Lovely uncrowded beach on the South Gower Coast. One mile walk from the nearest parking or bus stop. Approach down rugged cliff, warm sea and gentle tides - ideal for young children to learn to swim. No shops/pubs, so take your own picnic

Between Caswell and Oxwich bays.

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Stunning views over Swansea Bay, a 13th century castle, excellent restaurants, waterfront cafes and stylish shops - a little touch of the Riviera in South Wales!

8km from Swansea City center. www.mumbles.co.uk/

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A Bohemian-style cafe overlooking Swansea marina - Jazz and Floyd drifting through the sails and masts and out over the bay... Excellent selection of coffees. Also, poetry nights and live music.

Front of National Waterfront Museum, Swansea Marina. www.coffeecesso.com/

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Amazingly good value (small) B&B with gorgeously comfy rooms and luxurious bathrooms, friendly hosts and great breakfasts. In a nice area of Swansea. Highly recommended.

2 Mirador Crescent
Uplands
Swansea
SA2 0QX
Tel: 01792 480266
www.christmaspie.co.uk

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12th century Cistercian abbey near Neath, approx. 6 miles west of Swansea.

As impressive, in its way, as Tintern Abbey despite the ugly industrial surroundings.

The vaulted undercroft is particularly worth the visit (but you have to ask for the key at the gatehouse as you enter).

And if you can get as far as Skewen (just up the hill) stop in at Cresci's Cafe for the best ice cream in South Wales!

Nearest station is Neath. All buses from Neath to Swansea stop in Neath Abbey.

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An oasis of luxury in the heart of Swansea. Very friendly boutique hotel with fantastic food and a buzzy bar. Excellent local nightlife within a few minutes walk. Stylish individual rooms in a historic refurbished building.

www.morganshotel.co.uk Somerset place.swansea sa1 1rr 01792484848

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Almost any beach will do but try Three Cliffs Bay for spectacular scenery or Oxwich Bay for miles of perfect, clean sand.

www.explore-gower.co.uk

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Just go there, the ice cream is well nice!

85 St. Helens Road Swansea West Glamorgan SA1 4BQ

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A funked-up glass restaurant on the sea front in Swansea, Wales, run by Italians with Welsh accents and with home-made concoctions like tiramisu and pistachio flavour ice-creams.

This is the most beautiful, friendly, chilled-out place to relax and the staff are young, friendly, and attractive with a startling consistency - moody dark Italians mix with cheerful Welsh blondes as the cherry on top, though, of course, there are many cherries in the ice cream, should you wish.

A favourite among families, sundae-sharing couples and grannies treating themselves, a summer sundae there is divine, and the city lights shimmering over the sea at night make the old city look more magical than it looks close up, that's for sure!

Verdi's Restaurant
Knab Rock, Mumbles, Swansea, Wales, SA3 4EN
tel +44 (01792) 369 135
www.verdis-cafe.co.uk/frameset.htm

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The phrase "Ambition is critical" greets visitors leaving Swansea railway station. The city has a reputation as a graveyard of ambition, a distinction which owes as much to Joe's Ice Cream as to its scenery and beaches. One taste and you'll never eat ice cream anywhere else.

Anyone who's ever lived in Swansea can tell you that Joe's was established in 1922: it says so on the side of their cartons. Since then, millions of litres of the stuff have been sold to locals and visitors alike.

Make your choice from the extensive range of specials, or just have a cone or carton of pure vanilla ice cream as it comes, rolled in chocolate strands or chopped nuts as you wish.

In addition to the original premises on St Helen's Road (near the cricket ground, Guildhall and university), there are two newer branches at Mumbles and Parc Tawe.

85 St Helen's Road - 01792 653880
524 Mumbles Road, Mumbles - 01792 368212
The Piazza, Parc Tawe - 01792 460370
joes.webmediaworks.co.uk

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I hate to do this, because it's too nice to publicise, but the Gower Peninsula is beautiful.

Just west of Swansea, Wales;
www.enjoygower.com

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Based this year in a deer park in South Wales, this indie-folk festival will feature Field Music and the Brian Jonestown Massacre alongside a medieval village and a jousting display.

Margan Park isn't far from the steelworks of Port Talbot, which creates a dramatic view at night - belching flames across the bay, it's very strange and beautiful, the park itself has lots to offer but it's only a short drive from some great beaches namely Rest Bay and a slightly longer drive to the mumbles and Gower Peninsular.

June 30-July 1

www.tapestrygoeswest.com
www.neath-porttalbot.gov.uk/margampark/attractions.cfm

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