Line © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), drawn by Global Adventurer.
The walk
The walk starts from the car park at Port Eynon, near the Ship Inn and the memorial to the village's lifeboatmen. It follows the Wales Coast Path round the bay to the ruined Salt House and out to Port Eynon Point, the most southerly point of Gower, then west along the cliffs, past Overton Mere, to Overton Cliff. A path and lanes lead inland through Overton and on to Horton, and a footpath brings you back to Port Eynon.
It is 6.7 km with 166 m of ascent; allow about 2 hours. The grade is Easy.
The cliff path along Overton Cliff is steep above the sea, and the rocks below are cut by deep clefts: stay on the path and well back from the edge. There is some road walking on the lanes between Overton and Horton, where there is no pavement.
The Port Eynon car park charges. The Ship Inn is in the village, and the youth hostel is in the old lifeboat house at the south end of the bay.
Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.
Good to know
- Port Eynon Point is the most southerly point of the Gower peninsula
- The Salt House beside it is a derelict building once used to take salt from seawater
- Culver Hole, in the cliff on the headland west of the point, is a dovecote built before the sixteenth century
- A lifeboat served Port Eynon from the later eighteenth century until 1919, and three lifeboatmen died on a call-out in 1916
Getting there
Start: Port Eynon car park · Pay and display. 51.54459, -4.21191
Directions to the start
Places to stay nearby
Rooms in and around Llanelli: Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
Affiliate links: if you book, Global Adventurer earns a small commission at no cost to you.
Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line is drawn along OpenStreetMap paths and the figures are worked out from it; take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
