Supermarkets like Tesco, and Sainsbury's deliver to Lower Pitton Farmhouse, and there is the usual post office, grocery shops, doctors and chemist close to the farmhouse but Gower has some unique food and drink to try out while visiting, such as laver bread, cockles, salt marsh lamb and Gower beer. If you require supermarket delivery please use the address below.
Lower Pitton Farmhouse, Pitton, Rhossili, Swansea, SA3 1PH.
Scurlage is about 3 miles by car from the farmhouse, there is a Doctors Surgery and Pharmacy, a Shop which has a good selection of vegetables, groceries, wine and beer.
A mile further on from Scurlage is Knelston petrol service station, it also has a good selection of vegetables, groceries, wine and beer.
In Reynoldston you will find the local Post Office also selling a small selection of groceries.
Gower Medical Practice
Doctors and Pharmacy
01792 390413
www.gowermedicalpractice.co.uk
Scurlage Premier Shop
Oyster Cabs
Knelston Service Station
Reynoldston Post Office
Mikes Taxies
This outstanding meat gets its distinctive and special flavour from the unique environment on which the sheep graze. Gower Salt Marsh Lamb is sought after by connoisseurs of fine meat, top chefs and restaurateurs alike.
Gower Salt Marsh Lamb Ltd
The Finest shop for buying your Lamb. There farm on the northerly side of Gower overlooks the Loughor estuary and they graze there sheep on the marsh Land the meat is renowned for its flavour.
The farm shop is at Weobley Castle so why not go and visit this amazing castle at the same time and enjoy the views. They have in stock a wide range of Gower Salt Marsh Lamb cuts. They can advise on Lamb purchases, and can give hints and tips on how to get the best Salt Marsh flavour when cooking.
01792 390012www.gowersaltmarshlamb.co.uk
The Gower Butcher
The Gower Butcher pride themselves not only on the quality of their meat and poultry but also on the quality of the service they provide, with the experience and knowledge to deal with each customers own individual needs.
They also have a delivery service that will deliver to lower Pitton farmhouse. From salt marsh lamb to but they also make all our own award winning sausages, burgers and dry cured bacon from the finest and freshest ingredients.
01792 458500thegowerbutcher.co.uk/about
Laverbread and Cockles
Cockles and Laverbread are a local delicacy in Gower and you can order them at a lot of the restaurants but can also be bought from butchers and a few shops in Swansea and Gower.
The cockles are removed from the sand when the beds are exposed at low tide. Traditionally this was performed by a donkey pulling a flat cart, using a curved metal 'scrape' to break the sand. In order to protect the industry and ensure sustainability, a government decree was passed in 1965 which only permits licensed gatherers to hand-pick the cockles with limited quotas, although these days the donkeys have been replaced by tractors. When cockles are bought they are often boiled and shelled. The spawning season is from January to April and they are harvested throughout the year.
Laver bread, properly speaking, is the finished product made with laver, the name of the seaweed itself, derived from the Latin laver, laveris and cognate with the Welsh 'lawr'.
It is native to the Gower rocks and is one of the major plant-based sources of vitamin B12, and has a high content of a number of dietary minerals, with concentrations of both iron and iodine particularly high. Some call it black butter. The seaweed is washed clean from the sand, and boiled for 10 hours. The weed is then shred small and well-kneaded, as they do dough for bread, and made up into great balls or rolls, which some eat raw, and others fry with oatmeal and butter. Traditionally, cockles and laverbread are eaten for breakfast with egg and bacon and in restaurants they sell it as a started with bacon and cheese as we Welsh say its Lush
Selwyns Sea Food
Selwyn’s have been making great discoveries for over 50 years. Our marvellous products range from seaweed to cockles and we never settle for anything less than perfection when it comes to mouth-watering flavours and deliciously different textures.
07805 133272www.selwynsseaweed.com
Breweries
Gower is also renowned for the micro breweries and has got a brewery selling Gower beer cider such as Gower gold and Gower Power and also it has a distillery making Gower Gin although most of the shops pubs and restaurants sell these you gan go to the Gower brewery where they have a bar a shop and you can have a tour to go and see how they make it.
Gower Brewery
They have been brewing ales of outstanding natural beauty in the heart of Gower, Wales since 2011.
Each handcrafted brew inspired by the wonder of hazy morning mist over the estuary, sea-kissed sand-filled vistas, clean surf and miles of rugged coastlines.
Lovely beers/ales Ciders and vegan and gluten free lagers.
gowerbrewery.com
The Gower Gin Company
The Gower Gin Company, an award-winning Welsh gin distillery, is owned and run by Siân and Andrew Brooks and was voted Industry Choice Distillery in the Gin Guide Awards 2022.
Based in Port Eynon 5miles away from Lower Pitton Farmhouse.
Again you can find these in a few shops around Gower.
07854 319768www.thegowergincompany.wales/welcome
Current Availability
Rental
The house is available for 12 people, but there is a cheaper rate for 8 plus if less people want to stay.
Out of season and weekdays I will take bookings for fewer guests.
The farmhouse is primarily available on an exclusive, weekly rental basis. Primarily booking is from Friday to Friday, but sometimes this rule can be broken.
I am happy to take bookings for groups of people self catering, short breaks, the price for which would be based on the number of guests and the number of nights. You would have exclusive use of the house for the period staying.
Out of season or short notice when the farmhouse as a whole is vacant, I am happy to let rooms on an overnight, per person basis. You are welcome to self-cater in the kitchen for meals, coffee and tea will be provided but please be aware you might be sharing the catering facilities with overnight occupants of other rooms.
If you require breakfast I can recommend The View that is 2 minutes up the road were you can enjoy a perfect breakfast overlooking the amazing Rhossili Bay.