Caswell Bay sits five miles west of Swansea city centre, about thirty minutes from the M4. It is an award-winning blue-flag beach: soft golden sand, rock pools at low water, and waves gentle enough that the bay has its own surf school and summer lifeguard patrols.
Because the incoming tide cuts the beach in two, the stretch directly below Redcliffe feels almost private once the water comes up. From the apartment you watch the bay change shape twice a day.
On the sand
Two cafés sit right on the bay. Surfside is on the sand itself with panoramic views, and Mollie & Ollie's is a short stroll away. Both do good coffee and a proper run of ice creams. Two more kiosks sell takeaway food and the usual beach essentials. Surfside also runs a webcam, which is the easiest way to check the tide before you head down.
Walks from the beach
The coast path runs both ways out of Caswell. Turn left and it is roughly forty minutes along the cliffs to Langland Bay. Turn right and an hour's walk brings you to Pwll Du, passing the small cove at Brandy along the way.
Bishop's Wood, behind the car park
Tucked behind the Caswell car park is Bishop's Wood Local Nature Reserve, a forty-six acre pocket of woodland walks and narrow country paths. It is a classic example of a limestone woodland, which is relatively rare in Britain, and the seasonal wildflowers make it worth a slow loop. Several circular routes link the wood back out to the coast path.