a question for welsh grapes please

[mrswadders]

while getting excited about our forthcoming holiday to Melton Mowbray the discussion ran on to where to go for october half term. Now can any of you recommmend some nice beaches or an area near to a beach in south wales? I've never been so have absolutely no idea. We preferrably want one we can take the dogs on (although its not till the end of october so not normally a problem) Oh yes, and if you've happened to notice any caravan club sites nearby!

thanks in advance

Mrs W

[veggiechicken]

What a difficult question Mrs W
Most of our South Wales beaches are lovely but the further west you go, the clearer the water becomes - because tides, up and down the Bristol Channel stir up the sand as the estuary narrows and make the water murkier.
Swansea/Gower and westward through Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire or round the corner into Cardiganshire - the water is clearer and all very beautiful.
You should be OK with dogs on beaches after the end of September but this may help Colins Wales Tourism Guide
Caravan sites - lots but I don't know any details sorry!

[chris]

For me, West Wales is the best.. St Davids / White Sands is amazing. Though, there's Llangennith / Most places in / around the gower are quite nice too... More so Swansea way, so not as far If you didn't want to travel that far then Rest Bay around Porthcawl is alright, but the Gower is nicer (IMHO).

A real welshie will probably be able to direct you better though

[mrswadders]

white sands, that sounds good, so west wales Gower right that gives me something to go on I'll check out sites in that area then. Many thanks!

[mrswadders]

thanks VC will be visiting welsh wales in October then! Gino no 2 pup hasn't been on a beach so we wanted to take him, Bella loves charging around so we could have fun!

[veggiechicken]

Let us know where you're going - and we can come up with suggestions for places to visit

[mrswadders]

thanks VC -any chance you can arrange good weather for that week too! Don't mind cold just fingers crossed for dry! went to Cromer last year and had reasonable week so here's hoping!

[veggiechicken]

You want dry as well............ I'll see what i can do

[mrswadders]

just had a quick look at CC sites theres a couple near Cilibion,Llanridian whatcha reckon?

[mrswadders]

change that last one! just found a couple of superb looking sites near Haverfordwest - the views look stunning! and theres some really good reviews so i'm thinking this is the area!

[poly]

Llanrhidian would be ok, a smallish village though so don't expect much. Close by are Llanrhidian marshes, loads of birds and wildlife, also lots of wild ponies and sheep so dogs may need to be on a lead, (lots of Gower has common rights with livestock having access to large areas). Cilibion/Llanrhidian is on the edge of Cefn Bryn, again diverse wildlife and animals roaming about. Super walks and views of most of Gower, if you go to King Arthur's Stone you can look out over the marshes towards Llanelli and West Wales is in the distance. The King Arthur Hotel is just down the hill and makes a nice place to stop for a cuppa/drink or food, though they don't allow dogs inside but there is plenty of seating outside.

Llangennith beach (about 5 miles away) is gorgeous and the owners have their own camp fields. A huge beach about 3 miles long with dunes, rock pools, and small cliffs depending which part of the beach your on. Great walks over to, Llanmadoc, Rhossili etc. The Greyhound Inn, Old Walls is dog friendly and has great food, also a micro brewery. The King's Head Llangennith allows dogs to visit too.

Gower's mostly an outdoorsy sort of place, though Mumbles is not far and is a nice spot to visit with some shops and good places to eat. Oxwich Bay, Three Cliffs Bay, Port Eynon and Rhossili are all super beaches to visit too, with a mixture of sandy bays, loads of rock pools and some cracking cliff walks scenery/views are stunning.

[poly]

Opps I took too long to type, scrub my last post

[darcyvuqua]

change that last one! just found a couple of superb looking sites near Haverfordwest - the views look stunning! and theres some really good reviews so i'm thinking this is the area!

Aaarrrrgggghhhh Haverfordwest my home town if your going there please visit newgale lovely beach and a nice pub just off if it called the duke solva an old fishing town has a lovely pub with great food although there's no real beach may I suggest you google the Lilly ponds

[darcyvuqua]

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/stackpole/

[mrswadders]

thanks Darcy that looks lovely just our sort of place, we do like to 'chillout' and do lots of walking, will have a chat with MrW tonight and hopefully get booked up, only thing is it's about a 5hour drive!