Self-catering holiday cottage on Gower near beaches and pub, dog friendly-Wagtails Cottage for Broughton Beach and Cwm Ivy

Self-catering holiday cottage on Gower near beaches and pub, dog friendly-Wagtails Cottage for Broughton Beach and Cwm Ivy


A dog friendly small one-bedroom self-catering holiday cottage in the beautiful village of Llanmadoc,
in the peaceful & friendly north west of Gower Peninsula
Welcoming happy guests since 2007
Perfectly located and very comfortable ground floor cottage with quality facilities and fittings
WITH GARDENS

WAGTAILS COTTAGE

A small and perfectly formed self catering cottage in Llanmadoc Village

Why Stay at Wagtails?  

Heather & Dai feel that our unique selling point is probably our gorgeous rural, village, seaside location and proximity to the year round dog friendly beaches at Broughton and Llanmadoc. (We are dog friendly).

Folk from all over Swansea Bay, Cardiff and further afield often take day trips to walk our National Trust Woodlands and walks around Whitford Bay to the lighthouse peninsula and Berges Island which are all right on our doorstep. Guests who stay a few days usually walk over to Rhossili Beach, Llangennith Village and Burry Holm Island, even Rhossili Village. 

We are also a short walk to the Award Winning Community Villlage Shop "Siop y Bobl" and post office.
There are two coffee & cake venues and a pub with excellent food in the village. 
You can walk or drive to 5 pubs within 5 mins. 
The Cottage comes with a beautiful rear garden including "Wagtails Herb Garden" with a table/chairs and some fresh herbs and "The Bay Tree Garden" which is an enclosed peaceful sanctuary with benches to sit on. There is also a pleasant little rear yard area with table and two chairs for the smokers who need to nip in and out constantly. 
Open the front door at 1am and you will often hear the local owls hooting, or shrieking. And on clear evenings see beautiful starry skies. 

We are only a 5 mins drive to the various local wedding venues of Fairyhill, Oldwalls, King Arthur and Ocean View, for which our two or three night breaks might be of interest to you. After a busy wedding take a leg-stretching beach stroll the next  day.  


Routes to our Beaches

WEEKLY PRICES & AVAILABILITY
FOR 2026 SEASON
 

Supporting Diversity, warmly welcoming all. 

