My Britain: GOWER PENINSULA
Reader's Digest UK|February 2023
Drive just half an hour away from the city of Swansea and you'll find a slice of paradise: the Gower Peninsula.
Alice Gawthrop
My Britain: GOWER PENINSULA

Named the UK's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1956, Gower is known for its jaw-dropping coastline dotted with beaches, caves and bays. It's also where the first human fossil in the world was found the Red Lady of Paviland (although upon further investigation the remains were found to be male).

Nowadays, Gower is perhaps better known for stunning coastal walks and thrilling surfing opportunities. Further inland you can also find serene forest trails and rolling green hills. Wildlife abounds on land, sea and sky, including grazing sheep, playful seals and impressive peregrine falcons. We spoke to some of the residents of Gower Peninsula to see what life is like on this beautiful peninsula.

JAY DOYLE

Jay, 51, is the founder of Earthly Rebels, a plant-based skincare and self-care range earthlyrebels.co.uk

I WAS BORN IN Three Crosses, a farming village at the north-east of the Peninsula. I spent my childhood there before moving away, returning to Swansea in my twenties. I now live near the Mumbles-the gateway to the Peninsula. I don't intend to ever move away again!

I moved away from Gower as a child, after my parents separated. As soon as I became independent, I made my way back to Swansea, made new friends, discovered surfing, and spent all the time I could hanging out and camping at Llangennith beach. It was heaven. Llangennith remains my favourite place to this day.

The Gower Peninsula is an incredible source of inspiration. My brand, Earthly Rebels, was inspired by the rugged coastline of Gower and its raw, natural energy. In fact, the tops of my handmade soaps are designed to reflect the undulating sand dunes at Llangennith, and I incorporate foraged ingredients such as seaweed and coastal gorse flowers into my lotions and potions.

Esta historia es de la edición February 2023 de Reader's Digest UK.

Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.

Esta historia es de la edición February 2023 de Reader's Digest UK.

Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.

MÁS HISTORIAS DE READER'S DIGEST UKVer todo
EVERY SECOND COUNTS: TIPS TO WIN THE RACE AGAINST TIME
Reader's Digest UK

EVERY SECOND COUNTS: TIPS TO WIN THE RACE AGAINST TIME

Do you want to save 1.5 seconds every day of your life? According to the dishwasher expert at the consumer organisation Choice, there’s no need to insert the dishwashing tablet into the compartment inside the door.

time-read
3 minutos  |
Reader's Digest May 2024
May Fiction
Reader's Digest UK

May Fiction

An escaped slave's perspective renews Huckleberry Finn and the seconds tick down to nuclear Armageddon in Miriam Sallon’s top literary picks this month

time-read
1 min  |
Reader's Digest May 2024
Wine Not
Reader's Digest UK

Wine Not

In a time of warning studies about alcohol consumption, Paola Westbeek looks at non-alcoholic wines, how they taste and if they pair with food

time-read
3 minutos  |
Reader's Digest May 2024
Train Booking Hacks
Reader's Digest UK

Train Booking Hacks

With the cost of train travel seemingly always rising, Andy Webb gives some tips to save on ticket prices

time-read
4 minutos  |
Reader's Digest May 2024
JOURNEY TO SALTEN, NORWAY, UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SUN
Reader's Digest UK

JOURNEY TO SALTEN, NORWAY, UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SUN

Here, far from the crowds, in opal clarity, from May to September, the sun knows no rest. As soon as it’s about to set, it rises again

time-read
8 minutos  |
Reader's Digest May 2024
My Britain: Cheltenham
Reader's Digest UK

My Britain: Cheltenham

A YEAR IN CHELTENHAM sees a jazz festival, a science festival, a classical music festival and a literature festival. Few towns with 120,000 residents can boast such a huge cultural output!

time-read
6 minutos  |
Reader's Digest May 2024
GET A GREEN(ER) THUMB
Reader's Digest UK

GET A GREEN(ER) THUMB

Whether you love digging in the dirt, planting seeds and reaping the bounty that bursts forth, or find the whole idea of gardening intimidating, this spring offers the promise of a fresh start.

time-read
6 minutos  |
Reader's Digest May 2024
Under The GRANDFLUENCE Suzi Grant
Reader's Digest UK

Under The GRANDFLUENCE Suzi Grant

After working in TV and radio as an author and nutritionist, Suzi Grant started a blog alternativeageing.net) and an Instagram account alternativeageing). She talks to Ian Chaddock about positive ageing”

time-read
3 minutos  |
Reader's Digest May 2024
Sam Quek: If I Ruled The World
Reader's Digest UK

Sam Quek: If I Ruled The World

Sam Quek MBE is an Olympic gold medalwinning hockey player, team captain on A Question of Sport and host of podcast series Amazing Starts Here

time-read
3 minutos  |
Reader's Digest May 2024
Stand Tall, Ladies
Reader's Digest UK

Stand Tall, Ladies

Shorter men may be having their moment, but where are the tall women?

time-read
3 minutos  |
Reader's Digest May 2024