#swansea bay

[reina0sin0corona]

Mumbles, Swansea Bay, Wales

#mumbles #swansea #swansea bay #headland #gower #gower peninsula #wales #sea #coast #summer #sunny #nature #nature photography

[chelseajackarmy]

Live, laugh, love the Cardiff Devils

Appreciation for my home team🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

#cardiff devils #ice hockey #wales #eihl #lets go devils #hockey #ice rink #cymru #cardiff sports #swansea #local #Diawliaid Caerdydd #the cardiff devils #ice arena wales #vindico arena #cardiff bay #elite ice hockey league #champions #duggan #dixon #batch #ben bowns #lord #brodie reid #carruth #goaltender #puck #red army #taz 666 #ccm

[travelella]

Bracelet Bay, Mumbles Road, The Mumbles, Swansea, Wales, UK

Charles Lamb

#Bracelet Bay #Mumbles Road #The Mumbles #Swansea #Wales #UK #Europe #Beach

[jeff-rees-jones]

On my way to drop some paintings off to a local gallery I decided to stop off here at Rhossili bay in the Gower area of Swansea, so lucky to have this just twenty minutes from my doorstep...

Bottom pic as a filming location for an episode of Dr Who, Worm’s head in the background.

#Rhossili bay #Gower #Swansea #Wales #Dr Who

[queerwelsh]

Pride in Wales! Balchder yng Nghymru!

Here’s a list of the Pride events happening in Wales this year, in 2023. (click the links for more information)

Dyma rhestr o ddigwyddiadau Balchder yng Nghymru blwyddyn yma, yn 2023.

22 April/Ebrill - Aberystwyth Pride / Balchder yn Aberystwyth

29 April/Ebrill - Swansea Pride / Balchder Abertawe

30 April/Ebrill - Mini Pride and Swansea Anti-Capitalist Pride (1pm Singleton Park)  / Balchder Bach a Balchder Gwrthgyfalafol Abertawe (1yp Parc Singleton)

14 May/Mai - Colwyn Bay Pride / Balchder Bae Colwyn

17 June/Mehefin - Hay Pride

17 June/Mehefin - The Big Queer Picnic

17-18 June/Mehefin - Cardiff Pride / Balchder Caerdydd (Pride Cymru)

19 June/Mehefin - Cowbridge Pride / Balchder y Bontfaen

24 June/Mehefin - Caerphilly Pride / Balchder Caerffili

24 June/Mehefin - Abergavenny Pride

24 June/Mefefin - Balchder Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Pride Caernarfon

29 June/Mehefin - 2 July/Gorffennaf - Balchder Neath Port Talbot Pride

8 July/Gorffennaf - Llandeilo Pride / Balchder Llandeilo

15 July/Gorffennaf - Llanelli Pride / Balchder Llaneilli

29 July/Gorffennaf - Llandovery Pride / Balchder Llanymddyfri

12 August/Awst - Barry Pride / Balchder y Barri

12 August/Awst - Balchder Glitter Pride Cardiff

26 August/Awst - Merthyr Tydfil Pride / Balchder Merthyr Tudful

2 September/Medi - Pride in the Port Newport / Balchder Casnewydd

9-10 September/Medi - RCT Pride

15-17 September/Medi - Trans Pride Cardiff

16 September/Medi - Carmarthen Pride/Balchder Caerfyrddin

#pride #wales #cymru #lgbt #lgbt pride #lgbtq #lgbtqia #queer wales #cymraeg #lgbtqia pride #links #resource list #will add more details on some when there are more details on them

[ltwilliammowett]

Wreck of the Helvetia, Rhossili, Wales

The Norwegian-built barque Helvetia was scheduled to sail from New Brunswick, Canada, to Swansea Harbour in October 1887, loaded with 500 tonnes of timber. Just 5 miles from the harbour, strong winds forced the ship to remain at sea for the night, in the hope that conditions would improve the following day. The next morning the Helvetia was blown through the water, damaging the boat and ending up in Rhossili Bay.

The anchor was dropped, but this wasn’t enough to safeguard the ship, and the reluctant captain and his crew were forced to abandon the Helvetia, which they did safely. By the next day, the Helvetia was stranded and its timber cargo strewn across the beach. This precious debris was collected and sold by local timber merchants, while the Helvetia slowly sank deeper into the sands over the next century. Parts of it still protrude up onto the beach.

#naval history #naval artifacts #shipwreck #helvetia #19th century #age of steam #barque

[becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys]

Not to come to you as the All Holy Grail of Welsh University Wisdom buuuut... is the university you work for reliant on public transport? I'm in my final year at Swansea and they've announced they're cutting almost every single service to Bay Campus at the end of the month, meaning there's one reliable bus service to and from the campus that comes every 30 minutes. It's apparently(?) from Drakeford cutting the funding in that area but it's a bit of a mess. I just wanted to know if this was a universal cock up or not, since (well, other than trains), every other transport method has been fine the last few years?

