Oxwich Bay Hotel
Oxwich, beachfront south Gower · Hotel
The only hotel on Gower standing directly on a beach, with lawns running down to the sand at Oxwich Bay and rooms across several buildings.
About Oxwich Bay Hotel
The Oxwich Bay Hotel has the most enviable address on the peninsula. It stands at the end of the lane through Oxwich village with its lawns running straight down to the sand, the bay curving away for two miles in front and the wooded slope of Oxwich Point rising behind. The medieval church of St Illtyd sits in the trees a short walk along the shore.
Accommodation is spread across the main hotel and several separate buildings, which gives more choice than a single block would: the Old Rectory rooms, the Secret Garden pods, Ivy Cottage and the Beach Walk Parc lodges. Many rooms have sea views, and a good number are dog friendly, which matters on a coast this walkable. The hotel runs a cafe bar and bistro from eight in the morning through to evening service, so breakfast, lunch and dinner are all covered without moving the car.
It is a busy, unstuffy sort of place — popular for weddings, well used by locals, and never quiet in August. That suits families and walkers rather than anyone after a hushed retreat. Oxwich is the gentlest of the major Gower beaches, shallow and lifeguarded in season, with a nature reserve of dunes and marsh immediately behind. The hotel is cashless.
At a glance
- Property type
- Hotel
- Location
- Oxwich, beachfront south Gower
- Star rating
- 3 star
- Guest score
- 8.4 / 10 (1,900 reviews)
- Prices from
- £130 per night
- Destination
- Gower Peninsula