How Cool is Mumbles?
Well, according to journalist, Hannah Evans, in her recent article for respected newspaper, The Times, Mumbles is one of the Top 12 UK postcodes to move to in 2022. She flags up SA3, Mumbles, Swansea as the place to be “for stylish seasiders.”
This isn’t the first time the lovely Victorian seaside village, just half an hour’s drive from Bayview, Oxwich (which also has an SA3 postcode), has figured in The Times ‘best of’ lists as in 2020 Mumbles was celebrated as one of the best places to live in the UK. Whereas in 2021, Mumbles was singled out for its prestigious Oyster Wharf development, and its proposed £3000,000 skate park, the 2022 focus is on food and views, the writer flagging up the fact that those wishing to escape the city post-pandemic, don’t have to go to Cornwall for sand, sea and beautiful sunsets. You can get all that in Swansea’s suburb by the sea which is fast becoming what she terms, “The Hamptons of Wales.”
We’ve always known Mumbles is a unique destination and you don’t have to up-sticks permanently to get a feel of the vibe and the hip neighbourhoods Mumbles is becoming famous for. You can make one of our luxury holiday rental apartments or contemporary cottages your home from home for as long as you need to and see what all the fuss is about in Mumbles while you’re here.
Mumbles has a booming foodie scene and we recommend you checking out Mor www.mor-mumbles.co.uk for fine dining, or Gower Seafood Hut www.gowerseafoodhut.co.uk for alfresco informal eating with views and the taste of caught-that-morning calamari or cockles. Or take in established chain restaurants Prezzo www.prezzorestaurants.co.uk or French cuisine at Bistrot Pierre www.bistrotpierre.co.uk in the Oyster Wharf.
Drive 5 minutes around the headland, past Mumbles’ famous apple, and taste traditional Italian family-fare with vistas over the famous lighthouse and the bays of Bracelet and Limeslade at Castellamare www.castellamare.co.uk . At nearby Langland you can dine at the Langland Brasserie www.langlandsbrasserie.co.uk and keep an eye on the surfers out front. And if it’s an ice-ream you fancy, drop in at award-winning Joe’s ice-cream parlour www.joes-icecream.com or Verdi’s www.verdis-cafe.co.uk along Mumbles’ famed front overlooking the expanse of Swansea Bay.
Please contact Wanda and the Team at Bayview for any help you need with booking one of our rental accommodation or for any advice on marvellous Mumbles.
Images: copyright Bistro Pierre, Mor, Castellamare, Unsplash-sydney-davidson/vanessa-ferreira