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Joanne Smith 25-04-2008
Thank you for a great website, full of useful information. I'm really looking forward to visiting this June.

DAE 17-04-2008
Wat a wonder ful place i would recmomend this place to any 1!!! :);)

Mike 14-09-2007
fantastic website i visit this area for hollidays.im going 15 september my third visit this year.i love coming down hear for the seanary my best place hear is oxwich fantastic site with lots of usefull info.i found a great holliday bungerlow in oxwich thanks to this site.i wish all websites were as user friendly as this well done

Jane Siddorn 11-04-2007
An informative website which proved very helpful in planning our trip. Very easy to navigate.

www.beautyparlor.co.uk 13-02-2007
Wonderful website and very helpful when planning our holilday. Many thanks and keep up the good work!

sheila_probert@hotmail.com 16-01-2007
Hello again! I emailed you in 2005 congratulating you on this website. I\'ve recently been to Rhosilli and must say your descriptions and information were still spot on. Thank you. Sheila Giblin

Randy Hanna randyh3758@sbcglobal.net 11-01-2007
I have 9 old Post Cards back before 1930 of Gower 1. Brandy Cove 2. The Avenue Murton, Gower 3. Maselfield Murton, Gower 4. Bishopston Valley and Church, Gower 5. Newslade Bay from the cliffs, Gower 6. Three Cliffs and Tor Point, Gower 7. Horton, Gower, The Cliffs 8. Port Eynon showing Oxwich Point, Gower No.1 9. Port Eyon from the sand dunes, Gower If anybody would like a copy just email me. Thank You Randal Hanna

Robyn from Australia 11-01-2007
Just a quick note to say that I have enjoyed browsing through your site. Very informative. A friend and I hope to visit Horton in October and stay at a friend\'s delightful cottage. We are looking forward to checking out your lovely area.

victoria 27-11-2006
i would love to take this opportunity to say this website is awesome!!!!! love it!!1

Taff 17-11-2006
In the late 1950's into early 1960's at a prev. termed 'White Elephant' building just down the lane from the old OSBORNE Hotel had THE Largest 'Bikers' Cafe in Wales on it's entire upper level. Called "Ron's Rendezvous" with the latest & largest WURLITZER Juke Box attracting hordes, A weather influenced average of several HUNDREDS of the latest motorcycle Machinery was parked from the Osborne to the present day Little Langland Hotel. Our Websites www.sandspeedwales.co.uk plus www.speedtracktales.co.uk & www.silverdragons.co.uk carry guest books if anyone wishes to reach me & can onpass data whether anecdotal or even images of the place, machines etc. it wd be a part of the bike scene worthy of addition to one of the listed sites. Some of the youthful riders ended up winning Welsh Championships on track plus one won the Manx Grand Prix I actually spent 2 yrs visiting on weekends & can verify the layout.

my pony lovs 3 cliffs!!! 22-10-2006
hiya! just wanted 2 say that i me and my pony go down three cliffs nearly every day(!!!!) 2 enjoy the surroundings and the beach (including pobbles). some advice: go down three cliffs on rainy days, it looks so pretty!! plus, knowones there!

miramoore@hotmail.com 22-09-2006

Hello, I spent a few days in the Gower at the end of August. I\'m a tourist and I want to register my disappointment about your region. I travelled with a small motorhome and found that ALL the parking areas in the Gower were paying. Everywhere I went was geared up to trap tourists at all cost. It seemed as though the whole of the Peninsula has been designed to corral tourists into paying parking areas and tacky tourists attractions... In Pembrokeshire, on the other hand, I felt treated like a human being: I decided to spend my time and money there because I was given the chance to choose when, where and how to spend both privileges. I feel you could learn from your neighbours: how to attract, retain and benefit from tourism. Catherine Mira-Moore.

Gower Holidays responds... 25-09-2006
Nobody can acuse me of not being fair and only displaying positive comments however, I feel that I need to reply to this.

