Sunsets and shipwrecks

This stunning section of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast in South Wales is beautiful - but treacherous. Beneath those waves are said to be hundreds of shipwrecks dating back to the Roman era. In 1831, a notorious accident on the Nash Sands sandbanks killed all 78 passengers on a steam vessel called The Frolic. The following year a lighthouse was built at Nash Point, to guide vessels to safety. Today’s visitors still need to be wary of rock falls and surging tides however, as this stretch of the coast overlooks the Severn Estuary, which has one of the highest tidal ranges in the world.
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