Swansea in General

I have lived in Swansea all my life, if you are thinking of visiting the city you will find lots of things here such as wine bars, restaurants, ten pin bowling, parks, cinemas and beaches. Here are a few places to visit in Swansea. *Town Centre* I love shopping in town as there as so many different shops, I do not recommend the High Street as it is very run down and unfortunately a lot of homeless people seem to hang around there. Not that there is anything wrong with homeless people BUT quite often they will be drunk and will annoy passers by. The council is at the moment doing a lot of work to change how Swansea looks, the bus ...  Read the complete review

I grew up in Swansea and have to say that is one city which has a little bit of everything. Swansea is a sea side town with a town center, Mariana, beautiful country side and many beaches to visit (great for surfers). Town center At the moment the town center of Swansea is under re-development and has been for the last few years (it's almost finished), I think this will make the town center a nicer place to shop and eat. As in any town is has all of the main high street shops including Debenhams, River Island, Next etc. and a Zara is coming soon. There is also a theater in the town which brings in many variety of performances to Swansea throughout ...  Read the complete review

As a former resident of Swansea and having lived in several places around the UK and abroad I believe I have a fairly good persective anout Swansea. This is a city that has all the potential to be a great destination located on the Eastern edge of the gower penisula and on the sea front it self, the location is fantastic. The City centre itself has a wide range of shops and has recently been undergoing redevelopment over the last couple of years. The main streets are 'The Kingsway', 'High Street' and 'Oxford Street' which have be subject to this redevelopment. Oxford street has the majority of shops located there including Burtons, Marks and Spensor, ...  Read the complete review

-Should you visit Swansea?- The short answer is yes! As a tourist destination Swansea is a wonderful place. Surrounded by some of the UK's most beautiful countryside and situated so close to the sea I don't think you will find many places as beautiful as Swansea to visit. Like all places in the UK Swansea is a slave to British weather and your experience of Swansea will be highly dependant on the weather. Don't go in the winter. Swansea is one of the places in the UK with the most rain and being on the coast you have little protection from the weather. In the summer Swansea is a wonderful place to be, perhaps best for those with cars who can ...  Read the complete review

Swansea is a City of variables, and has a lot of features within it. Dylan Thomas described it as a 'lovely, ugly town' and in a perverse way i would agree with that: As with any town or City, there are some undesirable areas and some rough areas, but on the whole Swansea has some great people and great features and facilities! Swansea is going through a massive period of re-generation and as a result is having a lot of money invested. The city has a great Marina, and a new 'entertainment' quarter in Saliburious Place and Wind St where the majority of bars and bar/restaurants (like TGI Fridays etc) are. Swansea is on the coast and has ...  Read the complete review