WILD BRITAIN: THE GOWER PENINSULA, WALES

Jim Belote
(e-mail:jbelote@d.umn.edu)

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WALKING THE SHORE BETWEEN RHOSSILI AND PORT EYNON  England and Wales have some stretches of wild and beautiful shoreline where rocks, cliffs, sand and water meet. In some of these areas (such as this one) sea levels can vary enormously in a few hours due to tides. Be careful when messing about in a cliff-surrounded cove you have reached by walking along the beach.  Rising tides and big waves can cut off your escape. And if you walk to the tip of the Worm's Head--shown below--you could easily get stuck there when the rising tide covers the land you walked over to reach it.



Near Rhossili.    Worm's Head in the distance


Cliffs and beach below Rhossili


There are lots of caves in the limestone cliffs


Potholed limestone along the shore 

 
On the edge

 
Over the edge


Cliffs of tilted limestone strata


Approaching Port Eynon Point


Last modified Feb. 12, 2002