Whether Swansea is your intended destination or just a brief stopover on the way to your new home, we have compiled this guide to help you get your bearings on arrival. To obtain more details about the city check out the websites listed at the end of this profile.
Swansea, which is Wales’ third largest city, is populated by some 227,000 people.
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Situated on the edge of a five-mile wide bay, Swansea is Wales’ “City by the Sea”. Covering an area of 378 square kilometres, the city can be broadly divided into four physical areas. In the north, the Lliw Uplands present an open moorland feature. To the west of the City is the Gower Peninsula, UK’s first ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’ whose west facing beaches are Wales’ premier surfing location. To the east, there is the great sweep of Swansea Bay. The urban and suburban zone stretches from the Swansea city centre to the nearby towns of Gorseinon and Pontarddulais, cutting through the middle from the south to the north west.
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Swansea has benefited from significant investment and employment growth in the last two decades. Public administration, education and health (37.7% of local jobs), distribution, hotels and restaurants (18.8%), banking, finance and insurance (12.4%) are the three largest employment sectors.
Swansea’s choice of quality restaurants serve dishes from local and international cuisines such as Italian, Spanish, French, Austrian, Vietnamese and Indonesian.
Access to Swansea by road, rail and sea is well served and the growing Cardiff International Airport is just one hour away. The M4 motorway, the main east-west arterial route from London, passes through the northern outskirts of Swansea. Swansea railway station is on the main west coast line from London Paddington, less than 3 hours away. There are frequent ferry crossings from Swansea to Cork, in the Republic of Ireland.
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The new National Waterfront Museum, detailing Wales’ industrial and maritime heritage, is located in the Maritime Quarter. At the very heart of this award winning Maritime Quarter is Swansea Marina, surrounded by restaurants, shops and marine businesses and bordered on one side by a sandy beach.
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Swansea is a regional shopping centre serving South West Wales. It is home to the National Waterfront Museum, the Wales National Pool and a New Stadium, home to Swansea City Football Club and the Ospreys regional rugby team. The Brangwyn Hall is one of the principal cultural locations in Swansea, and is regularly used for functions, award ceremonies and concerts. The Guildhall opened in 1934 is the centre of civic ceremony. The city is ideally placed for a huge variety of activities, from watersports like surfing and sailing to horse riding, archery, golfing, fishing, cycling, and walking in the beautiful countryside.
Swansea Council
www.swansea.gov.uk
Swansea Tourism
www.visitswanseabay.com
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