 30,000 years. From burial chambers such as Parc le Breos to smugglers’ haunts, from Iron Age forts to WW2 defences, the Gower peninsula reveals secrets of the past..It is a land of myth and legends about the Verry Volk (fairy folk), King Arthur’s Stone, haunted wells and ghostly water horses.

A rich and colourful past combined with untouched natural beauty makes Gower an irresistible destination for national and international tourism.

Whiteford lighthouse

Stroll down to enjoy the scenic beauty of Whiteford lighthouse…

This romantic and striking maritime landmark is a rare example of a wave-swept cast-iron lighthouse in British coastal waters, and an important work of cast-iron architecture and nineteenth century lighthouse design and construction. It is also a Grade II listed Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Interestingly, the first known cast-iron British lighthouse was built in Swansea Harbour in 1803 and one of the last is at Whiteford Point, built in 1865.

Blue Pool Bay

There are a couple of smaller bays to the West of Broughton Bay, and after a walk around the point on low-tide (or over the Top when the shoreline is cut off by the tide) you can access Blue Pool Bay.

Blue Pool Bay is a one of the areas’ most charming bays due to its high cliff line, relative seclusion and minimal visiting from tourists. The bay gets its name from the circular rock pool, ‘Blue Pool’. The pool is quite large being approximately 15ft in diameter and many people enjoy diving in during the warmer months.

From the cliff-tops above Blue Pool one can head South (/South West) for a beautiful walk along cliff-top dunes and this can eventually lead over to Burry Homes, a tidal island where the remains of a 6th century monastery are just about visible.

There are no less than 24 bays and sheltered coves along Gowers rugged coastline so there’s plenty to explore for the beach lovers amongst us.

Llanmadoc Village

Whiteford Bay Leisure Park is situated at the western edge of this quaint village which has a lovely local pub & restaurant and a local co-operative post office, cafe & shop run and owned by village shareholders. Various village fundraising activities have in recent years made local news headlines. An open gardens day runs each year for charity, where local gardens are opened to the public and a couple of tasteful semi-nude calendars [think calendar girls] are further examples of such fundraising events.

The local village shop & post office has been run by its village shareholders & local volunteers since the original post office was shut down some years ago. The shop come post office & cafe is today a real community hub, abundant with local information & quality local produce.

The Britannia Inn, an 18th Century public house, is located at the bottom end of Llanmadoc and serves high quality food and real ales. Run by Martin & Lindsey, a young couple with an abundance of culinary experience between them, they serve a la carte in the restaurant in the evenings & a home-cooked bar menu during the day.

A generally peaceful village year-round, Llanmadoc was named Calor ‘Village of the Year’ for South Wales in 2009.

Llanmadoc takes its name from the Church of St. Madoc. A 13th Century Church in the Western end of the village, named after the Celtic Saint who is believed to have founded the Church in the 6th Century.

Cheriton (Hamlet)

Once upon a time the hamlet was known as ‘Cherry Town’ due to the vast number of cherry trees growing in the area. This pretty hamlet (one of the smallest hamlets on Gower), has a rich history and harbours what is generally accepted as the most beautiful church on the Gower peninsula, the church of St. Cadoc, also known as the ‘Cathedral of Gower’.

Opposite the church of St. Cadoc in Cheriton there is a footpath leading along the bottom edge of some farmland. On a walk from here over to Stembridge can be found the remains of ancient Roman roads, much of which is sunken, however a Roman bridge remains intact over the Burry Pill stream to this day.

Cwm Ivy (Hamlet)

Cwm Ivy consists of an ancient broadleaf woodland, plantation, pasture and quarry now owned by the National Trust and a small hamlet to the North of Llanmadoc village. This area includes some of the most beautiful woodland on Gower. The western end was given to the trust in 1983 by Betty Church, after whom an area of the reserve is named.

Local Activities

Stroll down to enjoy the scenic beauty of Whiteford lighthouse…

This romantic and striking maritime landmark is a rare example of a wave-swept cast-iron lighthouse in British coastal waters, and an important work of cast-iron architecture and nineteenth century lighthouse design and construction. It is also a Grade II listed Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Interestingly, the first known cast-iron British lighthouse was built in Swansea Harbour in 1803 and one of the last is at Whiteford Point, built in 1865.

Fishing

Although the beach itself is not always the best spot for fishing, Oxwich point and many of the surrounding coastal areas can be very good indeed. Oxwich Point can be reached by foot past Oxwich castle (Tudor fortified manor house) opposite Greenways Leisure Park and the footpaths heading over towards the point or alternatively you could go from the 6th Century Church of St. Illtyd down near the beach, however beware the large number of steps you must climb to get atop the point.

Boating

As mentioned Oxwich Bay has good boat access & launching facilities, however for those of you who do not own a boat all is not lost! Local company, Euphoria Sailing, offer sailing lessons, boat tours of Gower, kayaking lessons and hire at their Beach Club at Oxwich Bay & Swansea Marina.

Gower Heritage Centre

Set in the heart of the Gower Peninsula at Parkmill, just west of Swansea, South Wales, the Gower Heritage Centre was established in 1990 as a countryside crafts centre situated in historical and beautiful surroundings. The 12th century water powered corn and saw mill was renovated, and experienced crafts people took up residence on site. Today the centre is recognised as a vibrant crafts and rural life museum that welcomes visitors from all around the world.

Surfing and Bodyboarding on Gower

The location of Gower and its general aspect make it one of the best surf areas in the UK. The fact that it is a peninsula helps this and means that there are plenty of breaks to choose from depending upon the conditions.

The main factors when deciding where to go are 1). Swell size and direction, 2). Wind speed and direction, 3). Tide timetables and height of the tide. Llangennith faces directly out to the Atlantic and picks up swell before the other beaches. The prevailing wind direction for Gower is a westerly wind and this can push up the swell size. As a rough guide, Llangennith needs to be about 4-5ft for Langland and Caswell to get a 2-3ft wave.

If you are a new or inexperienced surfer then please do not go surfing alone and stick to the beach breaks on Gower. The Gower peninsula has many reef breaks but these are not recommended for the inexperienced.

Kite Boarding

Kiteboarding is a fast growing sport that is enjoyed by many people around the world and the essential skill is learning how to manage the power of a kite. Gower Kite Riders offer lessons in this up and coming sport.

Oxwich Bay is at times is a very colourful place! A healthy picture of activity with numerous kites flying through the sky and boarders below enjoying every minute of it!

Parc-le-Breos

Parc-Le-Breos is a family run guest house and pony trekking centre in Gower, Established by John and Olive Edwards back in 1963. We have horses and ponies to suit all ages and abilities; if you’ve never ridden before you really couldn’t choose a better place to have a go. All of the rides are run by our award winning friendly guides who have an unrivalled knowledge of the best trails, the local conditions and off course the temperaments of their horses.

Perriswood Archery and Falconry

Perriswood Archery and Falconry Centre is located in Penmaen, overlooking Oxwich Bay. Perriswood is open all year around, and is the only centre dedicated to the pursuit of Archery and Falconry of its kind in the UK.

LC2 – Water Park and Leisure Centre

For the times when outdoor pursuits are not possible or preferable, Swanseas Leisure Centre recently refurbished as the LC2 is Swasnea’s premier leisure complex.

Activities on offer here include a swimming pool / indoor water park with water slides, a free-standing wave machine called ‘The Boardrider’ where you can practice surfing technique without waiting for the weather conditions, a 30’ climbing wall, a health spa, a gym and a children’s play zone for the younger members of your family. LC2 should keep your group occupied when the weather is not quite right!

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