 
2026 Prices & availabilityHEATHER COTTAGEWAGTAILS COTTAGE
Arrive on the
afternoon of
 Depart on the morning ofPrice
(£)
GBP
Availability StatusPrice
(£)
GBP
Availability Status
Sat20Dec Sun28Dec£685XMAS 2025 (eight nights)£603XMAS 2025 (eight nights)
Sun28Dec Mon5Jan£685NEW YEAR 2025 (eight nights)£603NEW YEAR 2025 (eight nights)
Mon5JantoSat10Jan£628AVAILABLE (5 nights)£553Barton 2nd-11th Jan
Sat10JantoSat17Jan£455Doherty£400Watkins
Sat17JantoSat24Jan£455Doherty£400Watkins
Sat24JantoSat31Jan£455AVAILABLE£400AVAILABLE
Sat31JantoSat7Feb£455McBride (1st-4th)£400AVAILABLE
Sat7FebtoSat14Feb£455AVAILABLE£400AVAILABLE
Sat14FebtoSat21Feb£495AVAILABLE£436Richards
Sat21FebtoSat28Feb£455AVAILABLE£400AVAILABLE
Sat28FebtoSat7Mar£556AVAILABLE£489Barton
Sat7MartoSat14Mar£556Beauchamp 11-14th£489Barton
Sat14MartoSat21Mar£556McBride 14-18th £489Barton
Sat21MartoSat28Mar£556Eades 21-25th, Clayson 25-28th £489Barton
Sat28MartoSat4Apr£556Norford£489Barton
Sat4AprtoSat11Apr£556Darney£489Barton 2nd-6th, G Grey 7th-11th 
Sat11AprtoSat18Apr£556AVAILABLE£489G Grey 7th-11th 
Sat18AprtoSat25Apr£556Grantham 18th-24th£489Goodrich (6 nights 18th-24th)
Sat25AprtoSat2May£556Grant Williams 24th-28th£489Barton (27th-2nd)
Sat2MaytoSat9May£650Spragg 3-10th£572Worsop
Sat9MaytoSat16May£597Cheetham 10th-16th£525Worsop
Sat16MaytoSat23May£597Jenkins£525Worsop
Sat23MaytoSat30May£650R Worsop£572Worsop
Sat30MaytoSat6Jun£597Kellett£525Appleby
Sat6JuntoSat13Jun£597Manns£525Walshe
Sat13JuntoSat20Jun£597Davey£525Price
Sat20JuntoSat27Jun£597Hunt£525Humphreys
Sat27JuntoSat4Jul£597Marshall£525Warne
Sat4JultoSat11Jul£597Rogers£525Miguel 4-6th
AVAILABLE 6-11th (@ £390)
Sat11JultoSat18Jul£597Ward£525Fowler
Sat18JultoSat25Jul£597Slynn£525Amy
Sat25JultoSat1Aug£597Gardiner£525AVAILABLE
Sat1AugtoSat8Aug£597Chapman£525AVAILABLE
Sat8AugtoSat15Aug£597Ferry£525AVAILABLE
Sat15AugtoSat22Aug£597Joy Jones£525R Worsop
Sat22AugtoSat29Aug£597Brown£525AVAILABLE
Sat29AugtoSat5Sep£556AVAILABLE£489Graham
Sat5SeptoSat12Sep£556Bulger£489J Worsop
Sat12SeptoSat19Sep£556Jenkins£489J Worsop
Sat19SeptoSat26Sep£556Varney£489J Worsop
Sat26SeptoSat3Oct£556Bowman£489J Worsop
Sat3OcttoSat10Oct£556Kellett£489Jenkins
Sat10OcttoSat17Oct£500Spragg£440AVAILABLE
Sat17OcttoSat24Oct£500AVAILABLE£440AVAILABLE
Sat24OcttoSat31Oct£556AVAILABLE£489AVAILABLE
Sat31OcttoSat7Nov£455AVAILABLE£400AVAILABLE
Sat7NovtoSat14Nov£455Matthews 7-10th£400AVAILABLE
Sat14NovtoSat21Nov£455AVAILABLE£400AVAILABLE
Sat21NovtoSat28Nov£455AVAILABLE£400AVAILABLE
Sat28NovtoSat5Dec£455AVAILABLE£400AVAILABLE
Sat5DectoSat12Dec£455AVAILABLE£400AVAILABLE
Sat12DectoSat19Dec£455AVAILABLE£400AVAILABLE
Sat19
Dec
to
Mon
28
Dec
£685
XMAS 2026
9 Nights Jenkins 19th-28th
£582
XMAS 2026
9 Nights 19th-28th
Sat28
Dec
to
Wed
6
Jan
£685
AVAILABLE NEW YEAR 2026
9 Nights
£582
AVAILABLE NEW YEAR 2026
9 Nights


SHORT BREAKS

Summer short breaks

We look to encourage weekly-only bookings during summer but where we still have some late availability (let's say within a week of arrival date on our own web calendar as shown above) it may be worth contacting us as we may occasionally accept shorter breaks of 3-4 nights.


Winter short breaks

Between start of November to end of March we will usually accept shorter breaks of 3, 4 or 5 nights. Short breaks must normally start or end on a Saturday.

Between April and October (inclusive) we may take a short booking - especially if you book close to the arrival date - but we try to retain Sat-Sat weekly bookings wherever possible during this period. 

 

Short break tariffs

4 night short break Tuesday to Saturday or Saturday to Wednesday 70% of weekly rate for both cottages

3 night short break Weds to Saturday or Saturday to Tuesday. 55% of weekly rate for both cottages


TRAFFIC ON FRIDAYS
NB: Due to the weekend exodus, traffic is much lighter on the M4 in south Wales on Saturdays than on the dreaded Friday M4 especially incoming to Gower, and West Wales. Sunday afternoons can also be busy in the other direction, eastwards towards Newport and London. 

