The spectacular landscape and beaches of the Gower peninsula spreads to the West of Swansea, "an ugly, lovely town, crawling, sprawling by the side of a long and splendid curving shore" (Dylan Thomas). Detailed and insightful background information is available at www.explore-gower.co.uk. Information on specific beaches, surf conditions and daily tide times can be found at this BBC Wales site. A useful street map is available here.