The A4118 road is in

Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe). The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...

, Wales, connecting Dyfatty Street in Swansea City Centre with

Port Eynon Port Eynon (also spelt Port Einon, Porth Einon in Welsh) is a village and Community (Wales), community within the City and County of Swansea, Wales, located on the far south tip of the Gower Peninsula within the designated Area of Outstanding Natu ...

in the Gower Peninsula. The route runs through suburban areas until it reaches Upper Killay, where the road enters rural Gower. It passes over

Fairwood Common Fairwood Common is a large area of barely populated common land in the heart of the Gower Peninsula, south Wales. It forms part of the Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Swansea Airport is located in the middle of the common. This was dev ...

and through several villages before terminating at

Route

The A4118 starts at Dyfatty Street in Swansea city centre at the junction with the A483 Carmarthen Road, which is just north of

Swansea railway station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Swansea Railway Station - geograph.org.uk - 1150393.jpg , borough = Swansea, City and County of Swansea , country = Wales , coordinate ...

. It then goes westwards through the town centre. It passes through Mount Pleasant and

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before reaching Sketty, where having passed the parish church of St Pauls and Holy Trinity, it crosses the A4216. Road Junction where B4271 meets A4118 - geograph

Road Junction where B4271 meets A4118 - geograph

After passing through Killay and

Upper Killay The Gower Peninsula ( cy, Gŵyr) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It contains over twenty villages and communities. Villages Bishopston Bishopston (, or historically ''Llanm ...

, where the B4271 branches off to the right, the A4118 turns towards the southwest and leaves the main urban area of Swansea and the scenery becomes more rural. The road crosses

, where

Swansea Airport Swansea Airport ( cy, Maes Awyr Abertawe) is located in the middle of Fairwood Common on the Gower Peninsula to the west of Swansea, Wales. Operations

can be seen on the right, and after turning westward the road becomes more scenic with

Pennard Castle Pennard Castle is a ruined castle, near the modern village of Pennard on the Gower Peninsula, in south Wales. The castle was built in the early 12th century as a timber ringwork following the Norman invasion of Wales. The walls were rebuilt in ...

and the links course of

Pennard Golf Club Pennard (previously Llanarthbodu) is a village and community on the south of the Gower Peninsula, about 7 miles south-west of Swansea city centre. It falls within the Pennard electoral ward of Swansea. The Pennard community includes the larger ...

visible to the left. It then passes through the villages of

Parkmill The village of Parkmill ( cy, Melin y Parc) is a small rural settlement in the Gower Peninsula, South Wales, midway between the villages of Penmaen and Ilston, about eight miles (13 km) west of Swansea, and about one mile (1.5 km) fro ...

, Penmaen and

Knelston The Gower Peninsula ( cy, Gŵyr) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It contains over twenty villages and communities. Villages Bishopston Bishopston (, or historically ''Llanme ...

. Here the road swings round to the south and passes through the village of Llandewi. The B4247 to

Rhossilli Rhossili ( cy, Rhosili; ) is both a small village and a community on the southwestern tip of the Gower Peninsula in Wales. It is within the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the United Kingdom. The village has a community council and i ...

branches off to the right and the A4118 descends to the coast.

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