Finding Out visitswanseabay.com This handy Guide is just the thing to pop in your pocket when out and about; but if you need more detailed information or you’re looking for accommodation, then we know just the place - here you’ll find all you need to plan your complete day out, short break or holiday: Things to Do visitswanseabay.com Visit our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages for more inspiration and local updates. Use @visitswanseabay and #LiveTheLegend when you post and we can join in your Swansea Bay Legendary Adventure! The Council of the City & County of Swansea cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information in this brochure and accepts no responsibility for any error or misrepresentation, liability for loss, disappointment, negligence or other damage WALES’ PREMIER caused by the reliance on the information contained in this brochure unless caused by Useful Contacts LEISURE DESTINATION the negligent act or omission of the Council. Swansea Mobility Hire Spend some quality time with the family! Please check and confirm all details before Spend some quality time Swansea City Bus Station, booking or travelling. Plymouth Street, with the family! Swansea SA1 3AR (01792 461785 Call our pre-booking hotline www.swansea.gov.uk/mobilityhire on 01792 466500 now! RNLI www.rnli.org This publication is available in alternative formats. Published by the City & County of Swansea Contact (01792 635209. © Copyright 2017 www.thelcswansea.com 2017/18 Swansea Bay Mumbles, Gower, Afan & The Vale of Neath NEED A BREAK? DISCOVER YOUR HOME FROMHOME... Visit the largest collection of holiday homes in Mumbles, Gower & Swansea Marina From peaceful retreats, to family fun, to energetic outdoor activities, we have over 270 holiday properties to suit your requirements, all managed by Gower’s most experienced locally-based agency. Visit our website or give us a call. One of our dedicated local team will be happy to help. Key to beach awards 0 4km Blue Flag and Seaside Award #hfhmoments 0 2 miles Seaside Award Marina Blue Flag Award 01792 360624 [email protected] This map is based on digital photography licensed 101 Newton Road, Mumbles, Swansea, SA3 4BN from NRSC Ltd. © City and County of Swansea 2017 visitswanseabay.com Contents 03 Your Legendary Adventure Starts Here 04 Adventure 12 Cycling 13 Discover 15 Dylan Thomas 17 Entertainment 18 Event Highlights 20 Food & Drink 30 Galleries 33 Golf 34 Heritage 37 Parks & Gardens 38 Shopping 40 Walking 42 Watersports & Swimming 46 Getting About 47 Play Safe Finding Out & Area Map (back cover) visitswanseabay.com 1 C A N O L F A N C E N T R E Visit our free, family- friendly exhibition. Be a Dylan Thomas Explorer and learn about our wonderful wordsmith through interactive displays, magnetic poetry and our Children’s Trail. Year round Family Activity Workshops! Poetry, Crafts, Stories (01792 463980 dylanthomas.com Your Legendary Adventure Starts Here... We all deserve a legendary holiday or short break and this handy Guide is your gateway to matching your holiday wishlist to all the things you can see and do in Swansea Bay. Wild about watersports? Keen on culture? Love discovering local food? Or is finding a fun, family day out at the top of your list? Use this Guide to help you plan your visit and make the most of your precious holiday time. #LiveTheLegend Wales is celebrating a Year of Legends and we have a wealth of tall stories, mystical tales and legendary places to visit. Take a fresh look at Swansea Bay… here’s a taster. Spooky Swansea Bay The Grand Theatre has a ghostly white lady and Rhossili Bay has a spectral stagecoach! Mythical Mumbles Oystermouth Castle has medieval graffiti dating back to the 14th century and hosted Edward I in 1284. Legendary Gower Arthur’s Stone atop Cefn Bryn is said to be a stone from the great King’s shoe and goes down to Three Cliffs Bay to drink every New Year’s Eve … For more interesting insights and magical myths go to visitswanseabay.com/legend and discover the legend behind the destination. visitswanseabay.com 3 Adventure Try a wild white water ride around the Gower coastline or set your sights high and take a tree top adventure, or for fast-paced fun, kart your way around our exciting indoor karting track! Get dirty at the muddiest assault course ever; go kite-riding, quad biking or paintballing. Want to have a go but not sure how? Our multi-activity providers have the gear and the know-how. Try abseiling, coasteering, kayaking, climbing and bushcraft…. what are you waiting for? Start your Swansea Bay Adventure! Laserzone The Old Castle Cinema, Worcester Place, Swansea SA1 1JQ One of the biggest and best laser game arenas in the UK. Swansea’s most exciting leisure venue is ready and waiting! Grab a friend and head down to LASERZONE for an action packed experience. www.laserzone.org (01792 653433 Cafe Play Mumbles Castleton Walk Arcade, Newton Road, Mumbles, Swansea SA3 4AX Cafe Play is a