Like Rhossili, this is another beach that surprised me with its massive presence. I'd walked along the valley of the meandering Pennard Pill stream, winding through salt marshes and freshwater swamp with wild daffodils in the Spring. Pennard Castle, is an 800-year-old fort near the beach. From there, I'd navigated stepping stones across the stream - now widened to a small river - and emerged onto a beach divided by a three-toothed cliff formation. It looked small until I started to walk toward it. I walked and walked and walked some more, finally appreciating their scale. At low tide, there is a natural archway and you can walk through the cliffs.
- Facilities Camping and caravan site above the beach.
- Precautions No lifeguards or emergency facilities. Very strong rip currents at high tide, when swimming is not advised.
- Dog-friendly
- Directions From Swansea take the A4118 to Sandylane, then turn left and follow signs to Pennard and Southgate. From the car park at Southgate take the footpath to the beach.
- Check local tides.
- Find a place to stay near Three Cliffs Beach.
