Mumbles Pier, Swansea, Wales Oct 12, 2026

What do you get when a railway, a lifeboat station and a seaside day out meet at the water"s edge? Mumbles Pier. Stretching 255 metres into Swansea Bay, this Victorian landmark opened on 10 May 1898 and has been part of the Welsh coast ever since.

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