Bracelet Bay to Langland Bay walk | Gowers Best Walks
A gentle five mile out and back cliff top stroll which takes you from Bracelet bay around to Langland point.
The wheelchair friendly route hugs the clifftop giving you beautiful unobstructed views of the Gowers rugged coastline.
It’s a walk which is perfect for those who maybe short on time or dont want to tackle anything too strenuous. Just make sure you pack a towel and your wallet as there’s plenty of opportunities for a dip or a pint and a ice cream in one of the four bays you will pass.
A drone shot of the coastal path leading from Langland to Caswell bay
Key Information
Walk type: Out and back
Distance: 5 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Car park: Bracelet bay - SA3 4JT
Wheelchair friendly: Yes
Nearest watering hole: Langland Brasserie
Where to park
Parking is available in the large pay and display car park at Bracelet Bay situated next to Castellamare restaurant. There’s two separate car parks here with room for 2220 cars so you should have trouble finding a space. Parking costs £1.50 for an hour up to £6 all day .
The route
From the large pay and display car park at Bracelet bay you’ll have terrific views over Bracelet bay towards Mumbles lighthouse. Resist the urge to head into Castellamare and grab a pizza and beer and follow the road away from the lighthouse past the neighbouring Limeslade bay towards Fortes Ice cream parlor .
The view from Castellamare over Bracelet bay towards mumbles lighthouse
Again resist the urge to grab an ice cream (there will be plenty of opportunities to do that later on) and join the coastal path which begins just past fortes Ice cream parlour.
From here follow the coastal path for half a mile as it weaves along the clifftop, it will start of relatively flat before climbing gently towards the highest point of the walk.
From here you’ll be presented with you first view of gorgeous Gower coastline, looking into the distance you’ll see several headland jutting out into the Bristol channel.
A sunrise drone shot of Langland looking back east. Rotherslade and the cliff path can also be seen in the image
From here its mostly downhill for a further one kilometre as you make your way towards Rotherslade bay.
Rotherslade is small rocky beach backed by a large landscaped terraces and café. The beach connects with the neighbouring Langland bay to the west between mid-low tide, where you can walk across the vast expanse of sand.
the beach is extremely popular amongst locals as the large concrete south facing terraces become a great seated sun trap during the day.
Here you will find the recently renovated surfside café and public toilets.
From Rotherslade you can either continue to follow the coastal path for a short 500m around to Langland bay, or if its low tide talk a stroll across the beach.
Langland Bay is one of my favourite beaches on the Gower. Its a place where I spend most of my childhood and one I have extremely fond memories of.
It’s easily accessible location, situated five minutes outside the village of Mumbles, alongside its ample parking and wide array of facilities make it extremely popular with both locals and holiday makers.
The blue flag beach is lifeguarded during the popular summer months and is home to public toilets, showers, a restaurant, two cafes and four tennis courts.
What adds to Langland’s charm is the beautifully quaint green and white huts which lines the coastal path behind the beach. Interspersed with several palm tress, the huts are extremely sought after and adorn postcards, photographs and paintings across the region.
From Langland continue to follow the coastal path out to Snapple point aka Langland headland. Here you will find several benches and terrific views back towards Langland and down the coast.
Sunset behind Langland cliff path
The view west from Snapple point looking west
From Snapple point follow the coastal path for a further half a mile until you reach the highest point between Langland and Caswell. Here you will have views back towards the neighbouring Caswell bay
If you wanted to stretch the legs further you can extend the walk by following the costal path onwards for another half a mile to Caswell bay.
At this point however you have already taken in the best costal views and as Langland bay has better facilities, my recommendation would be to head back and enjoy some time there.
Caswell Bay
To return to you car simply retrace your steps back along the coastal path. If you did want to add a bit of variety to the walk back, t here is an alternative route back along the clifftop above the coastal path which starts around 500m past Rotherslade.
You can also park at Langland and do this walk in reverse or even just break the walk up into segments.
What I would say is that Langland is a great place to watch both the sunset and sunrise, so if you can time your walk to correspond with either of these you’ll be in for an absolute treat.
Sunrise from Langland
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