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Pen-clawdd

Wales, United Kingdom · Europe

About Pen-clawdd

Pen-clawdd works well as a base: 10 minutes from Dunvant, 18km from Worm's Head, Rhossili.

Pen-clawdd is a town located in Wales, United Kingdom. With a population of 1,935, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Pen-clawdd sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Pen-clawdd to your route.

About Pen-clawdd

Penclawdd (Welsh: Pen-clawdd) is a village in the north of the Gower Peninsula in the county of Swansea, Wales. Historically, it was part of Glamorgan. Penclawdd is most famous for its local cockle industry which goes back for many years to Roman times. It falls within the Penclawdd electoral ward. It is one of the

Read more larger villages on the Gower Peninsula. Part of the village is perched on a high location, enjoying panoramic views over the Loughor estuary and surrounding Gower countryside, while the main part of the village stretches along the edge of the estuary. Being so close to an estuary, Penclawdd is thriving with wildlife. It is plentiful in birdlife and with horses that roam the estuary. The built-up area had a population of 1,935.

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Pen-clawdd is located in Wales, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 51.6403 latitude, -4.0992 longitude.

What is the population of Pen-clawdd?

Pen-clawdd has a population of approximately 1,935 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.

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Quick Information

Population
1,935
Continent
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Wales
Timezone
Europe/London
Coordinates
51.6403, -4.0992

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in United Kingdom

Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire
999
Non-emergency police
101
Driving side
left

112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.

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Worth the detour from Pen-clawdd

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

beach

Three Cliffs Bay

Triple limestone peaks guard a sweep of sand where Pennard Pill meanders to the sea on the Gower: repeatedly voted among Britain's best beaches yet reached only on foot past a ruined castle. View from Pennard cliffs is the classic.

8 km · about 15 min drive

beach

Rhossili Bay

A sweeping three-mile beach on the Gower Peninsula with dramatic cliff views, Worm's Head promontory, and powerful surf.

16 km · about 30 min drive

racetrack

Pembrey Circuit

Wales's national motorsport centre on the Carmarthenshire coast, a fast former-airfield circuit once used by F1 teams including McLaren and Williams for secret testing.

17 km · about 20 min drive

natural wonder

Worm's Head, Rhossili

A serpentine tidal island at the tip of Gower, crossable over a rock causeway for about two and a half hours either side of low tide.

18 km · about 20 min drive

waterfall

Melincourt Falls

An 24m fall in the Neath Valley painted by Turner in 1795, reached by a short riverside path.

28 km · about 30 min drive

famous road

Black Mountain Pass (A4069)

Top Gear's favourite British road, a smooth, empty ribbon of hairpins and open bends over the western Brecon Beacons between Llangadog and Brynamman.

29 km · about 35 min drive

waterfall

Henrhyd Falls

At 27m the highest waterfall in south Wales, and the Batcave entrance in The Dark Knight Rises; reached by a steep wooded path.

35 km · about 40 min drive

natural wonder

Llyn y Fan Fach

A glacial corrie lake under the escarpment of the Black Mountain, home to the legend of the Lady of the Lake and the Physicians of Myddfai.

37 km · about 45 min drive

Driving roads near Pen-clawdd

  • 29 kmBlack Mountain Pass (A4069)Top Gear's favourite British road, a smooth, empty ribbon of hairpins and open bends over the western Brecon Beacons between Llangadog and Brynamman.
  • 50 kmCountisbury HillA long 1-in-4 climb on the A39 out of Lynmouth onto Exmoor, with sweeping views over the Bristol Channel.
  • 53 kmPen y FanThe highest peak in southern Britain at 886 metres, the flat-topped summit of the Brecon Beacons offering sweeping views across Wales.
  • 53 kmCorn DuPen y Fan's twin summit at 873m, with a Bronze Age cairn and the finest view over the Beacons' north escarpment.
  • 59 kmPorlock HillBritain's steepest A-road, where the A39 climbs out of Porlock onto Exmoor at gradients up to 1-in-4 with two severe hairpins. A scenic Victorian toll road offers a gentler coastal alternative.
  • 59 kmPorlock Hill (A39)One of England's steepest A-roads at 1-in-4 with hairpins out of Porlock onto Exmoor; a toll road offers a gentler alternative.

Driving in United Kingdom

Drives on
the left
Petrol
~€1.73/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

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