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Blue Pool Bay is a small cove near the village of Llangennith in Gower, Wales. The cove is bordered by cliffs, and is accessible via a clifftop path and a steep, unstable path down to the beach. The beach is covered fully at high tide and takes its name from a large, natural rockpool. Rhossili Bay is nearby.[1]
Since the release of a popular Tik Tok video showing the pool, there has been a drastic increase in footfall to the bay. This has resulted in heavy erosion on the path to the beach, as well as heavy littering, fly tipping and graffiti left by the now common crowds at the once little known location.
The bay can be dangerous due to the combination of no lifeguard and very strong currents.[2]
- ^ Tom Bennett Wrecks on Welsh Beaches: Shipwrecks for Walkers in Wales If you have never heard of the Dollar Ship then you have never lived near Gower. Silver coins and cannon were deposited on the beach here (Lat 51.5946 Long -4.3003) in 1647. Bolivian 'pieces of eight' were found at Diles Lake in 1807. The name of the rocks near Burry Holmes is Spanish Rocks, where another wreck is meant to be. We cross these rocks to get to the Blue Pool. A 4 meter deep natural pool 5 meters across in the rocks about 17 minutes walk from Spanish Rocks.
- ^ Bellis, Katie (20 August 2018). "Child swept out to sea saved by stranger in Gower beauty spot drama". Wales Online. Retrieved 3 May 2024.