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Three Cliffs and Three Nature Reserves

An 11-mile Sunday Walk

2nd August 2026

Leader: Mary Williams




Swansea Ramblers walked from Southgate to Ilston where we visited a nature reserve in the old quarry, managed by the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales.

We returned via Lunnon, Penmaen Burrows and Three Cliffs Bay.

There were 19 of us out enjoying the walk, including some new walkers.   



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Photographs



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Leader Mary Williams


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Water levels are down


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One of the bridges in Ilston over the dry stream bed


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Ilston Church


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Ilston Village


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To the nature reserve


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Which is in the old quarry


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Where we stopped for lunch


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Passed through Lunnon


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And Parkmill


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Walked down to Three Cliffs Bay


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Pennard Castle


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Three Cliffs Bay in the distance


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Ascending Penmaen Burrows


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A break after climbing the dunes


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The view from Penmaen Castle


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We walked around Great Tor


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Across the beach to Pobbles


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In Southgate the water supply used to come from the wells


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Into the Southgate club for post-walk refreshments


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Ordnance Survey map of the route walked
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All photographs Copyright  C. Sweeney 2026
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