Our top tips on getting your kids up Snowdon! Last summer Dave and I planned a trip to Snowdonia with the kids (Tiri 7, Mabli 5 & Emlyn 6 mnths) with the aim of getting them, or at least Tirion … Read More
(Following on from our Storm surges/ freak waves post)…… It’s thrilling to hit the beach when the sea is rough and stormy, to watch and feel the power of the breaking waves and see mother nature at her best. It’s … Read More
WINTER GROUND SWELLS & STORM SURGES / FREAK WAVES-BEWARE Caught out by a storm surge- On a winters day a friend of mine decided to take her young children to Caswell, Gower, Swansea for some fresh air and a run … Read More
As we are all aware, the Prime Minister announced the lockdown on March 17th 2020 and everything pretty much ground to a halt. We sort of hoped that given the open spaces we work in and the physical distancing we … Read More
It was the day of the 2019 Swansea Bay Tourism Awards, we dug out our finery and dusted off the cobwebs. The babysitter arrived aka Nana Wendy so we swiftly left and made our way to The Brangwyn Hall for … Read More
Our next line of Blog entries are all about the Gower coastline. We hear enough about Rhossili Bay endlessly due to it endless beauty and awards! However, the Gower coastline is also home to a lot of other Bays and … Read More
Fox Hole Bay – Hidden Gower, Bone Caves, Choughs and Rock Climbing Aaaah Foxhole! (If its Rock Climbing you want go to the bottom of this post) “Looks like the tide’s in.” “There’s no beach here” “There are better beaches … Read More
Gower Way- Part 1- 15miles – Penlle’r Castell to Gowerton You’ve decided to take on the challenge (great!) and you’ve found yourself atop Mynnydd Y Betws and stood beside Penlle’r Castell and marker No.50. What will smack you round the … Read More
The Gower Way – In reverse because that’s the way we recommend doing it! If you ever wanted to experience some of the complex history between the English and the Welsh then The Gower Way long distance footpath will give … Read More
Tragedy at Three Cliffs Bay – please read about Rip Currents here On the 29th July yet another tragic drowning occured at this Gower Beauty spot. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/man-dies-trying-rescue-child-9544706 Three Cliffs Bay is next to be covered on our Gower beach blog … Read More
Another local favourite and hidden gem (at least at high tide). The beautifully named Pobbles has everything that the seclusion seeker, hiker and adventurer could want. How can one bay cater for all of these? Simple! This is a cove, … Read More
When we asked our ‘RIPNROCK family’ (Facebook friends, Twitter and Instagram followers, e-mail friends and relatives) to nominate us for the Swansea Bay Tourism Awards we would have been over the moon to be selected as finalists in a category. … Read More