Bracelet Bay and Mumbles Pier Cove

About Bracelet Bay and Mumbles Pier Cove

Bracelet Bay and the small cove beside Mumbles Pier sit at the southern tip of Swansea Bay, a rocky, sheltered shore reached by steep steps. Collectors report glass in the cove, and a museum-led beachcomb at Mumbles turned up old glassware, including a 1600s wine bottle base, alongside pottery and clay pipe.

Sea glass at Bracelet Bay and Mumbles Pier Cove

A few pieces per visit reported: white, green, seafoam and amber. The cove is cut off at high tide, so go on a falling tide.

Visiting Bracelet Bay and Mumbles Pier Cove

Getting there

The cove beside the pier is reached by steep steps and is inaccessible at high tide.

Safety

Check the tide times before you go and head out on a falling tide, so you're never cut off. Keep away from the bottom of cliffs, wear sturdy shoes on rocks, and only take sea glass and other man-made rubbish: pebbles, sand and shells should stay on the beach.