FOLKIES among you might recognise ‘the Gower’ from Beeswing, Richard Thompson’s bittersweet paean to free-spiritedness, which Christy Moore recorded and sings live. Its mention in the ballad, though ...

For a few seconds, I was back home in San Diego looking up the coast from the cliffs of Torrey Pines. In front and a bit above me, paragliders rode the currents in their aerial ballet. Beyond, and ...

Wales' Gower National Landscape is now protected as a Dark Sky Community, ensuring Milky Way views like this for generations to cem. Wales’ Gower Peninsula has been designated as an International Dark ...

For some of Britain's best beaches. Writer Wynford Vaughan Thomas called the Gower peninsula "a secret that people hug to themselves". It was the first part of Britain designated an Area of ...

A group of cold water swimmers have said that plunging into sea temperatures as cold as 6C is helping with the effects of the menopause. Some also reported improvements in their mental health. "I didn ...

After the tedium of a long drive, the sight of the Gower Peninsula in West Wales instantly eradicates any feelings of tiredness and you want to embrace the panoramic scenery. We had switched from the ...

A spectacular “modern castle” on Swansea’s Gower peninsula has earned its designers the prestigious Gold Medal for Architecture at this year’s National Eisteddfod of Wales. The contemporary private ...

Now Swansea’s Gower peninsula, whose breathtaking scenery has been praised by the likes of Oscar-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones, singer Katherine Jenkins and film legend Paul Newman, has received a ...

A handful of regions in Britain pack such varied habitat into such a petite area that prioritising wildlife-watching locations can be challenging. The Gower Peninsula, Britain's first Area of ...

The location of the wall carving is being kept secret for the time being An archaeologist believes a wall carving in a south Wales cave could be Britain's oldest example of rock art. The faint ...