Oxwich Bay — Attraction in Wales

The eastern end of Oxwich Bay, beyond the pill, is more remote and rugged than the hotel, car park and restaurant end.

In fact, thinking about it, the only time I’ve driven into the bay is either to attend wedding events held in the marquee beside the Oxwich Bay Hotel, or to dine at the Michelin starred ‘Beach House’, otherwise I’ve either cycled in, which is a pacy wiggly descent, or walked in from Tor Bay or Nicholaston Burrows.

The beach isn’t lifeguarded, which means that on occasion it becomes the playground for jet skiers, who launch off Knab Rock in Mumbles and head round to terrify bathers and SUP riders.

Dog walkers seem to enjoy the vast flat expanse of sand, chasing the oystercatchers on the low tide line. However, the loveliest part of this bay is the nature reserve concealed in the dunes, with its great variety of ancient wildflowers, and wetlands that host a variety of birds, and if you know where to look, adders.

Further along, the burrows have piled sand in front of the old cliffs, which have become overgrown with blackthorn and ivy. The beach is finally punctuated by the upturned Sedimentary limestone plates...

Great beach and good facilities, WC, cafes, even sell suncream in the shop and usual beach type stuff, boards and the like. BUT PLEASE BEWARE there are cameras and parking CHARGES applicable for out of hours parking!! The signage is poor and I would advise anyone who receives a notice to appeal on those grounds. We parked early morning as the gate was open but no one in attendance at the gate, we assumed there was no charge , there was no visible signage saying it was closed or signage to say penalty charges applicable for certain hours. We later obtained photos showing small signs at the perimeter of the parking area but the writing is not readable form 5ft so these are deemed not effective notification of charges. We later received a penalty charge notice. Please also note these are PCN Penalty Charge Notices and not Fines, the two are dealt with differently in law( use Google or AI agent such as grok/ chat GPT for details).

Apart from that enjoy the beach, still worth a visit, just beware...

A lovely sandy beach which is family/dog friendly. We went to visit on 06-07-19 and had a lovely time. Car park fee is £5 and you can stay all day. Plenty of room for everyone, toilets and kiosk selling ice-cream etc as well as a restaurant.

Sand dunes lead to pebbles then the water. Bit tricky getting down the sand dunes as no particular path/step so your feet sink into the sand. When the sea was in, it was lovely, cold at first then you get used to it. Nice location as very shallow so good for everyone and dogs to paddle...