Mumbles Road, Mumbles, City of Swansea, Wales

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Mumbles Pier is situated in Mumbles 5 miles from the centre of Swansea in South Wales. It is a fine old pier built by the Victorians in 1898 and fortunately considerably restored in recent years. The pier extends 225 metres into the Bristol Channel and was once a docking point for the White Funnel Steamers that delivered thousands of tourists to the resort of Mumbles. Although the steamers have long gone its a great place for a bracing walk. Enjoy fantastic views of the Mumbles Lighthouse as the powerful currents of the Bristol Channel rush below your feet and on through the gaps between the Mumbles Islands. As with all British piers Mumbles Pier is ever popular with anglers, and on the day I visited a lone angler told me he had caught Sea Bass between 6lb and 8lb from the end of the pier. The land based part of the Pier complex is an interesting mixture of old Victorian buildings and newer buildings that house a conservatory style restaurant, cafe, bar and amusement arcades. It is only 50p to enter the Pier (2007), which is cheap at half the price, especially if you are lucky enough to be there when they launch the Mumbles lifeboat that is attached to the Pier.....

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