The Gower peninsula was Britain’s
first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village of Reynoldston
is at the heart of Gower, nestling under Cefn Bryn the highest
point on Gower with its magnificent views. And at the heart
of the village is the King Arthur Hotel.
It
is a short walk up to the ancient burial ground known as Arthur’s
Stone. Legend has it that Arthur, irritated by a stone in
his boot, threw it to its landing place near the top of the
Bryn. In fact it is a double-chambered tomb estimated at five
thousand years old. According to local tradition it has magical
properties and although these days there are probably fewer
maidens placing cakes and dancing around the stone at midnight
on a full moon, still the visitor can feel some of the magnetism
and attraction. As well as the farms, commonland and downs
of Gower, visitors are rewarded with wonderful seascapes over
the Loughor estuary clear to the island of Caldey near Tenby,
or to Lundy Island or turning again, across Oxwich bay to
the Devon and Cornwall coast.
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