Nah, the uni I work at built a brand new campus in 2018 and literally forgot to make sure there were any public transport links to it. There are zero buses. Not even a Santander Cycles stop. It's entirely dependent on cars or walking, and it's by the sea, so if you walk (which I do) there's a few months over winter where you get sandblasted or blown into the marina. One of my students is about to launch a campaign to get a bus service there, actually. One bus every 30 minutes sounds amazing lol

#asks #wales! #closed for cleaning on mondays

[belongstolove]

" Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton at the Great Hall in Swansea University Bay Campus in Wales on Nov. 16, 2023.

ON TUESDAY, FORMER Secretary of State Hillary Clinton published an opinion piece in The Atlantic headlined “Hamas Must Go.” Why does she believe this? The subhead explains: “The terror group has proved again and again that it will sabotage any efforts to forge a lasting peace.” 

The article is the latest chapter of Clinton’s press tour following the October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks, including an appearance on the daytime talk show “The View.” Both in The Atlantic and on “The View,” Clinton explained why a ceasefire in Israel’s current war on Gaza would be a terrible mistake."

" The degree to which Clinton’s Atlantic essay is riddled with historical inaccuracies is startling, especially given that she brags about her “decades of experience in the region.” The article begins in November 2012 with a tale of her knocking on the door of President Barack Obama’s hotel room early in the morning during a visit to Cambodia. “Then, like now,” Clinton writes, “the extreme Islamist terror group Hamas had sparked a crisis by indiscriminately attacking Israeli civilians.” She and Obama debated whether she should fly to the Middle East and try to broker a ceasefire in what Israel had dubbed Operation Pillar of Defense. "

#endisraelsgenocide #free palestine #boycott israel #ceasefirenow #americanwarcriminals #war criminals #imperialistgenocide #genocide #aipac #israel is a terrorist state #warcrimesingaza #anti capitalism #antifada #capitalism #antizionism #americancrimes

[wolfsbanesbite]

Top 5 of your favorite places on Earth?

So I haven't really travelled a lot so it would be pretty boring so I'll name some places I've gone to. Swansea, Pontypridd, Newport, Bristol and...Cardiff Bay. 🤣

[bikepackinguk]

Day Eighty-six

It's a brand new day by the Clyne River, so it's up and at 'em to start off with a roll down the trails and out to the coast once more by Blackpill.

It's a dreary morning with grey skies and a rainy mist obscuring the sight across most of Swansea Bay, but the cool air and lack of wind make for some good riding conditions as I take advantage of the great cycling paths around the coastline around to Swansea.

After a stopoff in the city centre for supplies, it's a pleasant ride around the Maritime Quarter before NCN Route 4 crosses over the River Tawe and carries on eastwards.

The trail keeps firmly out of the traffic which I am grateful for, as the roads here are very busy with the proximity of a junction with the M4 motorway. The cycle route loops around and under the flyovers before crossing the River Neath into Briton Ferry.

I'm finally away from riding alongside busy roads for a stretch as the route dips down into Port Talbot, which then gives way to some large industrial areas and steel mills along the coast.

I've a busy junction to navigate by Margam, with Route 4 departing up into the hills at this point. So it's back to the road for now, tracking next to the motorway before tracking back across the M4 for a ride through Kenfig National Nature Reserve.

The weather alas has decided this is its time to roll in though, and with little buildup a torrential amount of rain begins to pour down. I'm fortunately able to throw the waterproofs on in short order, and after a bit more riding through the downpour am able to duck in to a bus shelter to let the worst pass.

With the rain down to a light drizzle, I carry on down to the sea once more at Porthcawl. The waterfront is quite nice and I'm sure on a sunny day it'd be a beautiful spot!

The wet is continuing though, and with no road through Merthyr Mawr Nature Reserve, it's a long slog up the hills back inland to head into Bridgend.

The rains have abated for now, so I have a bit of a break after navigating some of the interesting parhways bolted over the Ogmore River here.

I head out south from Bridgend towards Ewenny, where I can jump on to Route 88 as it heads back down around the coast of the Bristol Channel. It's a steep climb up initially, but eventually the trail leads on through some rolling hills and pretty country lanes.

With the skies clearing, I'm eventually able to get a good sight of England's coast and Exmoor National Park across the water.

I taje a brief detour at Marcross to go check out the lighthouse at Nash Point, which is set on some nice cliffs, before heading back up and on to the wonderfully named Llantwit Major.

Route 88 heads up to the hills further from the coast at this juncture, and with the afternoon wearing on I decide to stick with the coast and start chugging along the B4265 as it rolls along eastwards. It offers a few more nice views across the channel, before getting hemmed in with greenery once more.

As the road leads on by Cardiff Airport, I'm starting to feel it's time to get aome rest in, and with the forecast threat the possibility of hail later, I'd rather not leave it too late before finding a spot.

Thankfully there are a good few copses and trees not too far from the main road, and a short ride later I find a good sheltered pitch that should hold up for the night.

The border is fast approaching! The forecast for tomorrow doesn't look great so far, but we'll see what the morning holds.

TTFN!

