Julia Goodfellow-Smith

111 Places in Swansea That You Shouldn't Miss

Travel Guide

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

What does Swansea and Gower mean to you? Is it a place of learning? A hub of industry? A city of sporting excellence? Or perhaps, a gateway to exploration and adventure? Do you picture endless days on pristine beaches, leisurely walks along rugged clifftops or a vibrant cultural tapestry? Swansea and Gower weave all these facets together, offering a captivating mosaic of experiences.

Produktdetails

• 111 Places ...
• Verlag: Emons Verlag
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 205mm x 137mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 426g
• ISBN-13: 9783740820657
• ISBN-10: 3740820659
• Artikelnr.: 70294691

Autorenporträt

Julia Goodfellow-Smith loved her life in the Midlands, but it was missing one important thing; the sea. On arriving in Llanelli, she and her husband started exploring – and found unexpected treasures. In this book, she shares her love of the area and some of the best things she found.

Inhaltsangabe

Aberavon Whale Having a whale of a time 10 Aberdarcy Public Library Only
Two Can Play 12 Abertawe Barrage Rising to the challenge 14 The
Admiral’s Tower A bird’s-eye view 16 Amy Dillwyn’s Grave ‘A man of
business’ 18 Arthur’s Stone David vs. Goliath? 20 Battle of Gower When
the land ran red 22 Beach House Restaurant From coal to cuisine 24 The
Big Apple A cider a day keeps the doctor away 26 Bluepool Corner A
rock-solid day out 28 Brangwyn Hall Raising the roof 30 Broad Pool
Nature Reserve Scorpions and stick insects 32 Brynteg Petting Farm A
calming cwtch 34 Cadle Heath A marvellous mosaic 36 Captain Cat A
beatific bronze 38 Caribbean Flamingos In the pink 40 Caswell Bay
Surfability Surf ’s up – for every body 42 Central Police Station ‘Ello,
‘ello, ‘ello! 44 Ceri Richards’ Grave A brush with greatness 46
Challenge Valley No teddy bears’ picnic 48 Chicken Corner Birds of a
feather 50 Cinema & Co The only independent cinema in Swansea 52
Clydach Aqueduct From industry to amenity 54 Colliery Winch Rewinding
time 56 Confucius Statue Confucius said… 58 Crwys Community Woodland A
wheely great place 60 Crymlyn Bog From woodland to wetland 62 Cu
Mumbles The legend lives on 64 Cwmdonkin Park Where imagination runs free
66 Cwmllwyd Wood Pips and pits 68 Daniel James’ Tomb A pure heart 70
Dunvant Brickworks Where orienteering meets industry 72 Dylan Thomas’
Birthplace From plagiarism to poetry 74 E&R Harding Nature Reserve Layers
of time 76 Egypt Centre Not your average lucky dip 78 Elysium Gallery
Paradise found? 80 The Environment Centre Creating a brighter future 82
Felinfoel Baptismal Pool A sober celebration 84 Felinfoel Brewery A canny
business 86 Fendrod Lake From flooding to fitness 88 Fishing Fleet
Changing tides – from abundance to alarm 90 The Flintstones Bus Raising
the roof 92 Formal Cascades Grand designs 94 Fort Crox See You Later,
Alligator 96 Gower Brewery Tap Finding Gold 98 Gower Castaway Adventure
Into the wild 100 Gower Fresh Lavender Purple Haze 102 Gower Salt Marsh
Feasting on the fringe 104 The Gravity Centre Thrills and spills for
everyone 106 Hafod-Morfa Copperworks A tarnished legacy 108 Hardings
Down Hill Forts Three for the price of one 110 Helwick Lightship A
smashing rescue 112 Ivor Allchurch Statue The golden boy of Welsh
football 114 Joe’s Ice Cream Parlour A cool legacy 116 Kardomah Café
Doctor Who? 118 Kenfig Castle A foolish man builds his house on sand
120 Kenfig Dunes Blooming sand-sational 122 Kenfig Town Hall A not-so-new
house 124 Labyrinth A community pilgrimage 126 Llanelli North Dock From
mud flats to Blue Tits 128 Llanelly House Wales’ Finest Georgian Building
130 Lliw Reservoirs Accessible adventure 132 Loughor Castle A bargain
unleashed 134 Machynys Monk’s Island Greener greens 136 Mad Mouse
Roller Coaster A wild ride 138 Meridian Tower It’s lonely at the top
140 Millennium Coastal Path Birds, beaches and sunsets 142 Mission
Gallery Prayer, punk and paintings 144 Môr Hapus Happy Sea, Happy Me
146 Mumbles Lighthouse A solar-powered sentinel 148 Mumbles Pier The
heroines of 1883 150 Neath Abbey The great land-grab 152 Neath Abbey
Ironworks Dragon’s breath forging history 154 Neath Abbey Waterfall A
powerful force in a peaceful valley 156 North Dock Engine House A head
for heights? 158 Oystermouth Castle A ghost of angels 160 Park Cwm Long
Cairn Meat off the bone 162 Parc Howard Museum Potty about Llanelly 164
Parkmill Watermill Flour power 166 Penderyn Distillery Bringing whisky
home 168 Penllergare Observatory Pioneering photography 170 Penllergare
Waterfalls A polymath’s paradise 172 Pennard Castle Surrendered to sand
174 Phil Bennett Statue A giant statue for a giant of a man 176 Rhossili
Sunflowers Nothing is quite as it seems 178 Roman Bridge A tale of two
halves 180 Sauna on the Beach A portal to relaxation 182 Singleton
Boating Lake Leonardo’s pedaloes 184 Singleton Botanical Gardens Hothouse
Flowers 186 Sjømanns Kirken From pit props to pulpit 188 St Helen’s
Ground First, fastest, finest 190 St Mary Virgin, Rhossili The coolest
stained-glass window 192 Stradey Park Memorial Who beat the All Blacks?
194 Swansea Arena Roof Garden A dazzling display 196 Swansea Castle Quay
to the city’s success 198 Swansea Community Farm The only city farm in
Wales 200 Swansea Footgolf Bend it like Woosnam 202 Swansea Jack
Memorial Celebrating the Dog of the Century 204 Swansea Little Theatre
Small in name, grand in stature 206 Swansea Museum Façade Keeping things
in perspective 208 Swansea Observatory Ready for blast-off 210 Swiss
Cottage Live so that you may live again 212 Swiss Valley Reservoir
Quenching Llanelli’s thirst 214 Townhill Jewish Cemetery A congregation’s
journey 216 Ty’n-yr-Heol Depot Where locks came to life 218 Vernon
Watkins’ Workplace Bank clerk, code-breaker and poet 220 Volcano Theatre
An eruption of creativity 222 Votes for Women ‘No Persons Here’ 224
Weobley Castle A steward’s stronghold 226 Whitford Point Lighthouse On
the rocks 228 Woodland Burial Ground A peaceful corner in Oystermouth
Cemetery 230