A fair number of the car parks in Gower are owned by Swansea City Council who charge a pay & display fee as they would in the town centre. They have costs in terms of upkeep of the highways & footpaths etc. to cover. The remaining car parks are owned by either the National Trust, who obviously seek to raise money for their important work in the peninsula or private individuals (e.g. honesty box in a farmer's field) and with the decline in farming, you can hardly blame them for trying to earn a living and the majority of their car parks are cheaper than the SCC or NT car parks anyway.
In terms of 'tacky tourist attractions' - the number of tourist attractions in Gower is limited as Gower is predominantly geared towards walking/beach holidays. Whether they are 'tacky' is a matter of personal taste.
An interesting point, that I would like to raise is to whether or not this lady actually paid to stay anywhere overnight e.g. in a campsite, or if she was hoping for a 'free' holiday roaming around the peninsula, sleeping free of charge in her motorhome in a car park? Bearing in mind that she could have brought her food with her and wouldn't consider trying the few attractions, nobody in Gower would have benefitted by a single penny from her visit, whilst she could enjoy the beautiful countryside that many are struggling to maintain as such.
One further point for consideration. If those who are born and bred in Gower are expected to pay to use a car park, so that they can enjoy the area too, why should visitors be exempt?

 


brill beach! 13-09-2006
hi! just 2 say that ur website is great! and i alwayse ride down the beach on my pony!!!! and am happy 2 live very close 2 this beach!

GLYNBROWN666@HOTMAIL.CO.UK 07-09-2006
THANKS FOR THE HELP YOUR SITE HAS GIVERN ME, BUT I\'M AFRAID I HAVE TO ASK FOR MORE I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT YOU COULD RENT THE OLD RECTORY ON RHOSSILLI DOWNS FROM THE NATIONAL TRUST AND DON\'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT IT IF YOU COULD PIONT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION I WOULD BE VERY GREATFUL. THANKS

Howie 09-08-2006
A note to thank you for your excellent sevice. Your website & accommodation info is second to none as is your \'last minute cancellation\' service. Much valued and appreciated.

Jo and Ivan Kileff 07-08-2006
What a fantastic website - really useful in helping us to plan our holiday. A lot of time and effort must have gone into it. Thanks for making life easier.

Hayley (monkeybusiness@hotmail.co.uk) 30-06-2006
Hello Selina! Im in Australia having a fab time. I keep looking at your web page to remind me of home and show people where we live! hope your well, x

www.makeupworld.co.uk 14-06-2006
What a fabulous site. Well informed & a pleaseure to visit. well done.

Lisa Hopkin-Morgan peter.morgan53@tesco.net 10-06-2006
I was extremley fortunate to have spent the 1st 11 years of my life growing up on the family farm at North Hill Cheriton. I then was married in Cheriton Church In May 2003. Cheriton & Llanmadoc hold a very special part in my life it is truly a beautiful and inspirational place and I was very fortunate to have grown up insuch a friendly and easy going village.It will always hold a very close place in my heart.

tusshyb123@hotmail.co.uk 07-06-2006
hi i just want to say the gower is Great and i love it and i always go there yeh keep up the good work

Fran Maloney 17-05-2006
I just wanted to congratulate you on one of the best websites I've seen!

I was looking for something to show my husband, who's never been to the Gower, and your site really does it justice. I particularly liked the virtual coast tour.

It's all really clear and informative, and the dog ban info is really useful for us dog owners.

Well done.

tusshyb123@hotmail.co.uk 15-05-2006
hi i just want to say i always go to the gower with my nan marget veater mbe i love it thanks a lot

francesbevan@hotmail.com 15-04-2006
Your site has been invaluable to me in my family and local history research. I am presently editing and publishing a family \'Victorian diary\' and wondered if it would be possible to link to this site - http://victoriandiary.blogspot.com. The Bevan family farmed at Overton with various branches in Oxwich, Swansea and throughout the Gower.

Rae Howells (rae@boardfree.co.uk) 07-03-2006
I\'m organising a Gower walk on April 29 called the Gower Walkabout. It\'s following the same 22-mile route as the MacMillan walk which takes place in September (thanks to Jenny from the MacMarathon committee for all her help and advice). I hoped you might be willing to add the details to your web site. People can register to take part at www.boardfree.co.uk - all sponsorship money goes towards the BoardFree project, which is in aid of Link Community Development, the Lowe Syndrome Trust and Sailability Australia. Thanks!

