Mumbles Pier

The Mumbles' mile-long strip of pastel-painted houses, pubs and restaurants reaches its picturesque denouement with a rocky headland, a pretty sandy beach and two tiny islands, the furthermost one topped with a lighthouse. Built in 1898, Mumbles Pier juts out jauntily from the headland, housing the usual amusement arcade, a fish-and-chip shop and a once-grand cafe festooned with chandeliers.