And the winner is ...

Oxwich Beach in Gower has won the title of Best Beach in Britain acording to a report in The Travel Magazine.

The co-author of the report said, "We went looking for beaches that had a refined quality. We wanted to include beaches not just with natural beauty, good sand and sea quality, but also eco-friendly beaches with a 'just-this-minute-discovered' feel. What makes Oxwich so special is its Arcadian quality; there are 2.5 miles of wonderful pale sand, with safe, shallow seas. Even on the hottest of days, this secluded beach is quiet - the scenery is magnificent and unspoilt."

And it's not even the best beach in Gower!

Oxwich is also named in the Top 12 World Beaches. They are:

Pink Beach, Antigua
Ensenda Grande, Mexico
Kovalam Beach, India
White Island, Philippines
Praia da Lopes Mendes, Brazil
Whitehaven Beach, Australia
Oxwich Bay, Gower, UK
Guludo Beach, Mozambique
Super Paradise Beach, Greece
Eilat, Israel
One Foot Island, Cook Islands
Playa Flamenco, Puerto Rico

Last year another beach in Gower was voted best beach by viewers of BBC's Holiday programme. That one was Three Cliffs, which is one of my favourites.

So the moral of this story is: come to Gower for your hols!