Gower Heritage Centre — Local services in Wales

Just had to share what a lovely day we had here. Needed something to do that was out of the rain, chose here as it looked like an interesting museum and had car chargers for both cars in the group. While wandering round we stumbled on a wonderful soul who explained she is a local Gower food historian and was making a morrocan vegetable soup and flatbreads for the staff using the vintage cooking equipment and their locally grown produce. As my wife needed to feed our baby and the kitchen was warm she offered her a seat in the back of the kitchen and talked to us all about the recipes, spice mix, equipment and to top it all off fed us with soup and bread in the warm without taking a penny from us. We'll never forget the kindness, the world needs more people like her. Our daughter loved seeing the ducks and other animals, the bakery was fantastic (we bought a lot to take home afterwards) and the museum and working water wheel were really interesting in a beautiful setting. Even if you don't get treated to free soup on a cold day it's still completely...

Tired and in a poor state of repair, no staff anywhere to be seen, except the gift shop and the cafe. Other reviews mention a Smithy and demonstrations of the power of the water wheel, but none on our visit. There weren't any people in the mock shops either, which made them a less interactive experience than I'd imagine it should be.

There are signs pointing to sheep, but all there is are some sad looking birds in small cages, and some goats. One recently hatched chick was stuck on its back and there was no-one to tell.

The fishpond has been overrun with algae and weeds too.

There's so much stuff randomly displayed that signs appear to describe artifacts that are no longer present.

The whole place was really very odd, with the dining hall covered in a green and white striped tarp. Cheap entry so worth a wander if you need something to do, but I'd recommend eating up the road in Shepherds...

There's so much to see and do here - traditional crafts, little museums and lots of fun for kids. When we visited it was very busy - there was a ukulele festival taking place - and we only had a short time here, but we were taken on a very interesting tour with a guide who is also a blacksmith. He took us to see the enormous waterwheel in action, we then visited the corn mill with its huge grindstones, his talk was both informative and amusing. There's a restored miller's cottage next door. We had a lovely cream tea with scones, Welsh cakes and bara brith, the service was good despite the tea room being crowded. They also do guided walks and tours of the Gower Peninsula - we did an hour's drive through some spectacular scenery with an entertaining guide who told us all about the area's features and really brought the history to life! Altogether an enjoyable visit, I would like to come again...