The web links below help you find out more about the host of attractions and activities Swansea, Gower and the surrounding countryside has to offer.

The Gower Peninsular, just west of Swansea is renowned for surfing, hiking, climbing and sailing.  The City's website gives a taste of what you can experience.

Click on Swansea Bay Attractions, for information on the beaches, castles, waterfalls, ice cream parlours, museums and much more.

http://visitswanseabay.com/index.cfm?articleid=30914 and on:

http://visitswanseabay.com/index.cfm?articleid=30919

If your hobby is horse riding click here:

http://www.visitswanseabay.com/index.cfm?articleid=31210

Wales hosted the 2010 Ryder Cup, ending in a thrilling one point win for the Europe over the US.  Find out about the wonderful range of links, coastal and inland courses within easy reach of Swansea:

http://www.visitswanseabay.com/index.cfm?articleid=31209

Llangennith beach, just half an hour's drive away, has been voted the best beach on which to learn surfing.  See what the region has to offer surfers, sailors and hikers:

http://www.visitswanseabay.com/index.cfm?articleid=31214

http://www.enjoygower.com/index.cfm

Swansea's best wet weather alternative is the new Leisure Centre – The LC2 - only a brisk walk along the sea front from the campus:

http://www.thelcswansea.com/

For events planned for the Swansea area click here:

http://www.visitswanseabay.com/index.cfm?articleid=29990

If you enjoy exploring castles or visiting museums click on these two sites:

 http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/ http://www.visitswanseabay.com/index.cfm?articleid=30932

Mumbles, the gateway to the Gower, just 4 kms west of the campus along the sweep of Swansea Bay is a must for lovers of good food and restaurants:

http://www.mumbles.co.uk/

Swansea is renowned for its night life, pub and club scene:

http://www.swansea.com/clubs-in-swansea.aspx

Swansea is the birth place of Dylan Thomas, one of the 20th century's most famous poets.  Visit the Dylan Thomas Centre to find out more about his work and life:

http://www.dylanthomas.com/index.cfm?articleid=7564

The National Waterfront Museum shows how Swansea was critcal to the start of the Industrial Revolution:

http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/swansea/

Travel an hour west of Swansea and you can walk on one of the most attractive stetches of the UK's coast:

http://www.visitpembrokeshire.com/

Swansea Bay Futures has a wealth of information on why Swansea is such a great place in which to live, work and visit:

http://www.abayoflife.com/