Gorseinon is about seven miles outside Swansea on the Carmarthenshire border. It has local shops, churches, a primary and a comprehensive school and a further education college. It has a thriving rugby and football team, cricket pitch and playing fields, Penyrheol swimming pool and leisure centre boasting squash courts and a multi-use hall. There is also drama on offer in Penyrheol theatre..
Gowerton is home to four schools including a comprehensive and a Welsh-speaking school. There are two churches, several shops, pubs, a golf course, and – with the area considered the gateway to the Gower Peninsular – many beaches just minutes away. There is a good cycle route which will take you to Blackpill. Or, you can catch the train at the town’s railway station.
Loughor lies on the estuary of the river of the same name, looking across to Carmarthenshire. The estuary is home to thousands of birds, many of them rare species. A Roman Fort called Leucarum was once situated here, but was replaced by a Norman castle, built in 1099, and the community emerged around it. Industries including tin and steel grew around the port.
The town has a primary school and secondary school. It has several banks, a post office, garden centre, medical centre, chemists, pubs and churches. The shops meet all needs and various other amenities including a cricket club, rugby club and playing fields. Pontarddulais is home to Cor Meibion Pontarddulais or Pontarddulais Male Voice Choir, a successful competitive choir in Wales.
Roughly equidistant between the north and south coasts of Gower, it has wonderful views of Cefn Bryn and Loughor Estuary. It grew up in the early 19th century to serve small shallow collieries in the area. The collieries disappeared by the early years of the 20th century and now Three Crosses is a popular home for those wanting a slice of Gower, but not too far away from centres of population.