At Clyne Farm we see Advantage Gower as part of our partnership with tourism and leisure providers strengthening Swansea and Gower's image as a tourist destination. The emphasis will be firmly on Swansea and Gower as we think that areas to the west and east of us have more than their share of exposure!

We believe that by working together with other providers in the tourism and leisure industry we will encourage visitors to come to the area and stay longer once they have arrived.

Every edition of Advantage Gower will keep you informed of what is happening at Clyne Farm Centre. We will also be making recommendations where your guests (and ours) can go in Swansea and Gower that will make them want to come back to the area again and again....

In this edition

About Clyne Farm Centre
Adopt a Pony Days
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)
Walk of the Week
Eating Out

Next Edition How to offer your guests FREE activity sessions

About Clyne Farm Centre

Clyne Farm Centre is a family run activity and leisure centre situated on one of the seven hills overlooking Swansea Bay.  We have been running for the past eleven years and have a range of outdoor activities including archery, indoor climbing, orienteering, horseriding, climbing and abseiling, gorge walking, rock hopping, caving, canoeing and Challenge Valley - the muddiest assault course in the world!!!!! 

Our visitors are typically families, youth groups, unaccompanied children and even top executives on management training courses. They come for full or half day activities (Details) or to holiday in our very popular self catering cottages. Details

Adopt a Pony Days 

Whilst FMD has restricted horseriding to our own land we have just followed the lead of Clyne Golf Club and started limited re-use of Clyne Common. Adopt a Pony days continue to be very popular as they are a great way for parents to have some time to themselves while the children come to us and look after a pony for a day. 

Full details of our hacks and lessons are on our web site as well as pictures of the horses and staff. 

Foot and Mouth Disease 

We've kept a close watch on FMD since the outbreak was first reported The amount of misinformation that is put out by the media is quite alarming. The official news is well presented on the Welsh Assembly website and, if you search, you might find something at the Wales Tourist Board. The most balanced views, from both tourism and farming, are from Peter Kindersley's Berkshire organic sheep farm (www.sheepdrove.com). 

We've tried to provide a concise review of FMD and the minimal effect it has had on Swansea and Gower on our website. We have also complied a list of open and accessible attractions.

We've had to take precautions such as keeping people away from susceptible animals (Susie and Louie the Welsh miniature spotted pigs, Gizmo and Billy the pygmy goats) and we haven't used Clyne Common which, at this time of year, is full of new born lambs. 

Thought Common land is used as supplementary grazing. If all animals were moved back to their home farms the spine of Gower would be a natural 'firebreak'. Let us know what you think or any other "burning" issue.

Walk of the Week 

I've always liked Langland Bay.  The cliff path between Gower's most commercial beach and Caswell Bay has been described as the finest coastal walk in Europe. If your visitors start at Caswell they can also have a cup of tea and a bun at Phil Cobley's beach side café.

The walk (about 1.5 miles) is fairly easy along the tarmac cliff path but a bit of a struggle for a wheelchair. An alternative is Bishop's Wood - its visitor centre is the garish yellow and green building on the left as you approach Caswell from Mumbles. 

There are toilets at both Langland and Caswell. Look out for distant views of Oxwich Point and Ilfracombe across the channel on a very clear day.

Eating Out 

The King Arthur Hotel at Reynoldston (tel 01792 390775) is in the heart of the Gower Peninsula. Len O'Driscoll runs a comfortable country pub with a large variety of beer on tap, good bar food and a restaurant (best to book) which has an emphasis on fresh produce and sea food. Suggest to your guests that they round off lunch with a bracing walk along Oxwich beach.

NEXT EDITION 

• Our FREE Activity Taster Sessions could be just what your guests are looking for to spice up their stay in Swansea and Gower.
• Walk of the Week goes urban!
  

Geoff Haden
Clyne Farm Centre
Westport Avenue
Mayals
Swansea SA3 5AR
www.clynefarm.com tel 01792 403333 fax 01792 403339
geoff.haden@clynefarm.com 
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