soft play area and fully licensed cafe in the heart of Mumbles. We offer a relaxed and sophisticated atmosphere, great party packages and are available for exclusive hire. www.cafeplaymumbles.co.uk (01792 363482 4 visitswanseabay.com Adventure Britain Call of the Wild Ltd, 83 Church Road, Seven Sisters, Neath SA10 9DT Discover your wildside! Experience unforgettable activities! Canyoning, climbing, caving, canoeing, team building. Activities for adults, families and groups. Climb majestic cliffs, jump off waterfalls and explore underground! www.adventurebritain.com (01639 700388 Antur Ltd. 59 Dulais Road, Seven Sisters, Neath SA10 9ER Antur work hard and play harder to provide safe, fun adventures for everyone! We specialise in combined rock & water activities namely Coasteering around the beau- tiful Gower Peninsula and Canyoning in the picturesque Waterfall country. We also provide Rock Climbing and Hill Walking in stunning coastal locations and awe inspiring mountains; we can cater for any group including: School, Youth, Stags, Hens and corporate team bonding groups, as well as families and individuals holidaying or visiting this area of truly outstanding natural beauty. www.anturoutdoor.com (07376 788763 visitswanseabay.com 5 Down to Earth 72a Manselfield Road, Murton, Swansea SA3 3AP Down to Earth offers remarkable experiences and unique adventures from our two stunning, hand-crafted centres on Gower. Fancy tree climbing followed by baking your own pizza in our earth oven? Or coasteering followed by cooking artisan sausages on a fire you’ve just lit without matches? Or maybe you’d like to learn how to build with sustainable, natural materials? Unforgettable adventures for all ages and abilities by an award winning social enterprise. Open all year. Group bookings only. www.downtoearthproject.org.uk (01792 346566 Clyne Farm Riding and Activity Centre Clyne Farm, Westport Avenue, Swansea SA3 5AR Your one stop for activities for all ages and abilities; horse riding, climbing, archery, surfing, stag/hen, weddings, birthdays, and Challenge Valley - the muddiest assault course in the world! Open daily, all year. [email protected] (01792 403333 6 visitswanseabay.com Dynamic Rock Adventures Ltd 16 - 18 Hebron Road, Clydach, Swansea SA6 5EJ Dynamic Rock is a dedicated climbing centre, great for both beginners and advanced climbers. We offer Birthday Parties, Taster Sessions, Young Climbers Club and courses for those that catch the bug! Open daily, all year, check website for details. [email protected] (01792 845655 Go Ape Margam Margam Country Park, Port Talbot SA13 2TJ Go Ape is the UK’s No.1 Tree Top Adventure at Margam Park. We brief you for safety before you fly down zip-wires, leap off our Tarzan Swing and tackle our obstacles whilst enjoying breath-taking scenery (Minimum Age 10 years). Open Feb-Nov, 9am-5pm. Gorillas: £33 Baboons: £25. www.goape.co.uk/margam (0845 094 8741 visitswanseabay.com 7 Gower Activity Centres Port Eynon & Rhossili Our activity centres at Rhossili and Port Eynon provide fantastic accommodation for experiencing all that Gower has to offer, not to mention views that have to be seen to be believed. For over 30 years we have been providing activities and events and pride ourselves on the memories we help to create. We work with schools, youth groups, families, commercial bookings and anyone that wants to experience our Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. www.goweractivitycentres.co.uk (01792 390481 Teamforce Paintball & Laser Tag Swansea Llangyfelach Road, Swansea SA5 7PE Located only 1.5 miles off J46/M4, with 15 acres of purpose built paintball and laser zones; TEAMFORCE is the ideal destination for an action packed adventure day for Paintball and Laser Tag. Open daily, all year, 10am-4pm. www.teamforceuk.com (01792 772311 8 visitswanseabay.com Gower Coast Adventures Gower Gower Coast Adventures provides breathtaking, interactive boat tours of the South Gower Coast, leaving our passengers with unforgettable memories. Open daily, Mar-Oct, 8am-8pm. www.gowercoastadventures.co.uk (01792 348229 Gower Kite Riders The SUP Hut / Gower Kite Riders, Francis Street, Brynmill, Swansea SA1 4NH Gower Kitesurfing has been teaching people all aspects of kite sports for over 10 years. Come and experience power kiting, kite land boarding, kite buggying and kitesurfing and feel the wind (pending suitable conditions). Open daily, all year. See website for details. www.gowerkiteriders.com (01792 446511 Dryad Bushcraft Gower, Swansea Dryad Bushcraft is one of the UK’s leading Bushcraft and Wilderness Survival training organisations. As featured on ITV Wales ‘Coast and Country’. Open all year, prior booking required. See website for details. www.dryadbushcraft.co.uk (01792 547213 visitswanseabay.com 9 Greenways of Gower www.greenwaysleisure.co.uk (01792 391203 Gower Kite Shop Gower Kite Shop, Rhossili, Swansea SA3 1PT Based at Pitton Cross Caravan & Camping Park, Rhossili.