David Bennett 03-01-2006
Excellent site to have visited. The photograph views will sell Gower to any intending visitors. It has been a pleasure to have looked through the tour, and brought back many happy memories to me when living in Penclawdd as a child. Thanks for the memory!!

Kim 02-01-2006
I was about 10 years old when i had my first hols in wales oxwich with my parents, now i am 44! have been there many times, no with my kids, I do love it! Im from germany but born in england...but wales is my country. Love to see the pics on this site.

Paul Mitchell pl.mitchell@ntlworld.com 31-12-2005
Excellent and informative - just what is needed for Gower. I\'ve lived in Swansea for over 30 years so feel very at home with this. Well done and thanks

Tony.Nicholas@tdhb.org.nz 28-11-2005
Hello Selina. My grandfather(Deceased) was Llewellyn William Morgan Eynon(b Jan 14 1902 New Zealand) I believe his father was senior apellate. I hope my contact is not intrusive for you from me as a family member seeking others. I wouldn\'t expect any other reply past a hello. Your site is neat and informative. I am assuming that my gdfthrs name is derived of this area and hoping others(possible family members) visiting your site may wish to contact at some time to give my family some background if possible about that name and area. For all I know the Eynon family could have been murderers, robbers and banished from the area(lets hope not). Wish you well. Looks good, take care. TonyN.

Rob Powell 18-11-2005
Living in New York for 4 years. Everytime I get nostalgic for home (Pennard) I look at your photos on-line. Makes me feel in-touch. Many thanks!

Taff 15-10-2005
Excellently presented, a nicely comprehensive site, you may like to know even more of Whitford Lighthousefrom the Penclawdd section of www.sandspeedwales.co.uk. The Murton man who raced at Llanmadoc Sands in 1937 & went on to win the TT>i & Oxwich races from 1926, Fairwood Races with Stirling Moss & the Gower car he drove, Penrice Hill Climb events & the Bishopston man LV Thomas racing on Aberavon Beach 1929 Pendine & Cefn Sidan 1927 many pics too. 1937 German Army in the Swansea Valley www.speedtracktales.co.uk & the Murton Man winning Britain\'s Largest TT Circuit Races & the 40 yrs old photographer who had raced in the Isle of Man passed on in West Cross at 96 yrs> recently look in www.silverdragons.co.uk. to see a Gower chap in action

admin@devonponies.co.uk 30-06-2005
Hi there, your site is great, keep up the good work! I am the website adminstrator at www.devonponies.co.uk Devonponies- for uk pony lovers everywhere! Devonponies is all about the uk breeds of pony such as Dartmoor, Exmoor, Connemara, Welsh and Cob, Highland, Shetland, Dales, Fell, Eriskay and Newforest (with amusing sounds and cute pictures, too). There\'s also details about riding stables and a fun chat forum for you!

beth_gazelle@btinternet.com 16-06-2005
i have been coming to the gower for 5 years now and i love it every time! my freindsd live in Parkmill and Reynoldston and we are hoping to move down to the gower in a few years. My dad is sponsering the shetlands at the gower show and we come down basically every holiday! When we show people pictures they can\'t believe it is in wales! I love the Gower!

lindseycbrown@talk21.com 08-06-2005
we come to the gower every year for a lttle r&r love it we\'ll keep coming

Swansea Small Animal Rescue 03-06-2005
Hello! Wonderful site-- loads of useful info! I would love to add your site to my links section at www.freewebs.com/swansearescue/links.htm Let me know if we could exchange links! Thanks! And keep up the good work! Morgan Clement Rescue Founder

Jemma Hawkins 27-05-2005
you may no me or u may not but i come to the holliday village alot as my nan and grandad (mr and mrs howell) own one of the cottages. I love the place its so beautiful and alot of fun. Such a wonderful friendly site! just about to go and pack as im coming up for a week tommorw Thanks jemma hawkins

m.burrows15@ntlworld.com 20-05-2005
I have lived in the swansea area all my life and like many of the others on your site I did not know many of the bays,mewslade ,fall bay,whitford,etc ,I am friendly with a resident of LLanmadoc and she has been showing me around the places,I do a lot of photography and have some good sunsets. A wonderful friendly site. Thank you. M.Burrows(Mr).

