Swansea, fondly called Copperpolis, is situated on the sandy South West Wales coast.
Bounded by Swansea Bay and the Bristol Channel to the south, you will never run out of things to do in Swansea. The beaches at Langland, Caswell and Limeslade attract swimmers and tourists because of its safety making ideal for families and children. Swansea Bay on the other hand has a good community of water-sports enthusiasts. It offers an impressive range of activities that include sailing, water skiing, surfing, coasteering, kayaking, scuba diving, canoeing and wakeboarding.
Hiking is also an attraction. Thanks to the coastal paths that connect most of the Gower bays and Swansea Bay itself, countryside views have been made possible all throughout the year. Swansea offers breathtaking views of mountain landscapes.
Mumbles, a former fishing village, has a Victorian pier with a good number of restaurants, pubs and coffee shops. The promenade at Mumbles offers a panoramic view of Swansea Bay.
Swansea has a range of pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and two casinos with the majority of city centre bars lining up on fabulous Wind Street. Most of the popular clubs, including Oceana, are located on the Kingsway. Live music is also played in some venues. The Mumbles Mile, formerly "one of Wales' best-known pub crawls" as described by the BBC is located in Swansea.
Swansea boasts over three miles (5 km) of soft, golden sands, making it the ideal family getaway. Its beaches have received a lot of attention and numerous praises from travel magazines. Travel writers visiting more than 1,000 beaches all over the world in search of the perfect sands in 2007 have declared Oxwich Bay on the Gower peninsula as the most beautiful beach in Britain. The Travel Magazine put its stamp of approval on Oxwich's "magnificent and unspoiled" scenery and as a "great place for adults and children to explore". In addition, The Guardian awarded it as one of Britain's top 10 category beaches in 2007.
Hiking is also an attraction. Thanks to the coastal paths that connect most of the Gower bays and Swansea Bay itself, countryside views have been made possible all throughout the year. Swansea offers breathtaking views of mountain landscapes.
Mumbles, a former fishing village, has a Victorian pier with a good number of restaurants, pubs and coffee shops. The promenade at Mumbles offers a panoramic view of Swansea Bay.
Swansea has a range of pubs, bars, clubs, restaurants and two casinos with the majority of city centre bars lining up on fabulous Wind Street. Most of the popular clubs, including Oceana, are located on the Kingsway. Live music is also played in some venues. The Mumbles Mile, formerly "one of Wales' best-known pub crawls" as described by the BBC is located in Swansea.
Swansea boasts over three miles (5 km) of soft, golden sands, making it the ideal family getaway. Its beaches have received a lot of attention and numerous praises from travel magazines. Travel writers visiting more than 1,000 beaches all over the world in search of the perfect sands in 2007 have declared Oxwich Bay on the Gower peninsula as the most beautiful beach in Britain. The Travel Magazine put its stamp of approval on Oxwich's "magnificent and unspoiled" scenery and as a "great place for adults and children to explore". In addition, The Guardian awarded it as one of Britain's top 10 category beaches in 2007.
