Boardwalk reopens Langland Bay to visitors 11 July 2013 Last updated at 12:57 One of Swansea's popular beaches has fully reopened after bad weather destroyed part of the sea wall protecting the promenade. Since October the only access to Langland Bay has been via steps and a narrow walkway across the front of its beach huts. But Swansea Council has laid a wooden boardwalk which they said makes the beach fully accessible once again. The wall's £400,000 renovation cannot begin until after the summer. Nick Bradley, Swansea cabinet member for regeneration, said: "A section of the sea wall collapsed onto the beach at the popular Gower tourist hotspot during a bout of wild weather in October last year. An inspection on site then found another section of the wall to be unstable, so it was also taken down. It's only natural that structures like sea walls will need maintenance from time to time because of their constant exposure to the tide and the elements. But it's an important part of the local scene as well as an attraction for tourists, which is why the council believes its right to carry out the repairs and introduce the boardwalk. It is hoped that as well as providing the public with safe access to the bay, the temporary bridge spanning a crater left by the surge of seawater, will also help protect the path in front of the bay's famous 1920s' beach huts. It will remain in place until September when Langland will be closed to the public for full restoration work.