Swansea is in the heart of South Wales. It’s a picturesque location with some of the UK’s finest coastline along the Gower Peninsula. Swansea city itself in known as Wale’s “city by the sea”. Other notable destinations in this area are the Mumbles resort and “Waterfall country” in the Vale of Neath.

Swansea is a perfect place to start off if you are planning a tour around Southern Wales. It’s also just a short ferry ride to Ireland from here.