Map of Gower Peninsula shown below with road numbers.
Come off at Junction 47 of M4, then head for Gowerton, Penclawdd, Crofty, Llanrhidian, Landimore & Cheriton.
Map co-ordinates to find us
Latitude is 51.617430
Longtitude is -4.253941
Directions to Heather Cottage
Catchpool Lane
LLANMADOC,N.Gower, SA3 1DE
First note the location on the map below,
of Llanmadoc (top left of map).
Heather Cottage
is right in the centre of the village of Llanmadoc.
HOW TO GET THERE
Heather Cottage
Catchpool Lane
LLANMADOC
CITY & COUNTY OF SWANSEA
SA3 1DE
When driving west through South Wales on the M4 from England we recommend you avoid the early Swansea junctions 42 - 46 and stay on the M4 to Junction 47. If arriving from the Heads of the Valleys Road and the Neath or Swansea Valleys down onto the M4, we still recommend you proceed in a Westerly direction to Junction 47 of the M4. Take “Swansea West Services” Jcn 47 exit off M4. The slip-road takes you to a roundabout and a set of traffic lights above the M4.
At this large roundabout, take second exit and follow A483 following signs to “Swansea/Gower”.
Then after a mile on same road, which starts flat but then descends downhill, and you come to a roundabout*. Take the second (i.e. right hand) exit (west direction) towards “Llanelli/Gower/Gowerton” onto the A484.
*NB: At this roundabout the road signs are confusing as they also direct traffic “to Gower avoiding low bridge” taking you towards Swansea via first [left] exit of roundabout. Ignore this and take second exit right, unless you want to visit the large "TESCO Extra" or M&S Food store found at Fforestfach before going into Gower.
Proceed directly through the next roundabout. (2nd exit), passing “The Farm shop” which is on the same roundabout.
You should now start to see views of North Gower and Lougher Estuary. Still follow A484 and then at another roundabout half a mile later down the incline, take the first exit turn left towards Gowerton on B4296.
You then pass a Harvester restaurant. After driving underneath railway bridge, you come to lights at Gowerton some 20yds later after railway bridge. Take a right at lights, on B4295, signed to Llanrhidian. After a mini-roundabout Tesco Express is then on your left. (Its worth stocking up on provisions here – no particularly good shops other than Petrol Station and Post Office after this).
You are now on the “North Gower Road” or B4295 which you should follow for 6 miles or so, passing through Penclawdd, Crofty, Llanmorlais and Wernffrwd.
After Llanmorlais, and after another 2 miles, still on B4295, you arrive at Llanrhidian Petrol Station (Heronsway Filling Station). Continue straight on.
Keep driving past the petrol station and you then enter the village of Oldwalls and as you pass the (old derelict) Greyhound Inn public house on your left we suggest you ignore the brown sign telling you to continue straight on for the Britannia Inn and instead FORK RIGHT towards Llanmadoc/Cheriton/Landimore. Llanmadoc is now 2 miles (6-7 mins driving) onwards. You need to drive slowly and may need to let other vehicles pass as this is partly a one lane only 'B' Road.
DRIVE CAREFULLY - ONE OR TWO NARROW COUNTRY LANES HERE WITH SHEEP ROAMING
After turning right just after the old Greyhound Pub make sure you pass the hamlet of Leason (on your right), then Windmill Farm/Ocean View (on your left) and then you will pass Weobley Castle (on your right). After next passing the village of Landimore and after 800m you will bend left and dip down a hill steeply left to Cheriton and then after the Church (St Cadoc) bend right on a sharp bend right and up/down/up the hill up to Llanmadoc. Pass The Britannia Inn on your right and drive for another 400m past it until you see a red phone box. That's where Middle Cottage and Wagtails are found. Heather Cottage is at the rear of these (pass up a lane to the left of Middle Cottage then turn right into Catchpool Lane for Heather Cottage).
The front door of Middle Cottage is "two cottages to the left" of the phone box (it is literally the middle cottage of the small row of white cottages right on Llanmadoc Village Green). Middle Cottage has a grey slate housename sign to left of an oak front door up a small path and through an old black front gate.
(We live in 'Gower Cottage', immediately to the right.)
For Middle Cottage guests are kindly asked to unload at the front but to park at the rear which can be accessed around a small lane to the left (eastern end) of the cottages i.e. to the left of the row of cottages as you look from the road outside. This is also how to access Heather Cottage.
Drive 30 metres up this lane and then turn right into Catchpool Lane. The rear farm gates for both Middle Cottage and Heather Cottage are then found on your right hand side.
PARKING ARRANGEMENTS
HEATHER COTTAGE
Parking for Heather Cottage is at the rear of the row of white cottages (namely Lane House, Middle Cottage, Gower Cottage and Wagtails).
Heather Cottage (and it's parking) is found in Catchpool Lane, which is directly behind "Middle Cottage".
To get to Heather Cottage you need to drive around the narrow lane to THE LEFT of the row of white cottages that are adjacent to the red phone box on the Village Green and roundabout.
(So look LEFT as you look at the front of the cottages).
As you enter this narrow lane drive for 50 metres past "Lane House" . As the lane opens up into a little green, you will see a Swansea Council "Salt Box" (for icy roads) on your right. At this point, turn sharp right into Catchpool Lane and almost immediately on your right you will see the three farm gate entrances – one after the other.
The first one is a Galvanised Aluminium Gate (Lane House), then the next two are wooden farm gates hung on thick brown wooden gateposts. The third gate (second wooden one) is for Heather Cottage.
Drive into this well signed parking lot and park as far as convenient to your left as you enter. At night the security light should come on as you enter. The dark brown gate into Heather Cottage is on the left.
Your hosts Dai and Heather who live at Gower Cottage also park their cars in this same Heather Cottage parking area to the middle and right. |