WEEKLY PRICES & AVAILABILITY
FOR 2027 SEASON

 
      2027 2027
 Availability StatusAvailability Status
Arrive on the
afternoon of
 toDepart on the morning ofwww.gowerholidaycottage.com www.cottageingower.co.uk 
Price £HEATHER COTTAGEPrice £WAGTAILS COTTAGE
Wed6JantoSat9Jan£355AVAILABLE 3 nights£312AVAILABLE 3 nights
Sat9JantoSat16Jan£464DOHERTY£408WATKINS
Sat16JantoSat23Jan£464DOHERTY£408WATKINS
Sat23JantoSat30Jan£464AVAILABLE£408AVAILABLE
Sat30JantoSat6Feb£464AVAILABLE£408AVAILABLE
Sat6FebtoSat13Feb£464AVAILABLE£408AVAILABLE
Sat13FebtoSat20Feb£505AVAILABLE£444AVAILABLE
Sat20FebtoSat27Feb£464AVAILABLE £408AVAILABLE
Sat27FebtoSat6Mar£567AVAILABLE£499AVAILABLE
Sat6MartoSat13Mar£567AVAILABLE£499AVAILABLE
Sat13MartoSat20Mar£567AVAILABLE£499AVAILABLE
Sat20MartoSat27Mar£567AVAILABLE£499AVAILABLE
Sat27MartoSat3Apr£567AVAILABLE£499AVAILABLE
Sat3AprtoSat10Apr£567AVAILABLE£499AVAILABLE
Sat10AprtoSat17Apr£567AVAILABLE£499AVAILABLE
Sat17AprtoSat24Apr£567AVAILABLE£499AVAILABLE
Sat24AprtoSat1May£567AVAILABLE£499AVAILABLE
Sat1MaytoSat8May£663AVAILABLE£583JOHN W
Sat8MaytoSat15May£609AVAILABLE£536JOHN W
Sat15MaytoSat22May£609AVAILABLE£536JOHN W
Sat22MaytoSat29May£663AVAILABLE£583JOHN W
Sat29MaytoSat5Jun£609AVAILABLE£536AVAILABLE
Sat5JuntoSat12Jun£609AVAILABLE£536AVAILABLE
Sat12JuntoSat19Jun£609AVAILABLE£536AVAILABLE
Sat19JuntoSat26Jun£609AVAILABLE£536AVAILABLE
Sat26JuntoSat3July£609HUNT£536AVAILABLE
Sat3JulytoSat10July£609AVAILABLE£536AVAILABLE
Sat10JulytoSat17July£609AVAILABLE£536AVAILABLE
Sat17JulytoSat24July£609AVAILABLE£536AVAILABLE
Sat24JulytoSat31July£609AVAILABLE£536AVAILABLE
Sat31JulytoSat7Aug£609AVAILABLE£536AVAILABLE
Sat7AugtoSat14Aug£609AVAILABLE£536AVAILABLE
Sat14AugtoSat21Aug£609AVAILABLE£536AVAILABLE
Sat21AugtoSat28Aug£609AVAILABLE£536AVAILABLE
Sat28AugtoSat4sep£567AVAILABLE£499AVAILABLE
Sat4septoSat11sep£567AVAILABLE£499JOHN W
Sat11septoSat18Sep£567AVAILABLE£499JOHN W
Sat18SeptoSat25Sep£567AVAILABLE£499JOHN W
Sat25SeptoSat2Oct£567AVAILABLE£499JOHN W
Sat2OcttoSat9Oct£567AVAILABLE£499AVAILABLE
Sat9OcttoSat16Oct£510AVAILABLE£449AVAILABLE
Sat16OcttoSat23Oct£510AVAILABLE£449AVAILABLE
Sat23OcttoSat30Oct£567AVAILABLE£499AVAILABLE
Sat30OcttoSat6Nov£464AVAILABLE£408AVAILABLE
Sat6NovtoSat13Nov£464AVAILABLE£408AVAILABLE
Sat13NovtoSat20Nov£464AVAILABLE£408AVAILABLE
Sat20NovtoSat27Nov£464AVAILABLE£408AVAILABLE
Sat27NovtoSat4Dec£464AVAILABLE£408AVAILABLE
Sat4DectoSat11Dec£464AVAILABLE£408AVAILABLE
Sat11DectoSun 19Dec£464AVAILABLE£408AVAILABLE
Sun
19
Dec
to
Tue
28
Dec
£699
AVAILABLE XMAS 2027
(Nine nights)
£615
AVAILABLE XMAS 2027
(Nine nights)
Tue
28
Dec
to
Wed
5
Jan
£699
AVAILABLE NEW YEAR
2027 into 2028
(Eight nights)
£594
AVAILABLE NEW YEAR
2027 into 2028
(Eight nights)
Wed
5
Jan
to
Sat
8
Jan
£362
AVAILABLE 3 nights
£308
AVAILABLE 3 nights
           

