Mewslade Bay is a small sandy

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facing SSW in the west 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 ...

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. It lies south of Middleton and southwest of Pitton, from which footpaths lead to the beach. At low tide the beach is joined to the smaller Fall Bay to the west. Thurba Head is at the east end of the beach, and beyond it the small rocky Butterslade beach. The beach is popular with surfers, but is almost completely submerged at high tide. The main access is a fairly rocky, partly wooded path which is often muddy in places.

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External links

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Mewslade Bay and surrounding area
{{coord, 51.559, N, 4.282, W, type:landmark_region:GB, display=title Bays of the Gower Peninsula