Orange Reception on Gower

Ok, so this is a bit of an odd thing to do, however it may prove useful when planning meets on Gower.

You may wish to print this table out and stick it into the back of your guidebook!

This table is by no means complete and so if you wish to add to or correct this database, just send me the details in the format of the database below.

NB As you will know, reception on Orange networked mobile phones depends often on your precise location. If you get no signal and my table says you should get 5 bars, you could try all/some of the following:

• Turn your phone on and/or check the battery.
• Run around a bit.
• Hold one arm up high (just like an extra aerial).
• Stand on one leg.
• At the top of your voice shout out, "Orange... you are taking the pith!"
• Swear loudly and often.
• Ignore the stares of strangers.

Orange Reception on Gower Venue Location Number "Bars" Reception Gower Inn Car Park 5 Barland Quarry Base of Slab 2 - 3 Rhossili Car Park Lower End of Field 3 - 4 Little Tor   5 Oxwich Quarry   5 Fall Bay Buttress King Wall 0   Base Upper Tier 0   Top Upper Tier 0 Juniper Wall Top 0   Base 0 Jacky's Tor (Upper) Top 0   Base 0 Shire Combe The Slab 5 Beaufort Arms (Kittle)   2 - 3 King Arthur Hotel (Reynoldston)   3 - 4 Pennard Gravesend Wall 4 - 5   High Pennard 4 - 5 Tor Gro   4 - 5 Rams Tor   0 Bracelet Bay   1 - 2 Rotherslade Bay   0 Langland Bay   0 Caswell Bay Car Park 0 Cathole Rock Cave Entrance 2 The Joiners (Bishopston)   2 - 3 Pavilland "Car Park" 1 - 2   Crag 0

Number Bars Your Mileage 0 - 1 No Reception 2 Varies - Unreliable 3 - 5 Good Reception

By popular demand I shall be soon adding an "Apres-Climbing" Guide to Gower; i.e. a quick run-down of the best pubs and best pints, food-serving times, etc.

Preliminary investigations suggest to us that the best pub is the 'Joiners Arms' in Bishopston and the one to be avoided is the 'Gower Inn'.

However, we still need a little more research!