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The Gower Peninsula was the first place in Britain to be designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is one of only five within Wales. Surrounded by the Bristol Channel and Atlantic Ocean, the peninsula is home to a rich variety of landscapes and flora and fauna. Medieval settlements, castles, ancient caves, standing stones and menhirs are evidence of the historical importance of this area and are scattered over the hills, valleys, beaches, clifftops, commons, woodland, dunes and marshes of the area.

The village of Penclawdd is situated in the north of the Gower Peninsula overlooking the Loughor estuary and flanked by extensive marshland on one side and moorland on the other. It was once a seaport, coal mining village and copper smelting centre, but now is most famous for its cockles which have been collected since Roman times, and is one of the most productive cockle producing areas in the UK. These cockles are collected from the extensive mudflats in the Burry Estuary and they can be purchased at the stalls in Swansea Market.

Blue Anchor is a hamlet situated a mile or so to the south of and overlooking Penclawdd, the Loughor Estuary and with views of Llanelli and towards South Gower. It was possibly named after the Blue Anchor pub, but this has recently been demolished.