nessa http://www.wibsite.com/wiblog/burntsienna 03-05-2005
i like the new look to the site. especially the cute photo of the lamb in the upper left. easy to navigate and lots of info. it all looks really good. :-)

Paul-The Time Explorers 09-04-2005
The Time Explorers Metal Detecting Team stayed at the Bunkhouse Lower Hardingsdown Farm, Llangennith on 1st April to 3rd We would like to thank the owners for making us very welcome on their farm & for getting us land to do our Hobby of Metal Detecting on. The Bunkhouse was 1st Class & if the Time Explorers return Gower in the future we will be staying at the Bunkhouse you can be sure of that.

syreeta - syreetajones95@hotmail.com 09-04-2005
I really enjoyed looking at this site, I did the 22 mile walk around gower last year for charity (macmillan) and have to admit even though I\'m from swansea, I didn\'t know the names of the small bays such as Fall Bay and Mewslade. I enjoyed retracing my steps!

Sheila Giblin 24-03-2005
Thank you for an excellent very well designed website which gives comprehensive information on the Gower in an easy to use format. Brilliant!

Sheila Giblin 24-03-2005
Thank you for an excellent very well designed website which gives comprehensive information on the Gower in an easy to use format. Brilliant!

Aba Ngwa abangwa@mba.ise 06-12-2004
A good presentation!

emma 27-10-2004
really good site. loads of information for college work.c u soon

Hugh Andrews (Bristol) 16-10-2004
Great site - really helpfull indeed if you\'re planning a holiday to Gower like me. Also check out vwww.visitswanseabay.com it looks like its just been relaunched and has loads of good info on too! (especilly some of the interactive features)Thanks for all the details on Gower from this site though - you\'ve made my mind up - see you in early Jan!

Alexis Collicutt 07-08-2004
Just came back from a weeks holiday in the Gower. Had a great time. Coast guards were doing a fantastic job when we were there as we visited most of the beaches around the Gower. Good website.

Terry & Evelyn Gillard 08-06-2004
Excellent stay at \"Cliff Cottage\". My wife and I really enjoyed our 2 day break there - and are onging to get back soon!

anoniem 26-03-2004
oke thank Jou selina. but I can\'t gif jou my email address. but thank Jou. how old are Jou? can I ask Jou that? thank Jou anoniem

Selina www.the-gower.com 26-03-2004
“Anoniem” You haven’t left me your email address to reply to you. The Gower Peninsula is only a very small part of South Wales. For more information on South Wales generally I would visit the visitwales.com website. As far as Gower is concerned, there are many beaches where you can sunbathe when the weather is suitable, swim or partake of water sports such as surfing. You can walk over hills, in valleys and through forests. There is plenty of wildlife to observe. There are also organised activities such as pony trekking, hang gliding, abseiling and climbing. I hope this helps and that your project goes well.

anoniem 25-03-2004
how can help me? I\'m com from the netherlands. I\'m 13 jears old and I have a question I weant to now what Jou can do al in sauth wales. I want to now it for a school project. how can help me? my \'engels\' is not very good. so jou can sie

kim 25-03-2004
hoi ik ben iemand die woont in het dtadje groningen in het landje nederland en ik ben gek op paarden


Lindy Gower 03-03-2004
I never new Gower Penninsula existed. I am American and am now curious to find out more. I wonder if it is part of my family history

kerri bishop 12-01-2004
Beautiful photos. I was born in Gower and my parents recently retired back there. I now live near London. The photos help stop me feeling too homesick.

Chris Elphick www.swansea-gower.co.uk 05-12-2003
Excellent new look to your site. Love the pic of the lamb on each page, though being a vegetarian I have to feel a bit sorry for for must have beame of him/her.

J Thomas (joolzthomas@ntlworld.com) 27-11-2003
Fantastic. Came for a B&B phone number, left with loads of them... and a trip down memory lane... Being a climber - how about pages on \'stuff you can do here?\' after all, the Gower hosts surfing, walking, climbing and tonnes tonnes more! The site\'s great... ta.

25-11-2003
Creek House is open and already warm --but if any members of Rhossili Coastguard want to call in they will be more than welcome ---especially if they have a dog called Sam!!!!

