A guide to Blue Pool Bay on the Gower Peninsula
Blue Pool bay is a secluded but charming bay tucked away not he north west tip of the Gower.
Its remoteness and lack of access make this one of the quietest beaches on the Peninsula.
The main feature and attraction of the bay is a large natural circular rock pool at the western end of the beach. At 15ft wide and 8ft deep its the perfect natural swimming pool and even deep enough to jump into from the rocks above.
The beach is only accessible around 2 hours either side of Low tide (sometimes less) so make sure you check the tide times before visiting.
Within this guide I provide all the details on how to reach Blue pool bay including the best place to park
Key Information
What Three Words Location: ///fees.racetrack.bashful
Distance to beach: 1 KM
Food: No
Toilets: No
Dog friendly: Yes
Where to park for Blue Pool Bay?
Free parking is available in a large gravel car park in front of Broughton Caravan site.
To reach the car park, pass the kings head and go straight on at the mini-roundabout. After one mile of single track lanes you will entre the caravan site and the ca park will be obvious.
How to reach the beach
Blue Pool bay is only available around 90-120 minutes either side of low tide. For this reason i recommend you head down to the beach as the tide is on its way out.
From the car park, head into and through the caravan park following the signs for Blue Pool Bay
After 300m , bear left and join the coastal path as it works its way around the headland alongside Broughton Bay
After 800m you’ll be on the cliff path which overlooks the beach.
Access to the beach is only available at low to mid-tide as the sand is completely covered when the tide comes in.
From the cliff path, follow the narrow and steep path down towards the beach.
caution should be taken here as the path is quite steep and unstable.
It’s definitely not suitable for pushchairs and families with young children and lots of gear may struggle getting down to the beach.
After the sandy section ends, its simply as case of scrambling your way over the rocks and down to the beach.
One thing to note is that when there is a large tide, you are able to walk along the beach from Broughton Bay.
If you do this make sure you keep an eye on the tide and are able to climb back out if you do get cut off.
What to do at Blue Pool Bay?
After taking a dip in the Blue pool, my recommendation would be to chill out and enjoy the secluded beach
Be careful when swimming in the sea and the the Loughor estuary is located just offshore and has very strong rip currents.
People have died swimming here so always be cautions and don’t go out too deep.
You can also explore the other coastal features which are located on the headland.
At the western end of the bay is a natural rock arch, called the Blue Pool Arch or 3 Chimneys.
If you continue walking along the coastal path above the beach you will reach Spaniard rocks at the northern end of Llangennith.
From here you will have magnificent views all the way down to Rhossili and Worms Head.
Watch the Sunset
Outside of the winter months , the beach is a great spot to watch the sunset from as you’ll be able to see the sun dip behind the horizon.
Because its a only a short walk back to your car it also means you probably wont be walking back to your car in the dark.
So there we have it, my guide to Blue pool Bay on the Gower Peninsula.
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