DEPOSITS

We ask for a deposit of 30% on booking and balance due two calendar months prior to arrival.
(Payment by BACS or Cheque)

Our other Cottage
If we are full on the dates you need at  Wagtails Cottage don't forget to also check the calendar for our other cottage namely Heather Cottage which has its own website with photos.  
 Bay Tree Garden Aug25

Heather Cottage - 
https://www.Gowerholidaycottage.com 


 
  




 

 


About Wagtails Cottage

Walk to: Our Village Shop "Siop y Bobl" in 2 minutes, pub in 10 minutes, beaches in 20 minutes.

We are dog friendly (no dog limit it is at owners discretion what is manageable. We invite guests to bring dogs provided they are declared on booking. 

From the doorstep you will find some of the most stunning landscape in Wales from the doorstep. Wind-swept beaches, woodlands, dunes, rocky cliff paths. Woodlands with streams and limestone valleys, and hills (Tors such as Cwm Ivy Tor, and Hill Tor, or Prissens Tor) overlooking Pembrey/Cefn Sidan across the Water due north west. Found locally are several SSSIs and Nature Reserves, much of it on National Trust Property. We have both the estuary and beaches into the open beaches one end facing towards Carmarthen Bay and beyond to Ireland, the other end (being dog legged) facing towards Pembrey Country Park and Burry Port.

Just leave your car in the drive and just enjoy the local area and walks.  


External 

Parking for Wagtails guests is in the drive up to the front door.
Taking the side path into a paved back yard with small patio chairs and table, leading through a wooden gate into a substantial dog secure rear "Woodland" style garden

Entrance

To enter Wagtails Cottage via the solid oak "Stable-style" front door from the driveway, which 
leads into kitchen area. 
This stable door allows you to allow in some fresh air on a hot day whilst keeping your dog safe inside. 

Kitchen area (joins into Lounge)


A neat functional convenient kitchen including a ceramic cooking hob, slot under oven with grill, sink with drainer, and the usual basics of a toaster, microwave, kettle, tall spacious 70:30 fridge/freezer, full sized dishwasher. There are no laundry facilities. 


Lounge

From kitchen area (open plan) into lounge/dining area.

A gorgeous reclaimed antique pine table and two cottage style beech chairs. This table offers guests the space they may need to work from home or just use a laptop, read a newspaper, play card games whatever. We increased the size of this table following guest feedback around covid where people wanted the chance to "work from home" while staying away from home for lovely beach walks. 
The table also obviously offers dining space as and when needed. 
High quality double leather sofa (metal action sofabed)
One additional high back Armchair. (Guests tell us how much they love reading in this chair). 
Reading light located on ceiling above leather sofa (to aid reading a book).
Side Lamp. Nest of three small solid oak tables. 
S'fast WIFI BT Broadband (password issued on arrival)  
40" Panasonic SMART TV with Freeview Play, Netflix, Prime, and Apps like 'YouTube' 

(streaming services such as netflix and amazon prime, disney, subject to customers using own account logins)
Radio alarm in bedroom and in lounge with good reception.   


Bedroom

Ledge and brace oak door into bedroom (double bed, oak chest of drawers, oak wardrobe, bedside table, radio with alarm, TV.

