Gourmet Oasis in Rural Gower
Gower Wildflower and Local Produce Centre
Have you a weakness for sophisticated smoked foods?Would you like to bottle your own purchase of olive oil? Fancy trying pickled samphire? Or a bit of salt-marsh lamb salami?
The Gower Wildflower Centre is bursting with all these goodies and is an eco-friendly site as well, satisfying your hunger for both self-indulgence and virtue delightfully. This new Gower attraction is a combination of shop, café/restaurant, and eco-centre, a rural conservation paradise with the most sophisticated delicatessen counter in Swansea. Ecologist David Holland who runs the center as part of his wildflower nursery complex is aided by his wife Rachel . He sees the new development as a focal point to spread awareness of the range and beauty of local wild flora.
Dropping in for lunch is an excellent way to start your education.”Soups and salads are our forte” says David.”We have a grower on the premises who supplies us with all the vegetables and herbs that we use –and the saltmarsh lamb is local as well”
I rather fancied the charcuterie platter with its delectable variety of air dried hams,fennel salami,venison salami…and a cheeseboard of beautiful goat’s milk feta and halloumi produced in the Cothi Valley.
The cheese counter is an eye-opener displaying a range that could not be matched by any supermarket.And you must take home a hand-crafted pork and stuffing pasty or a salt-marsh lamb pie.
Towering locally hand made cakes and scones,washed down with coffee or home pressed elderflower cordial leave you barely able to totter weakly to one of the hides to catch a glimpse of tiny wild creatures.Or to stare into gorgeous Gower space as you resolve the world’s problems.
So if you’re in danger of running out of quail’s eggs, make your way to the new Gower Wildflower and Local Produce Centre. It will take more than one visit to enjoy all the wonders this lovely new attraction has to offer.The café is open from10am-5pm every day

www.gowerwildflower.co.uk