Swansea, Coastal city in South Wales, United Kingdom
The city extends along Swansea Bay with sandy beaches, a university district, and a commercial center featuring modern shopping areas and markets.
During the Industrial Revolution, Swansea became the world center of copper smelting, processing metal from Cornwall and developing extensive dock facilities.
The Dylan Thomas Centre contains exhibitions and educational facilities dedicated to the Welsh poet who wrote extensively about his hometown of Swansea.
The Quadrant Shopping Centre houses 40 retail stores across its central location, connecting directly to Swansea Market and the city bus station.
Swansea Market, the largest indoor market in Wales, contains 100 stalls selling fresh local produce, including the regional specialty of laverbread seaweed.
Location: Swansea
Inception: 1158
Website: https://swansea.gov.uk
GPS coordinates: 51.61960,-3.94592
Latest update: June 8, 2025 14:05
Vetch Field
446 m
Swansea Castle
294 m
Grand Theatre, Swansea
214 m
LC
477 m
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
489 m
BT Tower
406 m
St Andrew's English Calvinistic Methodist Chapel
490 m
St Mary's Church, Swansea
213 m
Castle Cinema
341 m
Swansea Grand Theatre
218 m
Old Swansea Central Library
467 m
Old Post Office Building, Wind Street (Now Post Office Sorting Office)
405 m
St.David's Priory R.C.Church, St.David's Place
329 m
Mount Pleasant English Baptist Chapel
192 m
High Street English Unitarian Church
402 m
The Kings Arms Tavern
452 m
Statue of Henry Hussey Vivian
228 m
Cross Keys Inn
277 m
No.15 Mount Pleasant (Mount Pleasant Hotel)
361 m
Albert Hall
209 m
Technical College Building, Mount Pleasant
564 m
Lloyd's Bank, Wind Street
490 m
No.10 Union Street (Tavern P.H. & Ye Olde Wine Shoppe)
31 m
Mount Pleasant Baptist School Blocks, kingsway
193 m
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Hall, kingsway
194 m
Royal Institution of South Wales
576 m
No.6 Wind Street
370 m
No.8 Wind Street (National Bank Ltd.)
385 mReviews
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