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Swansea City Guide Including Swansea Hotels
wansea is located in the Swansea Bay. This sandy beach
heart of Swansea Bay, one stretches out for five full miles
of Wales' most beautiful and is additionally within
regions, with landscapes walking distance of the city
incorporating sandy beaches, centre. Choose a romantic stroll
waterfalls, rolling countryside on the beach, or if you're
and deep valleys. Swansea itself feeling adventurous, pick from
is the second largest city in the rollerblading and cycling
Wales, and a highly popular activities on offer.
tourist destination, widely known
for providing excellent shopping Swansea Museum. Over 160 years
facilities and plenty of things old, the museum is home to
to do. collections of art, ceramics and
Egyptology, whilst the history of
Places of interest the city is presented in a way to
engage and entertain every
Swansea has a diverse array of visitor.
places to visit. The many
attractions found in and around The Dylan Thomas Centre. Learn
the city are designed to give the about the famous Welsh poet at
tourist and casual visitor a wide this permanent exhibition, which
range of things to experience - offers a yearly programme of
whether you want to get back to events and a festival every year
nature and enjoy the picturesque in the autumn.
parks, learn more about the
region's history, or simply enjoy Gower Heritage Centre. This rural
some of the city's exciting museum offers something really
culture. A small selection of special - a working, twelfth
places to visit includes: century corn and saw mill. There
are lots of activities for the
kids to take part in, from adventure's your thing, then
craft-making and puppet theatres, choose from a selection including
to animals and play areas. canoeing, surfing and climbing.
Plantasia. You'll discover this Clyne Gardens. If you have a love
gigantic hothouse right in the for nature then you'll enjoy the
centre of Swansea - and be many delights to be found in
prepared to undertake a voyage of these beautiful gardens; come and
discovery, as you witness exotic see water features, the bog
flora and fauna in tropical, garden and more.
humid conditions. A perfect place
to visit, whatever the weather! The Chocolate Factory. This
working factory gives visitors a
Things to do chance to take a tour and see how
chocolate is produced, with
When it comes to activities, sampling at every opportunity.
Swansea has it covered. When
you've finished shopping - and 1940's Swansea Bay. This
with hundreds of shops to browse, recreation provides an authentic
it'll take you a while - then you experience of life during WWII,
can choose from lots of exciting and brings new meaning to the
things to do, like the following: phrase ‘living history'. Take
part in an air raid; try living
on rations, and more.
Rainbow Sailing School. Enjoy a
taster day and sail around the Food & Drink
Gower coast with an experienced
guide. If it's food and drink you're
after, you'll find that Swansea
Breakout Adventure. If outdoor offers a selection of choice
restaurants and eateries, with Bouchon de Rossi. A restaurant
something provided for every offering plenty of French
taste. Both traditional Welsh cuisine, located right in the
fare and seafood are heart of Swansea's city centre.
specialities, but the city is Choose from salads, crepes and
also home to many restaurants more.
serving international recipes, so
you have plenty to choose from. Eleo's Brasserie. If you're a fan
There are also dozens of cafes of European food then this
and takeaways if you're not restaurant is a great place to
looking for the full visit. Spanish and Portuguese
wining-and-dining experience. meals are made on the spot, and
Some of the finest eateries there's a wide variety of wine to
include: choose from to compliment your
meal.
Abernethy's. Located in the
Maritime Quarter, this restaurant Gallini's. As a coastal city,
serves up Welsh dishes as well as Swansea is noted for its fine
international favourites. There's fish and Gallini's is the perfect
also a leisure area nearby which place to sample it. Italian
enables you to work off your dishes are also available, and
food. the restaurant offers pleasing
views of the Marina whilst you
Bizzie Lizzie's Bistro & eat.
Restaurant. If you're looking for
traditional Welsh meals then this Hotels & Accommodations
is the place to come. There are
many specialities and vegetarian Swansea is a popular tourist
dishes to choose from. destination and there are plenty
of places where you can find
accommodation. Many of the hotels looking for, then you're advised
are on the seafront and offer a to take a trip to the Wind Street
combination of great prices with area, which is known as the
friendly atmospheres. Stunning liveliest in the city! Here
sea views are something you'll you'll discover numerous
quickly become used to during restaurants, pubs, clubs and
your stay. Alternatively, if you bars, and plenty of live
look a little further inland, entertainment just waiting to be
you'll find many unique enjoyed.
family-run guesthouses and inns
that offer home-cooking and Swansea is one of those places
comfortable rooms. Other that people keep coming back to,
alternatives include time after time. The Welsh
self-catering, including bay Tourist Board is keen to attract
apartments; many campsites and visitors and has, in recent
caravan parks; hostels and more. years, spent "£30 million on
developing a new attraction, the
Entertainment National Waterfront Museum.
Meanwhile, your visit to the city
If you want to be entertained would be amiss without a trip to
during your stay in Swansea, the indoor market, where you can
you'll discover numerous venues choose from fresh fish and local
all offering a diverse range of delicacies, as well as purchase
entertainments. For instance, the all the souvenirs and unique
Swansea Grand Theatre regularly gifts that you could ever want.
offers a programme including With stunning scenery and lots of
ballet, drama, music and opera, interesting attractions, Swansea
as well as something for the is one place you'll want to
kids. If it's nightlife you're discover for yourself.
About the Author:
Biography Name: Maria Williams Website: http://www.sleepuk.com
Biography: Maria writes for Sleep UK - providers of hotels in Swansea.
Source: www.isnare.com
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