Upcoming Events
Up Next
Gower: connections, story, landscape. - Tuesday 29th July @ Gower Heritage Centre Roundhouse - 10am - 7pm
Join Gower Unearthed CIC with Gower Heritage Centre and Dr James January-Mcann, for a day that celebrates our sense of place and the stories of Gower. Join us for the day, or part of the day, exploring the connections between place names and the historic landscape. Our day will involve lots of opportunities to get outside and get close to nature.
Our feature event is a talk from special guest, Dr James January-Mcann who is, travelling to Gower from Aberystwyth on behalf of RCAHMW.
We will also run a guided walk and workshops including: story telling, ancient crafts and magical map making, there is something for everyone! We will be Delving into the myths and legends of Gower and discovering what they tell us about our Celtic ancestors in the Iron Age too.
Importantly we will learn how place names describe a landscape rich with the narratives of the past. We need to protect the place names that describe the past for the future wellbeing of the community-we can all be a part of saving our heritage.
We will also run a guided walk into the ritual landscape known locally as Green Cwm and we will discover the fascinating place name ‘Church Hill’ and discuss the meaning of this enigmatic place name and what it might tell us about the people who inhabited the valley and surrounding area before us!
Enquires to [email protected]
Tickets to be released shortly
2024 saw the last of the Gower Bluegrass Festival as we knew it! With the retirement of Roland Emmanuel after 20 years at the helm and no one stepping in to take the reins, the Gower Bluegrass Festival was set to join the growing list of cancelled UK festivals in 2025.
Fortunately, event organiser and cider maker Richie Saunders, from Shed Head Cider and The Gower Heritage Centre, has stepped in to save this remarkable event.
Richie said: “We’ve been overwhelmed by the number of people asking if it’s going ahead this year.”
“We decided to take on the challenge—with a few slight changes. It won’t be strictly bluegrass; we’ll be introducing Americana, folk, country, and roots into the music mix to reach a wider audience.”
The festival is set to return on the 6th and 7th of September 2025, with a jam and picking session warm-up evening on Friday 5th September.
Line up and bands
Up the Creek – Mofo’s with Mandolin Virtuoso Joe Hymas from Hayseed Dixie – Moon Gazers with Welsh Fiddle Champion Jamie Nemith – Ecletico – Backroom Bluegrass Band – Wilbur – Jolene Missing Doghouse Bass (Leaves of Life) – Aardvarks – Eleri Angharad – Right Side of the Shovel – Jemma Krysa – Boat Bar to Hamberg
Summer Trips of the Gower Heritage Centre with InspireU
Get in touch: [email protected]
School trip adventure !
Superworm & Minibeasts
🐛 Hear Julia Donaldson’s story Superworm in our magical theatre- the long strong hero who helps everyone in the garden ! But when a wizard lizard traps him – it’s up to Superworm’s friends to show the power of kindness, team work and use their unique strengths to help each other and rescue him.
Everyone has something special to offer and together we are stronger !
🐞 learn about minibeasts and life cycles – magical changes these tiny creatures go through.
🦋 We’ll hunt for the minibeasts around the mill – they are hiding everywhere !
🐣 We’ll see golden pheasants, ducks, quails, chickens, geese – eggs hatching on our scavenger hunt.
🎨 We’ll create beautiful watercolour, lino cut prints of mini beasts on Gower.
🦆 We’ll take part in the fun duck race !
🚜 We’ll also have time to chill in our play areas
Get in touch if you would like more information or you would like to book your Summer trip with us
– [email protected] 🤗
Up Next
A magical workshop/ trip for children and young people this Summer.
🧚♀️ Hear and see our stories of Gower in our magical theatre.
🐉 Have a scavenger hunt style guided tour of the 1000 year old mill and hear more stories whilst you walk back through time – find the Verry Volk
🎨 Create a beautiful watercolour lino cut print of the legends of Gower
🦆 Take part in our fun duck race
Relax and enjoy our play areas and bird park.
Book via – [email protected]
Make An Event Enquiry
Past Events
Gower Good Food Project
Click HERE to find out all about the project from 2023 – 2024 funded by Food and Drink Wales
Most workshops below require pre booking, please click on a workshop for more information and to make a booking.
