Limeslade Bay is a small cove just to the west of

Bracelet Bay Bracelet Bay is a small bay on the south of the Gower Peninsula. It is the first bay one comes to after leaving Swansea Bay Swansea Bay ( cy, Bae Abertawe) is a bay on the southern coast of Wales. The River Neath, River Tawe, River Afan, Ri ...

in the south east corner of the

Gower Peninsula Gower ( cy, Gŵyr) or the Gower Peninsula () in southwest Wales, projects towards the Bristol Channel. It is the most westerly part of the historic county of Glamorgan. In 1956, the majority of Gower became the first area in the United Kingdom ...

, near

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in south

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. It is a sheltered, mainly rocky beach with little sand. Bathing is possible. There is a car park in the adjacent

. From Limeslade Bay there is a cliff walk to

Langland Bay Langland Bay is a popular coastal holiday resort in Gower Peninsula, Gower, Swansea in south Wales. It is a popular surfing beach which regularly meets the European Blue Flag beach, Blue Flag award for quality. History Langland Bay - together ...

, about half a mile to the west. Of note is an iron mine at the head of the bay, near the roadside. This is believed to have been worked from

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times. It is now closed and sealed off. The bay has a varied and different geology from that of the neighbouring

. This is one of the many 'slades' one finds in

Gower Gower ( cy, Gŵyr) or the Gower Peninsula () in southwest Wales, projects towards the Bristol Channel. It is the most westerly part of the historic county of Glamorgan. In 1956, the majority of Gower became the first area in the United Kingdom ...

- small valleys or dells, usually opening on to the sea. Limeslade was site of the

Limeslade Mystery The Limeslade Mystery or Madame X Mystery was a murder which occurred in Wales in 1929. The crime was never solved. Background Kate Jackson (1885–1929) was a mysterious woman who claimed to be born in India and told her husband she was the autho ...

in 1929 - an unsolved murder.

External links

The Gower Information Centre: Limeslade Baywww.geograph.co.uk : photos of Limeslade Bay and surrounding area
{{Gower Peninsula Bays of the Gower Peninsula Coves of Swansea Mumbles