Castle Travel Guide
Swansea





Popular places to visit

Grand Theatre
Swansea Grand Theatre is located on Singleton Street in the heart of the city of Swansea, Wales. This performing arts venue stages a host of plays, pantomimes, operas, stand-up performances and offerings from touring companies.

National Waterfront Museum
Located in the trendy Maritime Quarter of Swansea, the National Waterfront Museum tells the story of industry and innovation in Wales over the last 300 years. As part of the European Route of Industrial Heritage this is a thematic element of a collection of the most important industrial heritage sites in Europe. Inside you’ll find enough to occupy you for hours, with the beautifully designed space offering a range of regional history exhibits marrying interactive media with traditional displays.

Plantasia
You probably wouldn’t expect to encounter tarantulas, macaws and endangered tamarin monkeys in a Swansea retail park, but visit the spectacular Plantasia, a public hothouse in Parc Tawe close to the city centre, and you’ll find these and much more besides. Easy to locate, as it’s housed in a unique glass pyramid, Plantasia has for a quarter of a century performed the vital function of raising awareness among locals and visitors about the level of rainforest destruction around the world, and the dangers of the consequent biodiversity loss.
Swansea Marina
Explore the waterfront in Swansea with a trip to Swansea Marina. Stroll along the beautiful beaches in this quaint area or visit its lively bars.
Swansea Arena
Catch an event at Swansea Arena during your trip to Swansea. While you're here, you can savour the lively bars.
Maritime Quarter
You can find out about the history of Swansea when you stop by Maritime Quarter. Stroll along the seaside in this quaint area or visit its top-notch restaurants.
Things to do

Cardiff: Gower Peninsula's Cliffs Scenic Day Tour

The Hunt, an exciting cat-and-mouse game in Swansea

Bar & Club queue jump entry Party Pass to multiple venues in Swansea

Neath: Canyoning, Gorge Walking & Waterfall Trekking Tour

From Cardiff: The Gower - Mumbles, Three Cliffs And Worms Head
Top hotels in Castle

Delta Hotels by Marriott Swansea
Great sized room. Friendly staff in Reception and in the bar.
Reviewed on 1 Mar 2026

Morgans Hotel
Annex room window did not close. Lift was very rickety. Single beds were not comfortable. Shower leaked onto floor.
Reviewed on 8 Mar 2026

The Dolphin SA1 Hotel
Very clean room
Reviewed on 20 Feb 2026

The Dragon Hotel
Lovely last minute stay in a large room very quiet and close to amenities.
Reviewed on 9 Mar 2026

Cwtsh Hostel
★Very bad room ★Staff is good. Funny. Sleeping time to much disturbing the staff. Overall ok. ★Iam not going kitchen. My room staff going he said kitchen not clean and bad smeal. ★This hotel nearest shop have disnction good.
Reviewed on 26 Oct 2025

Hoopers Sandy Beach Guest Rooms
excelent location, very nice room, all clean. will come back.
Reviewed on 21 Dec 2025
Other neighbourhoods around Castle

Mount Pleasant
While there might not be top attractions in Mount Pleasant, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Grand Theatre and LC Swansea.

Townhill
When in Townhill, you can plan a visit to Grand Theatre and Swansea Guildhall, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.

Cwmbrwla
If you're looking for some top things to see and do in Cwmbrwla and surrounding area, you can visit Swansea.com Stadium and Grand Theatre.
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Landore
When in Landore, you can plan a visit to Swansea.com Stadium and LC Swansea, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.

St. Thomas
St. Thomas is well liked for its restaurants, and you can visit sights like Maritime Quarter and Swansea Marina if you have time to explore the area.

Bon-y-maen
Travellers like the historical sites in Bon-y-maen, and Grosnez Castle is a top attraction you might want to visit.

