DISTANCE FROM HOLIDAY COTTAGES: 9 miles
TYPE OF COURSE: Parkland
HOLES: 18
LENGTH: 6605 yds
WEBSITE: www.palleg-golf.co.uk

“The oldest club in Swansea”

It is the oldest and certainly one of the best clubs in Swansea. A links course that has tested and beat the best, but don't be put off - Swansea Bay provides an entertaining round whatever your handicap. Just over a third of the holes run close to the sea, and are demanding even without the wind that often blows in off the bay. Like at St Andrews, the course has a burn crossing through it to further test the golfer’s ability to negotiate a links course with satisfaction.

There are plenty of quirky characteristics on the course; the par four 5th that dog legs towards the green, the long 12th that requires a decision whether to try and carry the stream some 200 yards from the tee and, best of all, the grandstand finish.

Swansea Bay Golf Course is 5 miles east of Swansea, off the A483 (B4290). It is easily accessible from J42 of the M4.

"Overall a really excellent test of golf with its 3 different sections- no easy Par 3s except the 17th (when downwind) - good Par 4s with an element of difficulty in them. The 3rd, 12th and 16th provide the longer hitters with birdie chances but only reward very good golf. When you play it you will see why regularly even in summer with lots of run Par is 72 but Standard scratch is 73."
Taken from a course review by Gareth Jones on www.golfeurope.com

GOLF COURSES LOCAL TO OUR HOLIDAY COTTAGES

Allt Y Graban Golf Club - Parkland
Ashburnham Golf Club - Links
Clyne Golf Club - Moorland
Earlswood Golf Club - Natural Downland
Fairwood Park Golf Club - Flat Championship Parkland
Garnant Park Golf Club - Rolling Parkland
Glynneath Golf Club - Parkland/Woodland
Gower Golf Club - Parkland
INCO Golf Club - Flat Parkland
Lakeside Golf Club - Flat Parkland
Langland Bay Golf Club - Seaside Parkland
Machynys Golf Club - Nicklaus Designed Links
Morriston Golf Club - Parkland
Neath Golf Club - Parkland/Mountainous/Heathland
Palleg Golf Club - Meadowlands
Pennard Golf Club - Links
Pontardawe Golf Club - Mountainous
Swansea Bay Golf Club - Links

Swansea Valley Holiday Cottages are ideally placed to offer superb opportunities for a huge range of activities from birdwatching to mountain biking to surfing to sea fishing.

Brecon Beacons National Park and the Gower Coastline are both wonderful natural adventure activity playgrounds. Few places in Europe can boast a mountain wilderness and a coastline designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty within 30 miles of each other. In addition to a wide range of outdoor pursuits, the Swansea area boasts an extensive range of indoor leisure facilities for visitors.

Why not take advantage of some of the best surfing beaches in Europe for your activity package? The opportunity to try such varying activities as surfing and canyoning provides much excitiement and sets it apart from other traditional destinations to make it a memorable experience.