No pets allowed Suitable for children Not suitable for elderly or infirm No smoking at this property Self-catering
Home description
Originally built as a fisherman’s cottage, Rose Cottage has substantial stone walls and reclaimed ships’ timbers. It has also been the subject of recent redecoration and extensive refurbishment. Ground floor: living room has feature stone fireplace and log/coal effect stove, generous soft seating, dining table & chairs for six, TV & DVD. The fitted kitchen has an electric hob & oven, microwave, dishwasher, fridge/freezer, washer dryer. Adjoining the kitchen is a garden room with breakfast table & chairs, and additional soft seating and casement doors to garden. Off this room is a bedroom with full size bunk beds. First floor: Two bedrooms - one double and one twin, both with flat screen TV’s. The twin bedroom has an en suite bathroom with a 3-piece suite. There is a further shower room with a walk in shower, wash hand basin and WC. Front garden is landscaped and has a pond and waterfall. Rear garden is enclosed, Garden furniture.
Rose Cottage, Port Eynon, Gower
The dining room, Rose Cottage
The sitting room, Rose Cottage
The garden room, Rose Cottage
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The South Wales / Swansea/Bridgend/Neath region
Designated as Britain's first area of outstanding natural beauty - Gower has some of the most beautiful scenery you are ever likely to see. Just 18 miles long and less than 8 miles wide the area has nearly 400 miles of public rights of way, and 23 nature reserves. Gower offers a great variety of beaches and coves attracting everyone form surfers to the more relaxed hikers and sun worshipers.
Port Eynon area
Port Eynon, is a village of white washed cottages surrounding a church which, it is believed was founded in the 6th century. There is a fairly quiet sandy beach, which has parking close by, and is patrolled by lifeguards in the summer months. The village has a shop, a public house and a café (open in season) and is steeped in history. During the 19th century Oyster dredging was huge, with many Oyster skiffs working out of the harbour. The visible remains of the harbour can be seen in the sheltered west end of the bay. Established in the 16th Century, the remains of the salt house stands to the far south west of the bay, a valuable commodity in those days. The cliffs to the west of Port Eynon are witness to numerous shipwrecks during the 18th,19th and early 20th century with associated tales of smuggling and piracy. Along these cliffs just to the west of Port Eynon point lies the mysterious cave of Culver Hole. A cleft in the rock protected by a man made stone wall. Fabled to have a tunnel linking the site with a manor house that once stood on Port Eyon Point..
A 10 minute drive will take you to Rhossili Bay, a wide beach with miles of golden sand. At one end is Burry Holmes, an outcrop of land, with a tiny chapel. Beyond the headland is Broughton Bay which has an abundance of sand dunes. At the other end of Rhossili Bay is the Worms Head which rears out of the sea with its impressive Blow Hole which you can explore at low tide, and up on the cliff top is the village of Rhossili where there are a few shops and cafes with some amazing views over the bay – watch out for the paragliders.
The village of Llangennith is half way along the bay and about a mile inland. There is a campsite and caravan park set back from the beach with parking, a café and facilities – a good base if you want to enjoy the beach and popular with surfers. With only a pub and a surf shop the village of Llangennith remains untouched, but the pub fayre is fairly inexpensive with nice views over the bay complimented by a very tasty Gower Special pizza (cockles and bacon).
Travelling in the opposite direction, Oxwich Bay is the next beach along from Port Eynon (15 by car ) and probably the busiest of the rural beaches on Gower with good facilities. The Oxwich Bay Hotel offers bar meals as well as a restaurant and the beach itself has a water sports club where you can learn to sail or surf, wakeboard or take a doughnut ride - and if you don’t feel like driving to Oxwich you could travel by water taxi.
At the other end of Oxwich is Three Cliffs Bay (finalist on TV’s ‘Britain’s favourite view’ programme) – one of the most photographed beauty spots on Gower. Here a river meets the sea, sheep graze on the grassy verges overlooking the beach, wild ponies roam freely and the board walk winds its way up to Pennard Castle. There’s a lot to absorb in just one snapshot.
Travelling East along the South Gower Road for another 10minutes is Parkmill, where you will find the Gower Heritage Centre with its many attractions for all the family including an 800 year old working water mill. A few yards away are 70 acres of peaceful Parc le Breos where you can take a quiet stroll, hire bikes or enjoy a day out on horseback.
At the centre of the peninsula is the lofty moor land called Cefn Bryn, one of the highest points on Gower, and the burial ground of the legendary King Arthur. From here, on a clear day you can see as far as Devon to the south and the Black Mountains to the North.
The village of Reynoldston is just across the green, home to the King Arthur Hotel where some of the best pub fayre in the area can be found.
If a little more action is your cup of tea, then try the old fishing village of Mumbles (from Port Eynon it's approximately half an hour by car) where there are cafes, and restaurants, gift shops and boutiques in abundance. Make sure you don't leave without enjoying a stroll along the promenade with a Joe's ice cream - the best in area.
How to get there
By car: M4 take J42 onto the A483 to Swansea. The property is approximately 19 miles from this junction. (A full set of directions are available on request). Many airlines fly into Cardiff International which is approximately 1 hour by car. The next closest airport is Bristol which is approximately 2 hours away. Alternatively all major airlines fly to London Heathrow and Gatwick which is approximately 3.5 hours by car. Trains run hourly from London Paddington Monday - Friday.
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Cardiff: 90 km
Railway:
Swansea: 28 km
Ferry:
Swansea: 29 km
Activities near Port Eynon
Sports: Watersports Horse Riding Golf within 30 mins drive
Great for: Walking holidays Rural / countryside retreats Beach or lakeside relaxation Cycling holidays
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