Redcliffe makes an unusually good base for walkers. There are coast paths on both sides of the bay, woods inland, and the beach itself is twenty metres from the door. A short stroll across the sand puts you at Surfside café for a coffee with a different view of the same shoreline.
East: toward Langland and Mumbles
The eastern coast path links Caswell to Langland Bay, with Rotherslade tucked just beyond. There are several places to break the walk:
- Langland's Brasserie overlooks the bay and is the perfect place to chill out over a glass of wine
- Surfside café serves snacks and coffee on the pebbles
- Rothers Tor Café in Rotherslade is worth a visit
If you want a longer day, keep going past Langland toward Limeslade, Bracelet Bay and into Mumbles, where you can pick from more cafés and ice cream parlours before turning back.
West: Brandy Cove to Three Cliffs
The western path heads out toward Brandy Cove and Pwll Du Bay. If you have the legs, you can carry on toward Pennard Castle and Three Cliffs Bay, which is a demanding four-mile coastal walk and one of the great ones on the Gower. Closer to home, look out for Caswell Cliff Fort, an ancient earthwork with banks and ditches now half-hidden in the vegetation.
Inland: Bishop's Wood and the village pubs
Bishop's Wood Nature Reserve sits five hundred metres from the apartments at the far end of the Caswell car park. Inside the wood is the Roundhouse, a quiet curiosity worth finding. From the wood you can head east toward Newton village and its pubs.
There is also a public path opposite the apartments that runs north to Bishopston village, passing the Plough and Harrow on the way. An alternative route follows the coast to Pwll Du and then turns inland through Bishopston Valley, which is best in dry weather. The valley has two pubs of its own: The Joiners Arms (with its own brewery) and The Valley.