Cottages
The Penrice Castle Estate offers seventeen self catering holiday cottages in the heart of the beautiful Gower Peninsula overlooking Oxwich Bay.
The cottages sleep up to eight people and well behaved dogs are welcome in all our holiday cottages except The Towers.
Guests have access to the historic park and gardens at Penrice as well as free entry to Oxwich Bay car park and beach nearby.
Gower was the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Britain and is ideal for walking, bird watching, boating, surfing, golf, watersports and fishing.
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Oxwich Beach
The family owns and looks after Oxwich Beach and its adjacent Car Park.
The beach has been nominated as the best beach in Britain and the best beach in the world by the Travel Magazine. It has won numerous clean beach awards over the years.
Parking is charged at a variable daily rate depending on the time of year and the car park has direct access onto the beach.
The Estate run two beach shops on Oxwich Car Park selling a range of hot & cold food and drinks, ice creams, cakes, beach toys and equipment.
The Michelin starred Beach House Restaurant is also on the edge of the beach front. For more information go to beachhouseoxwich.co.uk.
The History of Penrice Castle
“The great park around Penrice Castle, the deep woodlands that encircle it, and the strange marshlands at its foot are still intact and form a landscape composition that is hard to beat in the whole of South Wales. If you add glimpses of the prow of Oxwich Head and the rich brown background of Cefn Bryn, the whole area lying at the back of the dunes of Oxwich Bay takes on an Arcadian quality.”
Wynford Vaughan Thomas 1976
Home Farm
The Estate farms its 700 acre Home Farm in hand and has one tenanted farm.
The Home Farm has a herd of pedigree Welsh Black Cattle and flocks of Lleyn and Wensleydale sheep which are all farmed organically.
We are members of the Welsh Black Cattle Society, the Lleyn Sheep Society and the Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Society. The Estate also owns and manages 150 acres of woodland and hardwood logs are available for sale and local delivery – please telephone 01792 390006 to order.
Filming
Penrice Castle and its surrounding Estate, with its range of historic buildings and landscapes, are ideal for filming and over the years have been popular with a number of productions. Oxwich Beach in particular has been used for a range of different adverts. In the recent years, Bay Studios in Swansea have filmed various productions including DaVinci Demons. Outside filming is possible at a daily rate by arrangement. Unfortunately interior filming in the main house is not allowed. The Estate also has seventeen self catering holiday cottages which could be used for filming or used as accommodation for the filming crew.
Places of Interest
The Gower Peninsula was the first area in Britain to be designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is known for its beautiful coastline, stunning landscapes and rich history. It is a great haven for rare birds and marine animals. The numerous beaches are perfect for families to enjoy. In addition, there are other activities available locally such as hiking, boat trips, archery, surfing and water sports.
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