Places to visit in South West Wales
Explore nature reserves, woodlands, and parks across 5 counties in South West Wales.
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, the Gower Peninsula (the UK's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), and Carmarthen Bay — Wales's wildest coastline.
Bridgend
A district from the coal valleys to the Glamorgan coast, with Merthyr Mawr's sand dune system, Afan Forest Park to the north, and the Ogmore river estuary.
Carmarthenshire
Wales's largest county, covering the Tywi and Teifi valleys, the Brecon Beacons' western edge, the Gower Peninsula's northern shore, and the Carmarthen Bay coast.
Neath Port Talbot
A district of wooded post-industrial valleys with the Afan Forest Park, the Glynneath waterfalls on the Pyrddin and Mellte rivers, and the Neath Estuary marshes.
Pembrokeshire
Wales's only coastal national park, with the 186-mile Pembrokeshire Coast Path, the Preseli Hills' ancient upland, and the deeply indented Milford Haven waterway.
Swansea
A city district with the Gower Peninsula AONB — Britain's first AONB — featuring limestone headlands, Three Cliffs Bay, and salt marsh on the Loughor Estuary.