Places worth the detour in Swansea Bay City Region
48 places worth going out of your way for lie within 20 km of Swansea Bay City Region, United Kingdom, across 7 kinds of detour; castles, monuments & landmarks are the largest group (15). Best known: Caswell Bay. 47 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
All 48, ranked 48
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.
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3.St Joseph's Cathedral
Sacred sites · 19th century · Hidden gem
Catholic cathedral in Swansea, Wales
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5.Pennard Castle
Built landmarks · 12th century · Hidden gem
Castle ruins on the Gower Peninsula, south Wales
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7.Oxwich Castle
Built landmarks · Hidden gem
Grade I listed fortified manor house in Penrice, Swansea, Wales
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8.Oystermouth Castle
Built landmarks · Hidden gem
Grade I listed castle in Mumbles, Swansea, Wales, UK
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14.Margam Castle
Built landmarks · 19th century · Hidden gem
Country house in Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales
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19.National Waterfront Museum
Museums & culture · 21st century · Hidden gem
Museum of industrial and maritime history in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
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23.St Andrew's English Calvinistic Methodist Chapel
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Swansea
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25.Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art gallery in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
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26.Grand Theatre, Swansea
Museums & culture · 19th century · Hidden gem
Theatre and former cinema in Swansea, Wales
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31.Palace Theatre, Swansea
Museums & culture · 19th century · Hidden gem
Former music hall in Swansea, Wales, later used as a cinema, bingo hall and nightclub
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36.Carn Llechart
Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales, UK
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44.Port Talbot War Memorial
Built landmarks · Hidden gem
Grade II* listed building in Neath Port Talbot County Borough
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46.Margam Stones Museum
Museums & culture · 19th century · Hidden gem
Museum in former schoolhouse in Neath Port Talbot, Wales
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48.Mumbles Battery
Built landmarks · 19th century · Hidden gem
Grade II listed building in City and County of Swansea. Adjacent to Mumbles Lighthouse on an islet off Mumbles Head