Bathroom

Leading via further oak ledge and brace door into the spacious bathroom which has a large steel/ceramic bathtub (very nice for a hot bath after a long days walk across Gower's many dunes, hills and beaches), with a mixer shower over. Wc, pedestal basin with backlit large mirror above, plenty of bathroom shelf space. 
The wall above the bath has big easy grip handles to aid your footing during a shower. 

  

Heating & Hot Water

Heating is via owner's combi-boiler system. Radiators have TRVs (if it gets too warm) but it is never too cold. 
Constant combi hot water for bath, shower, basin and kitchen sink. 
Owner provides additional portable oil-heater on wheels (De Longhi type) if required. 
NB: Wagtails external walls have been cavity wall insulated using high quality carbon black beads. It's 'above ceiling' area is extremely well insulated too.  

Included

Towels, bathmat, bed linen, toilet rolls, are all provided within the price.
Obviously heating/electric is included. 
Whilst the cottage is no smoking  - has mains smoke / fire detectors - you are welcome to smoke in the front driveway or at the rear patio or rear gardens. 
We offer fresh bedding for guests staying more than a week or on request. 

Laundry facilities

There are unfortunately no Laundry Facilities in Wagtails Cottage itself.  
For bookings over a week (NB: 8 nights or more) we will include in the price two loads of laundry for you free of charge (washed and tumble dried) - using our own utility room (we live next door)


Dogs

We welcome dogs and allow multiple dogs. Dogs are charged at £20 per dog, per stay. This is for any stay up to a week. There is no additional dog fee for a two week stay. It is a one off fee for any length of stay. 
There is a large black public litter bin on the village green barely 25 metres away from the front door in which you are allowed to dispose of 'doggy waste' bags. 
We never ever hear guests dogs barking. So please don't worry if your dog barks. They nearly all do.  
We do not tell guests where their dogs can and cannot go. It is only a small Cottage Apartment so we use common sense as fellow dog owners and say that if your dog likes to sit on the sofa with you at home, or sleep on your bed, please feel free to let him/her do it at Wagtails too. 

The four main stones of the geology of Gower all in one wall. 
Millstone grit, carboniferous limestone, old red sandstone and gower conglomerate. 

Arrival and Departure times

Departing by 12noon on departure day
Arrivals after 3pm on arrival day 

 


 

ABOVE: Photo taken in 2020 - of Whitford Bay  / Broughton Beach taken from Blackrock Point looking east.

Herb Garden Aug 2025
Llanmadoc Village - where WAGTAILS is located - will be to the right of this photo and above/behind the caravan park visible in this photograph. 
  
(The rear garden has grown more mature since the photo below. It is now more woodland style and shaded.). 
   llanmadocfromair3
llanmadocfromair2ARROWS
Llanmadoc Village with Broughton Beach (top left) and Llanmadoc Beach (Top Right)
separated by Hills Tor Cliffs. The caravan site on show is Whitford Bay Leisure Park. 
There is a lovely gently sloping walk along the lane then through
this caravan park and onto the beach which we walk our dogs every day. 
Take your dog(s) off the lead once on the beach. 

 


HOW TO MAKE A BOOKING

Please send an email with your enquiry or booking request to
heatheranddaihowells@gowercottage.com
or you can Ring 07795 177663
or Text or WhatsApp us on 07795 177663

Heather will then Email you with any information you have asked for and/or the booking form. 

To make an enquiry

heatheranddaihowells@gowercottage.com 

or Text / WhatsApp Mob: 07795 177663
  
What to Bring and What is provided
 
We provide:

