Hill House

Hill House is a self catering holiday cottage. It is located in Llanrhidian village on the peninsula’s north coast. It can accommodate up to nine adults in four bedrooms.

History of Swansea Jack

The History of Swansea Jack

Swansea Jack was a black retriever with a longish coat similar in appearance to a modern Flat-Coated Retriever. However, at the time,  he was instead identified as a Newfoundland dog, despite being considerably smaller and lighter in build than the typical modern Newfoundland dog. This was possibly due to the fact that he was reported […]

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Gower beer festival

Gower Beer Festival

This page will be updated when the current Covid-19 restrictions are relaxed to the point where the organisers are able to publish the program and date of the next event. 21st to 22nd June 2019 Weobley Castle Farm SA3 1HB The festival is organised by manager of the Rake and Riddle public house. Visit the

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Gower Folk festival

Gower Folk Festival

This page will be updated when the current Covid-19 restrictions are relaxed to the point where the organisers are able to publish the program and date of the next event. 14th to 16th June 2019 Weobley Castle Farm SA3 1HB The festival is organised by a small group of volunteers and is a non profit-making organisation.

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Gower Cycling Festival

Gower Cycling Festival

This page will be updated when the current Covid-19 restrictions are relaxed to the point where the organisers are able to publish the program and date of the next event. The Gower Cycleing Festival is an annual event run by Wheelrights, the Swansea Bay Cycle Campaign Group. The festival started in 2010 and the 2018

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Gower walking festival

Gower Walking Festival

UPDATE – 20th April 2021 A five-day festival of walks has been arranged from the 15th September to 19th September 2021 The Gower Walking Festival is an annual celebration of Gower. Most of all, its aim is to encourage participants from all backgrounds to enjoy a unique landscape and a rich heritage. It achieves this

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Weddings in Gower

Weddings in Gower

It’s hard to believe just how many venues there are on the Gower peninsula that are licensed to perform marriage ceremonies and provide wedding reception facilities. The major wedding venues are shown on the map below. There are also a small number of other establishments that can provide similar facilities. Some of these major players

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Entertainment and Culture

Culture and Entertainment

Despite the failure of Swansea’s bid to become the UK City of culture in 2021 the city council and the Swansea 2021 bid team are determined to implement the programme of local, national and international events that were compiled in the bid. The Swansea 2021 bid team includes Swansea Council, Welsh Government, Swansea University, University

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Dining out in Gower

Dining out in Gower

Here we have listed some of the local recommended eateries for lunch, evening meal, or that special occasion. Most of these are located in Llanrhidian, Penclawdd, or elsewhere on the Gower peninsula. At Hill House we are fortunate to have one of these just a short walk of about 200 yards from the front door.

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