23-11-2003
GLAD TO SEE THE CRACK HOUSE SORRY CREEK HOUSE HAS ARRIVED IN RHOSSILI.WE ARE ALL AWAITING THE HOUSE WARMING ! TEAM MEMBERS RHOSSILI COASTGUARD !

Dennis Reed (dennis-reed@supanet.com) 07-11-2003
A good presentation. Im a friend of Joy Cooke at Murton chapel.

Steve Hedge (shedge@btopenworld.com) 15-09-2003
really appreciate all of your help & assistance whilst trying to book and plan my vacation for the end of summer, only if everyone was a little more helpful and understanding like you then I believe the world would be a better place to live. Kind Regards & many Thanks Steve, Jules & the Gang

laura howell 06-09-2003
hiya i live in oxwich you might no my dad russell howell. we are part of a big family the Beynons (sorry about the spelling i think it is wrong) GOWER IS THE BEST

Rhian (rhianfry@hotmail.com) 08-08-2003
So many interesting and informative pages, you have presented The Gower just as it should be. Well done!

Betty Bennett (betty@bennett-hudnalls.fsnet.co.uk) 14-06-2003
Wish I\'d found your site sooner when availability for August would be better. I\'ll definitely use it again for future holidays. Thanks.

Vicky 06-06-2003
this website has been very helpful to me....thank you

Carroll G. Sickles (CSICK@MPINET.NET) 19-05-2003
Richard Hall said to say he sent me to your web site.

alice (alicecrawford@fsmail.net) 19-05-2003
Richard Hall said to say he sent me to your web site.

Richard Hall (rhall@freeuk.com) 19-05-2003
A great site - every good wish http://theconnexion.net/greymatter/

Martyn Berryman (mberryman44@hotmail.com) 15-05-2003
Love the Gower, over the years we have as a family with friends walked and cycled all around the coast and hills, great place.

Kevin Carter (kevincar@telkomsa.net) 03-05-2003
Grew up in morriston and went on holidays and bicycle rides in the gower. Now live in South Africa (30 years). Your site brought back many memories

Steve Jones (stphnjns1@aol.com) 24-04-2003
half wat through another 12hr night shift in the Coastguard.Good site .I see you have Mumbles Coastguard site in the sea rescue this is an unofficial site.The official site is the MCA site at mcga.gov.uk. Regards Steve Jones

Karen Glover (Karen.glover2@ntlworld.com) 16-04-2003
I enjoyed the site. It has been very useful for when I get visitors to my home in Dunvant in the summer. Perhaps you could put some information about the villages on the site if possible.

Patricia M Thomas (patriciamthomas@aol.com) 10-12-2002
Keep up the good work!

Beth and Luke Taylor (ambblts@blueyonder.co.uk) 22-10-2002
Hi, brilliant website, hope you are well, speak to you soon

Peter & Jan Richards (pete.richards@ntlworld.com) 30-08-2002
A great web site, but lacking information on holiday cottages, Home from Home, a Mumbles firm specialise in Gower cottages etc. www.homefromhome.com you may like to include this information on your site. Every good wish for the future.

John Bowling (j.bowling@ntlworld.com) 14-08-2002
please can i have my dreamweaver book back. thanks. by the way, the site is very good, and informative.


Gareth Harris 10-06-2002
Looks exactly the same as I remember from last holiday 9 years ago - unspoiled. I hope you can keep it that way while I am gone. The jubilee pictures even looked identical to the day I won the fancy dress 5 year old division at the silver jubille.

Gxxx 30-05-2002
Your not just a pretty face then, this site is coming on brilliantly - it will soon become a very important advertising and information source for all things Gower related.
Love G

Sue Muddeman (suepitton@hotmail.com) 28-05-2002
A very good web page I was very interested to see who had won the Golden Jubilee Web Page Comp

John Owens (clyne@owens76.freeserve.co.uk) 29-04-2002
It's coming along very well, Selina. Keep up the good work. I'm still struggling with Dreanweaver, I'll get there one day !
John

P.Bendle (pbendle@netscapeonline.co.uk) 20-03-2002
Not a bad site but my pupils said they could do better

Lynne Taylor 14-03-2002
I am awaiting avidly each addition to your page

     
 

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