Mumbles Pier, Swansea

Name: Mumbles Pier
Address: Swansea, United Kingdom

#92 among attractions in Swansea

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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. ()

Opened: 10 May 1898 (126 years ago)Coordinates: 51°34'11"N, 3°58'49"W

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Y Mwmbwls (Ystum Llwynarth)Swansea United Kingdom

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Mumbles Pier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oystermouth Castle, Mumbles Lighthouse, Mumbles Hill, Mumbles.

1.1 miNW
Forts and castles, Historical place, Romanesque architecture
Oystermouth Castle, Swansea
28 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.
0.4 miSE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Mumbles Lighthouse, Swansea
12 min walk • Mumbles Lighthouse, completed in 1794, is a lighthouse located in Mumbles, near Swansea. The structure, which sits on the outer of two islands off Mumbles Head, is clearly visible from any point along the five mile sweep of Swansea Bay.
~1230 ftW
Nature, Hill, Natural attraction
Mumbles Hill, Swansea
6 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 miW
Area
Mumbles, Swansea
16 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.
0.4 miSE
Forts and castles
Mumbles Battery, Swansea
12 min walk • Mumbles Battery is a battery on the north coast of the Bristol Channel overlooking Swansea. It was built around the base of the Mumbles Lighthouse. It is one of the many Palmerston Forts built in response to a perceived French invasion, and was designed to protect Swansea Bay.
1.1 miW
Beach
Rotherslade, Swansea
29 min walk • 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.
~1250 ftS
Body of water, Park
Bracelet Bay, Swansea
7 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.
0.6 miNW
Beach
Mumbles Beach, Swansea
15 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.
1.6 miNW
Neighbourhood
West Cross, Swansea
41 min walk • West Cross is a suburban area of Swansea, Wales, located to the south of Swansea city centre, near Mumbles falling within the West Cross ward.

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Which popular attractions are close to Mumbles Pier?

Nearby attractions include Mumbles Hill, Swansea (6 min walk), Bracelet Bay, Swansea (7 min walk), Mumbles Battery, Swansea (12 min walk), Mumbles Lighthouse, Swansea (12 min walk).