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Walking on Gower
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- Book Synopsis
- Gower is one of Britain's most captivating walking destinations, where limestone cliffs, hidden coves and sweeping sandy beaches meet rolling farmland and flower-rich commons. From the dramatic headlands of Rhossili and Worm's Head to the views of salt marshes of the Loughor Estuary and Bristol Channel, the Gower Peninsula offers a remarkable variety of landscapes within a compact and easily explored area of South Wales.This comprehensive guidebook, Walking in Gower, brings together 40 carefully selected day walks ranging from 5 to 21 km (3 to 13 miles), showcasing the very best of this designated National Landscape (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). The routes are suitable for both experienced walkers and those seeking shorter coastal strolls, with a range of options that allow you to choose walks to match your time, fitness and ambition.30 circular routes are described, exploring the full length of the Gower Peninsula, including highlights along the Wales Coast Path, like Rhossili and Three Cliffs BayClear, step-by-step route descriptions are supported with 1:25,000 OS mapping, ensuring confident navigation along cliff tops, across Cefn Bryn's open moorland and through the wooded valleys inlandPractical information on parking at popular beaches and headlands, bus links from Swansea to coastal villages, and notes on local facilities to help you plan smooth, rewarding days out Insight into the peninsula's limestone geology, prehistoric burial chambers, medieval churches and rich wildlife habitats adds depth to every walk from windswept cliffs to sheltered estuariesDownloadable GPX files for each route, providing reliable digital navigation as you explore the beaches, salt marshes, upland ridges and coastal paths of this idyllic corner of South WalesFrom sweeping coastal panoramas and golden sands to tranquil inland tracks and flower-rich commons, the Gower Peninsula rewards exploration in every season. With its carefully curated routes and in-depth local knowledge, Walking in Gower is your essential companion to discovering the full breadth of walking on Gower - inspiring you to plan your next visit and uncover even more of this remarkable Welsh landscape.
- About The Author
- Andy has been a professional photographer for over 20 years and specialises in wildlife and landscape photography. He moved to West Wales in 1999 to be immersed in the environment which inspires him and wrote and photographed Coastline Wales in 2008. He regularly takes his stills and video cameras underwater and is currently working on a number of new books and video projects. He specialises in the production of high definition timelapse video and pursues an active interest in wildlife fine art photography. A recent acquisition is a high quality microscope allowing another world to be explored. A former university lecturer, he now combines his love of photography and his passion for passing on skills to others in a series of photographic and video workshops in West Wales. He is also an external tutor for Aberystwyth University in outdoor and wildlife photography. Andy, together with colleague Dave Whittaker, produced a new edition of Walking on the Brecon Beacons in 2009 and wrote the first edition of Walking on Gower in 2012. He works for Aqua-Firma Worldwide as a marine nature conservation and photographic consultant and guide.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781786312846
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Cicerone Press, (03 September 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 192
- Weight
- 220 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 172 x 116 x 11 mm
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