Oxwich
in City and County of Swansea of Wales, United Kingdom
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Swansea Airport (5 mi) - MOD St. Athan (33 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (37 mi)
- Haverfordwest Airport (39 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (63 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (66 mi)
- Plymouth City Airport (78 mi)
- Newquay Cornwall Airport (85 mi)
- RAF Fairford (102 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (135 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 100 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 111 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 111 mi)
- Fairwood Park Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Earlswood Golf Club (Golf course, 14 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.557 and -4.165 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 33' 26" and W -4° 9' 52"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 09:31 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:36 am and 4:26 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Oxwich
Oxwich in City and County of Swansea (Wales) is a town in United Kingdom about 174 mi (or 279 km) west of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Oxwich is now 09:31 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports near Oxwich, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Swansea Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 9 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 56 mi (or 90 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Pennard, Bishopston, Kidwelly, Swansea and Landore. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 85% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
9°C (47 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Moderate rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Swansea Ramblers Christmas Lunch
Swansea Ramblers went to The King Arthur Hotel in Reynoldston for our Christmas Meal. The food was excellent and everyone enjoyed themselves. We went for a walk in the morning to work up...
Maggie's Mighty Bike & Hike 2008 - part 2
See our participants reach their respective finishing lines in the 2008 Mighty Bike & Hike. Maggies Mighty Bike & Hike had participants cross 75 miles of amazing Welsh landscapes, as participant...
Swansea Ramblers on a Cefn Bryn New Year's Day Walk on The Gower Peninsula
Swansea Ramblers celebrated the new year by taking a walk in Gower, starting at Cefn Bryn, descending to Mill Wood, going through Berry and Knelston then returning to the start via Frog Moor....
Swansea Ramblers build coast path bridge at Nicholaston on The Gower Peninsula
Members of Swansea Ramblers helped the council construct a bridge in Nicholaston as part of the All Wales Coast Path development. More photos and Swansea walk info at ...
Maggie May - Like a Lion
Recorded on December 31, 2009 at a party at the King Arthur Hotel in Reynoldson, Gower, South Wales.
Learning to fly a microlight - Gower Peninsula, Wales
Formation flying over the Gower Peninsula in a pair of flexwing Microlights. Edited to "learning to Fly" Tom Petty.
Rhossili Bay Beach
New shorter version of my FPV flight over Rhossili Bay beach on the Gower Peninsular, Wales.
Swansea Ramblers Nicholaston Pill Bridge 360 degree Panorama
A 360 degree view of Nicholaston Pill and Oxwich from the bridge Swansea Ramblers helped to build. A Swansea Ramblers Self Guided Walk. Maps, Photos & Details at www.swansearamblers.org.uk.
Maen Ceti short.wmv
Clips from Arthurs Stone drone flyover.
The Gower Gallery
These are mainly coastal shots with tho odd surprise thrown in. Gower - Swansea, Mumbles, Rhossili, Caswell and more ... This is a glorious area to visit!
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Penrice Castle
Penrice Castle is a castle near Penrice, Swansea on the Gower Peninsula, Wales.
Oxwich Bay
Oxwich Bay is a bay on the south of the Gower Peninsula, Wales. Its landscape features sand dunes, salt marshes and woodland. Oxwich Bay includes a 2.5-mile long sandy beach, accessible from the village of Oxwich. It is a popular spot for swimming and watersports including diving, sailing, water skiing and windsurfing. There is a public footpath along the cliffs from Oxwich Bay, around Oxwich Point, and to Port Eynon Bay. Buses run every couple of hours between Oxwich and Port Eynon.
Slade Bay
Slade Bay - marked on Ordnance Survey maps as "The Sands" - is a sandy beach near the village of Slade, south Wales. It is set in a relatively inaccessible location - being reachable only on foot and climbing over some large rocks. At the back of the beach, worked fields and steep gorse-clad cliffs are visible.
Oxwich Castle
Oxwich Castle occupies a position on a wooded headland overlooking Oxwich Bay on the Gower Peninsula, Wales, UK. Although it may occupy the site of an earlier fortification, this is a castle in name only as it is a grand Tudor manor house built in courtyard style. A product of the peaceful 16th century, Oxwich was built by Sir Rice Mansel to provide sumptuous accommodation. He gave it a mock military gateway complete with family coat of arms.
Cefn Bryn
Cefn Bryn is an ancient ridge in Britain. It is a 5 mile long Old Red Sandstone ridge in south Wales, in the heart of the Gower Peninsula, in the City and County of Swansea. Local people colloquially refer to it as the "backbone of Gower", as it protrudes from surrounding limestone. The highest point on the ridge is the second highest point in the peninsula, offering panoramic views of the surrounding country and seas. The swathes of grassland around the ridge are known as Cefn Bryn Common.
Horton Beach
Horton Beach is located in Port Eynon Bay on the south coast of the Gower Peninsula in Wales. It is reached from the nearby village of Horton via a steep hill, and has a car park sited a few minutes' walk away. Despite its accessibility and its popularity with surfers, the beach is usually very quiet and it has sand even at high tide.
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