National Trust - Rhosili and South Gower Coast Reviews Summary

Beach and Scenery

Pros:

• "Such a beautiful and picturesque place to visit, walking along the cliff top or along the beach you can see the amazing coastline."
• "What a gorgeous beach! It is well maintained and such a great attraction."
• "A stunning beach, almost pure sand. Stunning views."
• "Absolutely stunning scenery, even on a windy and damp day which we had, look out for the wild horses wandering around."
• "The beach is so wide but only the areas that are closer to the edges of land have soft sand to chill on...the remaining beach is wet and hard, having said that, it's perfect for walking along."
• "Beach is pristine and the walk out to worm head is stunning."
• "One of the most beautiful beaches I've ever seen. Lovely views from the cliff top and fine sandy beach."

Cons:

• "But this year, 11.08.22 it was pretty miserable."
• "The weather was appalling, wet and very windy."
• "Although the previous night storm kyle came so as photo shows the sunflower were a bit battered."
• "It was windy and raining."
• "We did not get to go to the beach as the weather was quite bad."
• "The place is really breathtaking. I was so unlucky with the weather because it was so foggy to the point you could not see anything."
• "But take a good care of clothes because usually it is not warm enough 😁."

Facilities and Accessibility

Pros:

• "There are clean bathrooms and lots of shops close to the walkpath entrance so we had a very nice day out here !!"
• "Decent eating facilities with different options, skydiving, inn and pubs."
• "Plenty of spaces at the National Trust car park."
• "Public toilets are open and there were some little shops selling drinks and snacks."
• "Stopped at the NT café, staff friendly and helpful."
• "There's a large National Trust car park, with plenty of parking with the overflow. Well laid out, well signposted."
• "Large car park with toilets and cafes nearby."

Cons:

• "The walk down to the beach and the return journey is quite a steep slope so not suitable for wheelchair users, pushchairs or bikes."
• "I would not want to be a woman here as there is only one toilet and the most I saw in the queue was 42 women."
• "The only bad thing is the toilets. There was only 1 out of 4 working and they were filthy!"
• "They have a portaloo for staff but none for visitors."
• "No facilities on the beach."
• "The public toilets however are a disgrace!"
• "Beach access is extremely difficult in a wheelchair or for those with mobility issues."

Activities and Attractions

Pros:

• "More adventurous can cross the causeway onto these features at low tide - times clearly stated."
• "Loads of space for beach games without worrying about disturbing other beach goers."
• "If you go there in the summer, follow sign posting for 'The Vile' which is just off the bottom left of the NT Car Park and you'll be treated to fields of beautiful sunflowers!"
• "You can see why people flock here from far and wide."
• "It is a paradise for surfers hand gliding walking and many more activities."
• "Great meeting point for hikers and climbers."
• "Relax on the beach with family."

Cons:

• "Bear in mind that in winter months the coffee shops are either open shorter hours or not open at all which was the case when we visited."
• "Sunflowers in this heat are very sad. Leaves are down, loads of dead ones, you would expect them to water them but no."
• "Elderly will find it difficult to get down to the beach and climb up."
• "Need to trek down if you want to go to the beach."
• "No toilets around, which is fair enough, wouldn’t want to go to one but from the minus side, just by going out from the car park, two people were already peeing on the sides."
• "To get to worms head you are pretty much walking through manure. Very disgusting."
• "Its a steep walk down and a STEEP walk back up from the beach. (So wheelchairs maybe not.)"

Parking and Costs

Pros:

• "Great parking area although £3 for 2 hours and £6 all day is steep."
• "Stunning place - and if in the National Trust parking for free."
• "Parking is open with 3 ways to pay."
• "There is an enormous parking lot (possibly four fields) so you will get to park."
• "The car park can hold hundreds of cars at £6 a car."
• "Nice helpful staff manning the NT hut, parking is free for NT members or charged for either 2 hours or all day."
• "National Trust car park free for members otherwise £6 p/day."

Cons:

• "Parking is chargeable if you do not have a national trust card."
• "Sunflower field which was free in 2020 now is £3 pp."
• "I am giving one less start because the parking is expensive for non national trust members ..."
• "Free for members and £6 day parking for non-members."
• "Car parking is very good. £3 per car for 2 hours, £6 for more than 2 hours."
• "So two stars are pretty much because of the peeing people everywhere you go and because they make this place as a money attraction rather than amazing park."
• "The only slight hiccup is paying for parking, they only accept coins/cash and you have to download an app but it’s fairly straight forward if you’ve got a smartphone."