Rotherslade, Swansea

Name: Rotherslade
Address: Swansea, United Kingdom

#87 among attractions in Swansea

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Rotherslade is a small stretch of sandy beach at the eastern end of Langland Bay in the south Gower Peninsula, Wales. Previously known as 'Little Langland', it only exists as a separate beach at high tide. At low tide it is continuous with Langland Bay. ()

Coordinates: 51°34'3"N, 4°0'22"W

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Y Mwmbwls (Newton)Swansea United Kingdom

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Rotherslade – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oystermouth Castle, Oystermouth Cemetery, Caswell Bay, Mumbles Hill.

0.7 miN
Forts and castles, Historical place, Romanesque architecture
Oystermouth Castle, Swansea
17 min walk • Oystermouth Castle is a Norman stone castle in Wales, overlooking Swansea Bay on the east side of the Gower Peninsula near the village of Mumbles.
0.7 miN
Cemetery
Oystermouth Cemetery, Swansea
19 min walk • Oystermouth Cemetery is a municipal cemetery in the village of Oystermouth, Swansea, South Wales. It was opened in 1883 and remains in use today, run by the Cemeteries and Crematorium Division of the City and County of Swansea. It has 14,162 grave spaces.
1.2 miW
Beach
Caswell Bay, Swansea
30 min walk • Caswell Bay or Welsh Bae Cas-wellt, is a beach on the south east of the Gower Peninsula, Swansea, Wales. It is a sandy beach popular with families, holiday makers and surfers, and it regularly achieves Blue Flag status.
0.9 miE
Nature, Hill, Natural attraction
Mumbles Hill, Swansea
23 min walk • Mumbles Hill is a hill near the south eastern tip of the Gower Peninsula, Wales. Parts of the hill form a designated Local Nature Reserve, declared in 1991. Defensive gunnery positions were built on the hill in World War II. Remnants of the 623rd Anti-Aircraft Battery gun emplacements and control bunker are still visible on the hill.
0.6 miNE
Area
Mumbles, Swansea
15 min walk • Mumbles is a headland sited on the western edge of Swansea Bay on the southern coast of Wales. The name Mumbles is also applied to the district encompassing the electoral wards of Oystermouth, Newton, West Cross, and Mayals.
1.1 miW
Protected area
Bishop's Wood, Gower Peninsula
30 min walk • Bishop's Wood is a nature reserve in the Gower Peninsula, south Wales. The area consists of 46 acres of limestone woodland and grassland. Part of the wood is classified as ancient woodland. The 1673 survey of Bishopston Manor indicates that it has been wooded since at least the seventeenth century.
1.1 miE
Piers and boardwalks
Mumbles Pier, Swansea
29 min walk • The Grade II listed structure of Mumbles Pier is an 835 feet long Victorian pier built in 1898. It is located at the south-western corner of Swansea Bay near the village of Mumbles, within the city and county of Swansea, Wales.
1.2 miE
Body of water, Park
Bracelet Bay, Swansea
31 min walk • Bracelet Bay is a small bay on the south of the Gower Peninsula. It is the first bay one comes to after leaving Swansea Bay and rounding Mumbles Head. Surrounded by limestone cliffs, the bay is pebbly, with some sand.
0.7 miNE
Beach
Mumbles Beach, Swansea
19 min walk • Mumbles Beach is a very small sheltered area of sand and rock pools sandwiched between Swansea Bay beach and Bracelet Bay in the south eastern corner of the Gower Peninsula, Swansea, Wales.
1.1 miW
Sport venue, Sport
Langland Bay Golf Club, Swansea
29 min walk • Langland Bay Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course known in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty overlooking Langland Bay near Swansea, Wales, UK. The first evidence of a golf club at Langland Bay is a minute book dating from 1901. The golf course was officially opened on 10 September 1904.

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Which popular attractions are close to Rotherslade?

Nearby attractions include Mumbles, Swansea (15 min walk), Oystermouth Castle, Swansea (17 min walk), Mumbles Beach, Swansea (19 min walk), Oystermouth Cemetery, Swansea (19 min walk).