Gower Self Catering Holiday Cottage

Hill House is the “home from home” self catering accommodation for family holidays in the Gower peninsula, Swansea and Mumbles. It provides comfortable and spacious accommodation for the extended family and the extensive gardens are ideal for entertaining children. The surrounding landscape is rural with uninterrupted estuary views across open fields and salt marsh. You will find that the cottage provides a relaxing and tranquil retreat from the hurly-burly of everyday life. Pets are also welcome by prior arrangement.

In the first place, the cottage’s four light and airy bedrooms sleep up to nine adults. There is a large farmhouse style kitchen with seating for twelve and there are two sitting rooms and two bathrooms. Above all, the combination of a downstairs bedroom coupled with an adjacent shower room makes it ideal for family members with minor mobility issues.

Beds are made up for guest prior to their arrival and bath towels and hand towels are also provided. The kitchen is equipped with modern appliances, utensils, crockery and cutlery. In addition, there are two flat screen LED, televisions and free Wi-Fi connection to unlimited super fast fibre broadband. If required, we can provide an additional cot, highchair and stair gate. Furthermore, well-behaved dogs are welcome by prior arrangement.

The extensive well kept grounds contains a large secluded south facing lawn, sun terrace and two other large open lawns. Children love playing on the lawns and the large lawn is particularly suited to ball and racket games. Guests can help themselves to apples, hazelnuts and blackberries from the garden when in season. The sun terrace has a large teak dining set and a charcoal barbecue. In conclusion, there is nothing better in the evening than relaxing on the terrace watching the renowned Gower sunsets.

Cottage Key Features

Large detached family home
Sleeps nine in four bedrooms
Bed linen and towels included
Family bathroom and shower room
Wi-Fi fibre broadband 30 Mbps
Cot, highchair, stairgate available
Dogs welcome by prior arrangement
Tranquil rural location
Extensive gardens and estuary views
Off road parking for several cars
All utility charges included
Visit Wales three star grading
No Smoking or Vaping

See our Accommodation page for full details of the self-catering accommodation, facilities and gardens.

When looking for a self catering accommodation for your cottage holiday in Gower, Swansea or Mumbles you should check that the quality of the accommodation has been independently assessed. The self catering accommodation provided by Hill House is certified through the Visit Wales grading scheme. You can, therefore, rest assured that this Gower Cottage provides a comfortable ‘home from home’ for your stay in Gower, Swansea or Mumbles. Hill House has been in our family for over a hundred years and we started providing cottage style self catering accommodation for family holidays in 2006. We manage the cottage ourselves and we prepare the cottage to the highest standard for all guests.

Our self catering accommodation’s changeover day for weekly rentals is Friday and during peak times we only accept bookings for 7 nights or more. Short breaks of two, three or four nights are available during the low and mid-season. Hill House is available for hire throughout the year and with its gas fired central heating, double glazing and open fire, it’s a snug haven during the autumn and winter months.

As well as families spending the classic British bucket and spade holiday, Hill House caters for:

Hill House is ideally located to accommodate guests attending wedding and receptions at any of the numerous venues located on the Gower Peninsula and Swansea. A number of the award-winning venues such as Oldwalls Leisure, Ocean View, Fairy Hill and the King Arthur hotel are within a 3 to 10-minute drive from Hill House. Over the years we have accommodated many guests attending weddings and receptions at these venues. Furthermore, as Hill House is less than 200m from Llanrhidian parish church, it is very convenient for guests who are attending weddings services there. For further details of wedding venues on the Gower peninsula see our article on Weddings in Gower.

It Is hard to believe that the Gower Peninsula has network of over 268 miles of footpaths and bridleways. A number of short and longer circular routes can be accessed from the lane outside Hill House. You can use these routes to explore Llanrhidian, Oldwalls, Leason, Weobley castle and other location in North Gower. An added bonus for ramblers and walking enthusiasts is that this lane carries the Gower peninsula and Swansea section of the Wales Coast Path. For very long walks, you can make use of the local bus service that stops in the village. You arrive at the start of the walk’s start with plenty of energy for the walk back to Hill House. See our Gower Walking festival article for details on this annual event and some of the local rambler groups in the Swansea area that welcome newcomers to their organised walks.

The Gower peninsula has a diverse range of landscapes ranging from wooded valleys, open moorland, limestone cliffs to salt marsh. This gives rise to a diverse range of habitat which in turn gives rise to a diverse range of flora and fauna. Consequently, It is safe to say that the Gower peninsula is a wildlife enthusiasts paradise.

The fields, woodland and salt march around Hill House self catering accommodation are home to squirrels, badgers, foxes, buzzards, red kites, hen harriers and numerous species of waterfowl.

The National Wetland Centre at Penclacwdd is just across the estuary from Hill House. It has hides that overlook the tidal pools from which you can observe the many species of local and migratory waterfowl. The centre also arranges programmes of entertainment/educational activities for children.

Outdoor Enthusiasts

The Gower Peninsula and Swansea Bay caters for all forms of water sports. These including surfing, bodyboarding, kite surfing, windsurfing, yachting, paddle board and coasteering. Equipment hire and instruction for many of these pastimes is available at a number of the beaches. See our article Gower Surfing Schools that provides information on the local surf schools. Rock climbing, hang gliding and parascending are also popular activities.there are also numerous opportunities for pony trecking.

We are Dog friendly

Well behaved dogs are welcome, by prior arrangement, at Hill House. Hill House self catering accommodation is the ideal suited for dogs and dog walking. For much of the time dogs can be let off the lead on the lane around Hill House, local footpaths, beaches and coastal path. Cattle, sheep and ponies grass the farmland and open spaces such as the salt marsh and the moorland of Cefn Bryn. When walking in these areas your dog should always be kept on a lead. We are also happy to accommodate any other pets that you may wish to bring with you to stay at Hill House. As we own the fields to the west of Hill House we may be able to accommodate your Horse. We do not provide stable and tack facilities but you may be able to arrange these at a close by farm.

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