Port-Eynon is a small coastal village on the southern edge of the Gower Peninsula in Wales, a short drive from Swansea. It sits around a long sandy bay backed by dunes and salt marsh, popular with families, surfers and walkers, and gives easy access to dramatic clifftops and coves such as Three Cliffs Bay and Rhossili; the Gower Peninsula was the UK’s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Historically a modest fishing community, Port-Eynon now relies largely on tourism, with holiday cottages, cafés and pubs serving seasonal visitors while local farming and conservation remain important. The village’s relaxed seaside character, coastal walks along the Wales Coast Path and strong sense of local community make it a popular, low‑key base for exploring this part of the Welsh coast.
Postcode districts covering Port-Eynon
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 12.8 miles20.7 km
- Llanelli 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Llanelli Rural 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Neath 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Briton Ferry 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Ammanford 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Maesteg 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Gorseinon 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Carmarthen 22 miles35.4 km
- Porthcawl 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Ilfracombe 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Ystalyfera 23.3 miles37.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Penrice Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Gower Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Reynoldston Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Rhossili Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton Parish 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Llanrhidian Lower Parish 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Ilston Parish 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Southgate Built-up area 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Pennard Parish 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Crofty Built-up area 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Llanrhidian Higher Parish 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Canisland Built-up area 7.4 miles12 km
Example postcodes in Port-Eynon
SA3 1NR, SA3 1NZ, SA3 1NN, SA3 1NL, SA3 1NP, SA3 1NQ, SA3 1NX
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 38.9 miles62.7 km
- Bristol Airport 65.4 miles105.3 km
- Llanelli Railway Station 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Pembrey and Burry Port Railway Station 9.6 miles15.4 km
Hotels near Port-Eynon Ad
- The Gower Hotel 4 7.4 miles12 km
- Patricks Boathouse 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Oyster House 4 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Ashburnham Hotel 3 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Sessile Oak, Llanelli by Marston's Inns 9.8 miles15.7 km
- The Carlton Hotel Mumbles 3 9.8 miles15.7 km
Local points of interest
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 9.9 miles16 km
- Llanelli FC Stadium 10 miles16 km
- The Egypt Center Museum 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Pembrey Forest Forest 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Towyn Burrows Hill 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Ffos Las Racecourse Recreation 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 14 miles22.5 km
- Afan Lido Stadium 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 18 miles29 km
- The Gnoll Stadium 19.7 miles31.7 km