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Once you reach the valley floor turn right, pass the roundhouse and follow the path to Caswell through Bishop's Wood Local Nature Reserve. Cross over the road and see if the tide is low enough to walk around the rocks on the right. If not, walk right up the road and turn left onto the Coast Path next to the entrance to a majestic house.

Caswell Bay at low tide

Drop down to the beach and skirt along the base of the pebbles and climb up the steps in the corner. Turn left at the top and follow the path above the tops of the cliffs, taking care here as there is a steep drop adjacent to the route.

Coming around the point, if the tide is low, there is a superb view of the inclined rock layers in the intertidal limestone reef. On your right is Redley Cliff, a nature reserve owned by the Wildlife Trust for South and West Wales and is part of the Caswell Bay Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Continue along to the next inlet of Brandy Cove which gets its name from stories of smugglers using the bay to unload their illegal tobacco and alcohol during the 18th century. There is a raised beach exposed below the path and an area of scree on the western side above the path.