Swansea and surrounds

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Swansea is a great town to base a touring and sightseeing holiday around if you’re driving along the east coast as part of the Great Eastern Drive.

Great Eastern Drive is 176 kilometres of incredible scenery and natural beauty. Famous beaches, quaint old towns, national parks and reserves and a slower pace of life. Great vineyards and fantastic food and fresh produce. Becoming world renown for mountain biking with great forested trails.

Many things to see and do around Swansea.

Here’s a list of things we managed to do in our 4 night stopover at Swansea Chalets.

Walks and photography around Waterloo Bay

Visited Piermont Estate historic property

Checked out the convict built Spiky Bridge

Visited Kates Chocolate and Berry Farm and sampled delicious food and coffee

Sampled beautiful fresh oysters at Meshells Oyster Farm Dolphin Beach Road

Walked on several local beaches

Bought a meal at the Bark Mill Tavern which also houses a café and great museum

Viewed all the historic displays and researched convict information at the excellent Glamorgan Museum and Visitor Information Centre. It’s located in the old school built in the 19^th century.

Drove to Freycinet Peninsula for Christmas lunch at Freycinet Lodge

Other things you could add onto your list while based at Swansea;

Walk to Wineglass Bay, take a scenic flight and/or boat charter

Coles Bay – search out sea birds, dolphins, penguins, seals and whales