Beaches in Burry Port, Carmarthenshire
The beach guide has 8 beaches listed in and around the town of Burry Port. We have arranged these beaches in order of closest to the town first (distance in brackets).
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Burry Port Beach - East (0.8 miles)
Burry Port is a long, mostly sandy beach with some pebbles to the east of the marina. The area is popular for watersports such as boating from the marina, which has its own lighthouse. Walkers also enjoy the surroundings, although there are warning signs about the dangers of walking on the sandbanks and also about…
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Whiteford Sands Beach (4 miles)
Whiteford sands are located on the northwestern edge of the Gower Peninsula and form a seemingly endless expanse of flat sand lining the Loughor Estuary. Curving for around 2 miles between the cliffs of Broughton Bay to the sandy spit of Whiteford Point the beach here looks over the water to Burry Port.
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Cefn Sidan Beach (3 miles)
Cefn Sidan (Pembrey) is a long, wide, unspoilt, sandy beach, backed by sand dunes, stretching for approximately 8 miles. It lies within Pembrey Country Park and offers views across Carmarthen Bay to the hilly coastline on the other side.
The beach is particularly popular for activities such as swimming, and watersports, and its length…
Llanelli and Loughor Estuary Beach (3.4 miles)
This sandy beach with mudflats is close to the Llanelli Docks, and is overlooked by a promenade. Cars can be left at the Millennium Quay Car Park on Traeth Ffordd, and then it is a short walk past the iconic Discovery Centre to the promenade. There is a café and kiosk to be found here.…
Broughton Bay (5.2 miles)
Broughton Bay is a large, sandy bay, backed by dunes, on the north-western tip of the Gower Peninsula.
The sands here are constantly shifting and a number of interesting discoveries have been made here by beachcombers, including a recent find of the handle of a 17th century sword. There is evidence that the caves around…
Blue Pool Bay (5.7 miles)
Blue Pool Bay is one of the Gower Peninsula's prettiest bays and also one of the quietest. This is thanks to the fact it can only be reached on foot from Broughton just under a mile away. It also helps that the little bay lies between the vast expanses of Rhossili and
Rhossilli Bay - Hillend (6.8 miles)
Rhossili Beach is a stunning rural beach on the Gower Peninsula - Britain’s first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). It offers visitors a three-mile stretch of clean, golden sands backed by dunes and dominated by the stunning Rhossili Downs. Come here to walk along the shoreline whilst listening to the Atlantic waves…
Llangennith Sands Beach (6.5 miles)
Making up the northern half of the vast expanse of sand which stretches up from Rhossili is Llangennith Sands. Backed by extensive sand dunes, and not much else, there is a wild feel to Llangennith. The scenery along this stretch of coast is world class; from here you can look south, out over Rhossili towards…
Burry Port beaches map
Map featuring Burry Port beaches. Click on pins to view beach details
