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Swansea Ramblers Walk


Parks and Foreshore

21st January 2023

Leader: Dave Stephens




Swansea Ramblers went for a walk on Swansea Beach in some glorious sunshine.   The weather was still very cold and the slippery ice on paths in the parks meant we had to alter the route.   We first walked from the Guildhall to the beach and headed west along the foreshore.   A lot of people were on the beach enjoying the sunny weather.   We walked on the harder sand to Blackpill where we stopped to have our coffee.  

We then continued on the beach to West Cross before turning inland to cross the estate to Clyne Gardens.   The paths were still icy in places so we walked over the grassy paths to avoid the patches of ice.   We had lunch near the bottom entrance then crossed the main road and walked on the grass, parallel with the promenade.

We rejoined the beach at the bottom of Sketty Lane and walked back to the Guildhall.   When we got back, some of us went for refreshments to the nearby Bay View Hotel.   



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Photographs



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Leader Dave Stephens


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Heading for the beach


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Mumbles Lighthouse is in the distance


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Not many on the beach but by afternoon a lot more people were there


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Some of us braved the stream, others walked around


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It wasn't that deep!


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But too deep for some!


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Another stream flows onto the beach


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Such a lovely sunny day but rather cold!


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We stopped for coffee at Blackpill


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Then crossed another stream


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Always with a view of Mumbles


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It was a great day to be on the beach


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And we arrived below the West Cross Inn


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Heading into West Cross


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Through the park, watching for Black Ice


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Then into Clyne Gardens


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Where we walked the grass to avoid the ice


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The low sun cast long shadows


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Heading south for the bottom entrance


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After lunch, we left the gardens


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Eventually re-joining the beach


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A lot more people were enjoyng the beach in the afternoon


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We made our way back to the Guildhall


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Walk finished, time for refreshments


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So some of us went to the Bay View Hotel


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A great way to finish a walk!





Ordnance Survey map of the route walked
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All photographs Copyright  Andrew Morgan 2023
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