Blue Pool Bay is a small cove near the village of

Llangennith Llangennith ( cy, Llangenydd/Llangynydd) is a village in the City and County of Swansea, South Wales. It is located in the Gower. Moor Lane leads westwards to a caravan park near Rhossili Bay and Burrows Lane leads northwards to a caravan park ...

in Gower,

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

. The cove is bordered by cliffs, and is accessible via a clifftop path and a steep, unstable path down to the beach. The beach is covered fully at high tide and takes its name from a large, natural rockpool.

Rhossili Bay 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 ...

is nearby. Since the release of a popular internet video showing the pool, there has been a drastic increase in footfall to the bay. This has resulted in heavy erosion on the path to the beach, as well as heavy littering, fly tipping and graffiti left by the now common crowds at the once little known location.

Description

The Bay is only reachable by footpath or from the neighbouring beach of Broughton Bay to the east. At the west end of the bay is a natural rock arch, called the ''Blue Pool Arch'' or ''3 Chimneys''. The arch is completely submerged at high tide. The eponymous rockpool is 3 ft (0.9m) deep, and was formed naturally. The pool is completely uncovered at low tide, and separated from the sea by the beach. The pool is engulfed by the sea at high tide and becomes less defined. The beach is mostly sandy and surrounded by rocky cliffs. The beach is reachable by a rough coastal path leading down from the cliffs and from Spaniard Rocks and from Broughton Bay both at low tide. The depth mentioned here differs from the depth mentioned by the reference.

References

External links

GowerUK.com - Blue Pool Bay
Bays of the Gower Peninsula Natural arches of Wales {{Swansea-geo-stub