All utilities (electric, water, heating, etc)
Heating & hot water, the cottage is very well insulated. 
Free Fast Broadband
All bedding, towels, dog towels, dog water bowl
TV entertainment as described above, incl. TV Licence,
Digital radios with Alarm
Pots & pans, crockery, cups/mugs, T-Towels, cutlery, wine glasses, salt & ground, bread-bin, toaster, obvious kitchen utensils, bottle opener, scissors/knife block
Cleaning materials, washing up liquid, Hand Wash in kitchen and bathroom
Sugar, tea bags, instant coffee, small packet of ground coffee, loo roll, bin recycling bags, 
Cling Film, and Aluminium Foil in kitchen drawer
Slot in Oven grill & Ceramic Hob),
Large Microwave Oven 
Tall Fridge / Freezer (freezer drawers should have little ice trays in it) 
Wheelie Bins for Recycling, with all necessary coloured recycling bags
Patio Table and two upright patio chairs
Small BBQ with Lighting Pot, and BBQ kit in clip down box
BBQ briquettes/charcoal
An OS map of Gower (orange type) to borrow during your stay   
We usually have fresh Herbs in the garden 

You need to bring your own : 

Food, Cooking Oils, Butter, 
Washbag, Shampoos/Body Wash, Paper Tissues
TV Firestick if you use one (but noting all the other TV options above) 
Mobile Phone Charger plug and lead
Password and Account Details if you intend to use Netflix, Disney, ITVX or Prime TV. 
Dog food, dog portable water bottle, dog bed if he uses/they use one, dog leads, dog toys etc 
(We hope this is a helpful aide memoir of car packing items) 
Spare clothing as there are no laundry facilities at Wagtails. 


Other items we may be able to provide "on request"
(ideally prior to arrival & subject to availability at the time) 


Spare bedding for sofabed (Pillows and Duvet, with covers/sheets) 
Air-fryer / Ninja - we keep one spare for guests to borrow
Slowcooker
Breville Sandwich Maker
Kenwood Soup Maker
Additional pots or pans, additional kitchen utensils.
Emergency 'borrow' of phone chargers
Electric Cordless Hand Blender
Clothes drying Horse if you hand wash anything 

NB: The Village Shop is usually closed by Saturday 4pm and doesn't reopen until the Monday 10am. Even then it is very much a coffee & cake shop that also sells some food items, so can be limited in both choice/availability, for even basic food shopping. You are therefore advised to do any food shopping (including milk, bread, wine etc) BEFORE you get arrive in Llanmadoc. The Post Office within the shop is open 10am-12noon around 3 days per week - it varies.  

Food Shops
You can top up items as required during the week at the village shop, or if not available, drive to one of the local petrol stations (Llanrhidian or Knelston both around 3 miles / 12 mins drive) that have a slightly wider choice, or drive back 9 miles/20 mins to Penclawdd (CKs supermarket and two butchers) or the Dunvant Farm shop (at the road between Dunvant/Gowerton, around 14 miles/ 30 mins away), or drive the 14 miles/30 mins to Gorseinon to the major large chain supermarkets (Lidl, Aldi, Asda). It is around 15 miles to Swansea (Fforestfach) Tesco's Extra. (See booking form for more info) 
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Cancellations Policy

DEPOSITS
  • We ask for a deposit of 30% on booking (we are happy to wait for the deposit payment for 7 days after the date on which you confirm a booking).
  • Payment by BACS or Cheque. We unfortunately do not have facility to take credit cards.

BALANCE
 
  • The balance of 70% is due 2 calendar months prior to arrival. If the date you confirm a booking is already within two calendar months of arrival then the balance in full is payable on booking.   
  • Example: if you book on either the 5th or 17th April for a week’s stay on 30th June then you will only need to pay a 30% deposit and then settle the balance by 30th April. But if you book on 30th April for the same 30th June stay, the full balance becomes due immediately.

CANCELLATIONS – A SIMPLE AND FAIR POLICY

By booking with us directly and not via one of the major booking systems it means that we can be more helpful than the big operators.

THE CANCELLATION POLICY
  • If you cancel nearer than two calendar months of arrival date our chances of re-advertising and getting a booking diminish greatly based on our long experience, so you can expect to lose your booking fee - unless we can rebook.  So please consider annual travel insurance that covers you for British based holidays.
  • If you cancel nearer than two months of your arrival date and we do re-book your dates we will repay you 100% of whatever we receive from the replacement booking/s.  
  • If you cancel more than 2 months prior to arrival we will refund you in full, including the deposit.  

 
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