Wild Sea Lavender in Gower, Swansea

Wild Sea Lavender Self-Catering

A stone’s throw from the award-winning Port Eynon beach, this traditional, white cottage sits in the centre of the charming village. Apart from the Blue Flag beach on your doorstep, you’ve also got the Gower Peninsula’s oldest pub just around the corner. Along the coast from Port Eynon Beach, pet-friendly Horton Beach is the perfect spot for a dog walk and a walking trail from here leads over the clifftops to Oxwich Bay.

Our favourite thing about this delightful cottage has to be the garden. Bursting with flowers and shrubs, it’s a little haven from the otherwise rugged seaside landscape. Out here, you can sit in the shade of the pergola with a good book or take your morning coffee on the patio.

Two sitting rooms inside are equally cosy-warm, thanks to wood-burning stoves (your host provides a bundle of logs). The kitchen, with its range-style cooker and Belfast ceramic sink, is a picture of farmhouse charm. Then there’s the leather sleigh bed in the master bedroom for a spot of luxury come nightfall.

Home truths:
*All the bedrooms are upstairs so this place may not be suitable for those with limited mobility
*Your host provides a bundle of logs for the wood-burner and a welcome pack of coffee, tea, milk and sugar
*There is a small grocery store within walking distance but guests here would benefit from having a car and there is private parking for two cars
*You'll have your own private entrance here
*Though there isn't a dedicated desk here, the dining table doubles up as a laptop-friendly workspace