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An unparalleled location - Unspoilt scenery, vibrant living
Where is Swansea?
Swansea is conveniently located close to the M4 motorway, linking it directly with London and with Heathrow Airport, which is just a three-hour drive away.
Despite its proximity to London, Swansea gives the impression of being a million miles away from the hustle and bustle of the capital. The campus overlooks Swansea Bay and the Gower Peninsula – officially recognised as an area of outstanding natural beauty.
There are excellent direct rail links to London and other major centres, and with Cardiff International Airport just 45 minutes away, budget airlines make it quick and easy to visit other European countries.
As Wales’ second city, Swansea boasts all the impressive infrastructure you would expect from a modern European city, while its beautiful seaside location makes it a favoured destination for tourists. |
 Swansea – the city by the sea
Swansea is a famous historical city as well as a very well-known tourist destination. It is of Britain’s most vibrant and exciting cities, and is truly multi-cultural, with Indian, Bangladeshi, Chinese, African, Japanese, Malaysian, Arabic, and Singaporean and Thai communities among its citizens.
Situated between the beautiful coast and the stunning green hills to the north, Swansea is the ideal location to see Britain’s beaches and countryside at its best, while the city itself is a superb centre for shopping and eating out.
A thriving commercial and business centre, Swansea and the surrounding areas are also a hotbed of cultural activity, as might be expected from the region which produced the poet and playwright Dylan Thomas, the actor Richard Burton, and more recently Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
The University campus is home to the Taliesin Arts Centre, which hosts exhibitions, cinema screenings and live performances of dance, drama and music. The city itself boasts at least 10 museums and galleries, including the Dylan Thomas Centre - which was officially opened by Dylan Thomas enthusiast, former US president Jimmy Carter - and the National Waterfront Museum.
For live performances there are many theatres and other venues, notably the Grand Theatre, founded in 1897, and Brangwyn Hall, which hosts orchestral and other musical events.
As well as excellent sports facilities adjoining the campus, Swansea is host to top-class professional sports teams in football, cricket and rugby.
Swansea’s climate
The climate in South Wales is temperate, and in the summer regularly reaches 20-25 degrees C – ideal weather for the beach, just across the road from the campus. Winters are colder, and snow sometimes falls on the hills to the north of the city, but its seaside location usually protects the city itself from the coldest British weather.
Fast facts:
- The first ‘UK Business Enterprise Zone’ with over 1,000 enterprises
- The first Technium (popularly known as Science Park) in the UK
- UK’s first ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’
- Job Shop – find paid and voluntary work all year round
- One of the safest cities in the UK
- One of the least expensive cities in the UK
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