About Swansea

Swansea University’s beach front setting makes it one of most attractive locations for higher education in the UK. The city is the second largest in Wales has recently undergone a massive redevelopment is vibrant, fun and welcoming. There is an abundance of restaurants, bars & clubs, theatres & museums. Swansea is also the gateway to the Gower Peninsular, the first place in the UK to be designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It's famous for its beaches and offers miles of beautiful coastline, ideal for walking, surfing or just sightseeing!

Excursions

The Study Abroad Office regularly runs trips to prominent places of interest in England and Wales:

http://www.facebook.com/visitwales?ref=ts

Recommended reading:

• The National Geographic, May 2001, has a superb article on Wales - history, language and culture - which anyone planning to spend time here should read.

These travel guides are useful:

• The Rough Guide
• Lonely Planet
• Let's Go: Budget Guide to Britain / Ireland / Europe
• Insight Guide's: Wales

These web sites are good for traveling in the UK:

• British Tourist Board
• Welsh Tourist Board
• English Heritage
• Historic Scotland
• Discover Ireland
• National Trust

 These sites are good for discount travel tickets:

• http://www.lastminute.com
• http://www.go-fly.com
• http://www.cheapflights.com
• http://www.travelwales-flexipass.co.uk/
• http://www.backpackerbus.co.uk/  

Rail & Air:

• The rail service for London leaves Swansea every hour throughout the day and the journey takes three hours.
• Cardiff Airport is 1 hour away and flies to numerous locations in Europe.

This site has useful pre-departure information:

• http://www.britishcouncil-usa.org/education/predept/index.htm