Swansea Hotels
Hotels in the Welsh city of Swansea are often required for tourists who require short term accommodation. Some may want to stay at large or small hotels in the city. Some may want to stay at old or new hotels in the city. Some may want to stay at hotels that have an impressive reputation. Some may want to stay at well known hotels. Some may want to stay at hotels that are luxury or cheap.
Hotels in the Welsh city of Swansea are often required for tourists who require short term accommodation.
Swansea (Welsh: Abertawe, "mouth of the Tawe") is a city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower peninsula and the Lliw uplands. Swansea is the second most populous city in Wales after Cardiff and the third most populous county in Wales after Cardiff and Rhondda Cynon Taff.
The City and County of Swansea local authority area is bordered by unitary authorities of Carmarthenshire to the north, and Neath Port Talbot to the east. Swansea is bounded by Swansea Bay and the Bristol Channel to the south.
Swansea can be roughly divided into
four physical areas. To the north are the Lliw uplands which are mainly open moorland,
reaching the foothills of the Black Mountain. To the west is the Gower peninsula
with its rural landscape dotted with small villages. To the east is the coastal
strip around Swansea Bay. Cutting though the middle from the south-east to the
north-west is the urban and suburban zone stretching from the Swansea city centre
to the towns of Gorseinon and Pontarddulais.
The most populated areas of Swansea are Morriston, Sketty and the city centre. The chief urbanised area radiates from the city centre towards the north, south and west; along the coast of Swansea Bay to Mumbles; up the Swansea Valley past Landore and Morriston to Clydach; over Townhill to Cwmbwrla, Penlan, Treboeth and Fforestfach; through Uplands, Sketty, Killay to Dunvant; and east of the river from St. Thomas to Bonymaen, Llansamlet and Birchgrove. A second urbanised area is focused on a triangle defined by Gowerton, Gorseinon and Loughor along with the satellite communities of Penllergaer and Pontarddulais.
About three quarters of Swansea is bordered by the sea—the Loughor Estuary, Swansea Bay and the Bristol Channel. The two largest rivers in the region are the Tawe which passes the city centre and the Loughor which flows on the northern border with Carmarthenshire.
The geology of the Gower peninsula ranges from carboniferous limestone cliffs along its southern edge from Mumbles to Worm's Head and the salt-marshes and dune systems of the Loughor estuary to the north. The eastern, southern and western coasts of the peninsula are lined with numerous sandy beaches both wide and small, separated by steep cliffs. The South Wales Coalfield reaches the coast in the Swansea area. This had a great bearing on the development of the city of Swansea and other towns in the county like Morriston. The inland area is covered by large swathes of grassland common overlooked by sandstone heath ridges including the prominent Cefn Bryn. The traditional agricultural landscape consists in a patchwork of fields characterised by walls, stone-faced banks and hedgerows. Valleys cut through the peninsula and contain rich deciduous woodland.
Much of the county is hilly with the main area of upland being located in the council ward of Mawr. Areas of high land up to 185 metre range across the central section of the county and form the hills of Kilvey, Townhill and Llwynmawr, separating the centre of Swansea from its northern suburbs. Cefn Bryn, a ridge of high land, forms the backbone of the Gower peninsula. Rhossili Down, Hardings Down and Llanmadoc Hill form land features over 600 ft high. The highest point of the county is located at Penlle'r Castell at 374 metres on the northern border with Carmarthenshire.
There are a number of sporting venues in Swansea. St Helen's is a cricket and rugby ground which has the tallest floodlight stand in Europe. It is the home of Swansea RFC and Glamorgan County Cricket Club play some matches there. It was in this ground that Sir Garfield Sobers hit six sixes in one over: the first time this was achieved in a game of first-class cricket. The final ball landed on the ground past the Cricketers' pub just outside the ground. The stadium is metres from the coast of Swansea Bay. Strong local rivalries exist between Swansea and Cardiff in football and between Swansea and Llanelli in rugby.
Swansea has t clubs that play in Welsh League system, such as Garden Village, Morriston Town and West End.
Swansea City A.F.C. moved from the Vetch Field to the new Liberty Stadium at the start of the 2005–2006 season.
In 2003, Swansea RFC merged with Neath RFC to form the Neath-Swansea Ospreys rugby club.
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