Good spots on the south coast of Wales?

[TomB]

Hi all,

I'm taking a wee road trip to see a friend of mine in Cardiff tomorrow night, then heading down to the Gower peninsular for Saturday night. I was wondering if anyone had some tips for places between the two to stop on the way.

Thinking long-exposure seascapes and the like

 

[shiato storm]

Rhossili beach...worms head...its right on the end of the peninsular if you can get down there.

 

[dcash29]

All round here St Govans Head, Stackpole, South Pembrokeshire

 

[Aimee K]

Pembrikeshire is a little out of the way though if you just want a few stops between Cardiff and the Gower (great for surfing btw)...

A few good places for shots are Newport docks (a bit scummy I know - I used to live there, but you can get some lovely pictures), the Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes (by Bridgend/Ogmore) and if you want a nice night shot, the view from the M4 towards Portalbert is actually quite pretty!

 

[specialman]

Cardiff marina area is surely worth a pop. Great mix of industrial-type setting, what with the raised roadways heading out towards Llantrisant etc, and the new developments near where all the boats are moored is only a few minutes from the city centre. Why not give the castle garden a pop? Pus there's the stadium and the river - all great for shots.

If you want amazing landcsapes head up the valleys road to Ferndale and up the Ricas (above Treherbert) and you're sure to get some amazing scenes.

 

[Sadlybrokeboy]

There's a couple of beaches in between Cardiff and the Gower that are worth a visit....

Southerndown beach, Llantwit Major Beach or Ogmore by sea for a start - Southerdown is one place I want to visit - it looks quite and interesting South West facing beach, allegedly good for suft and has an interesting headland called Witches point EDIT -- just looked on google maps and right next to Southerdown is Dunraven Bay - which looks good too

Cardiff Bay is a worth a shot too...

And as others have said - Rhossilli bay, Worms Head, Mumbles lighthouse are all worth a look too!

Also might be worth having a look if there's any decent Waterfalls up Swansea valley's way - I've a feeling there are, but I don't know the area well enough to say for sure!

HTH

Matt