#bikepacking #bicycle touring #wild camping #Cycling The Coast Of Great Britain

[lostitinthelights]

i already loved torchwood the first time but this time it was just so much better, not only did i forget about everything except who dies (and that scene of Rhys and Gwen on the potato truck) so it was almost like watching it for the first time again, i also have been to Cardiff Bay and Swansea now, i know where Cowbridge is, i could appreciate Gwens jokes about Severn bridge because been there done that and even caught the Gavin & Stacey reference

#also “if you're the best England has to offer then God help you” - “i'm welsh” and full on knocks the fbi lady out? iconic #and their accents #i didn't pick up on any accents in english at all for the longest time #but oh boy #now i do and south wales accents are just the hottest #torchwood #gwen cooper

[fan-of-mulligan]

FOM BLOG: MY UPDATED FOOTBALL STADIUM CHECK LIST - 2022 / 2023

This Stadium List Has Been Updated On 31st May 2023 / At The End Of The 2022 / 2023 Season......

I will start off by naming the grounds I have been too, this could take a while.

Accrington Stanley - The Crown Ground

AFC Fylde - Mill Farm

AFC Wimbledon - Kingsmeadow And New Plough Lane

AFC Bournemouth - Dean Court

Aldershot Town - The EBB Stadium

Ashford United - The Homelands

Barnet - Underhill and The Hive

Barnsley - Oakwell

Barrow - Holker Street

Bearsted - Honey Lane

Billericay Town - New Lodge

Birmingham City - St Andrews

Blackburn Rovers - Ewood Park

Blackpool - Bloomfield Road

Bolton Wanderers - The Macron Stadium

Brackley Town - St James Park

Bradford City - Valley Parade

Brentford -  Griffin Park And The Gtech Community Stadium

Brighton & Hove Albion - The Amex Arena and Withdean Stadium

Bristol City - Ashton Gate

Bristol Rovers - The Memorial Stadium

Bromley - Hayes Lane

Burton Albion - The Pirelli Stadium

Bury - Gigg Lane

Cambridge United - Abbey Stadium

Carlisle United -  Brunton Park

Charlton Athletic - The Valley

Chatham Town - The Sports Ground

Cheltenham Town - Whaddon Road

Chester City - The Exacta Stadium

Chesterfield - The Proact Stadium and Saltergate

Colchester United - Weston Homes Community Stadium

Coventry City - Sixfields and The Ricoh Arena

Crawley Town - Broadfield Stadium

Crewe Alexandra - Gresty Road

Crystal Palace - Selhurst Park

Dagenham & Redbridge - Victoria Road

Dartford - Princes Park

Darlington - The Darlo Arena

Doncaster Rovers - Keepmoat Stadium

Dover Athletic - The Crabble

Ebbsfleet United - Stonebridge Road

Exeter City - St James Park

Faversham Town - Salters Lane

Folkestone Invicta - Cheriton Road

Fleetwood Town - Highbury Stadium

Gillingham - Priestfield Stadium (Of Course)

Gillingham Town - Hardings Lane - Only went to view the stadium, not watch a game there

Grimsby Town - Blundell Park

Hartlepool United -  Victoria Park

Harrogate Town - Wetherby Road

Hereford United - Edgar Street

Herne Bay - Winch's Field

Hollands & Blair - Star Meadow Sports Stadium

Huddersfield Town - Galpharm Stadium

Hythe Town - Reachfields Stadium

Ipswich Town - Portman Road

K Sports FC - K Sports Cobdown

Leeds United - Elland Road

Leyton Orient - Brisbane Road

Lincoln City - Sincil Bank

Luton  Town - Kenilworth Road

Maidstone United - The Gallagher Stadium

Manchester United - Old Trafford ( But this was only a tour of the stadium, not to watch a game)

Mansfield Town - Field Mill

Macclesfield Town - Moss Rose

Margate - Hartsdown Park

Millwall - The Den

Milton Keynes Dons - stadium mk

Morecambe - The Globe Arena and Christie Park

Newport County - Rodney Parade

Northampton Town - Sixfields

Norwich City - Carrow Road

Nottingham Forest - The City Ground

Notts County - Meadow Lane

Oldham Athletic - Boundary Park

Oxford United - The Kassam Stadium

Peterborough United - London Road

Phoenix Sports - The Mayplace Ground

Plymouth Argyle - Home Park

Port Vale - Vale Park

Portsmouth - Fratton Park

Preston North End - Deepdale

Ramsgate - Southwood Stadium

Reading - Madejski Stadium

Rochdale - Spotland

Rotherham United - The New York Stadium, Don Valley and Millmoor

Salford City - Peninsula Stadium

Scunthorpe United - Glanford Park

Sittingbourne - Bourne Park (For The Concord Rangers V Gillingham Game)

Sheffield United - Bramall Lane

Sheffield Wednesday - Hillsborough Stadium

Sheppey United - The Havill Stadium

Shrewsbury Town - Greenhous Meadow

Slough Town - Arbour Park

Southampton - St Mary's Stadium

Southend United - Roots Hall

Stevenage - Broadhall Way

Stockport County - Edgeley Park

Sunderland - Stadium Of Light

Sutton United - Gander Green Lane

Swansea City - Liberty Stadium

Swindon Town - The County Ground

Tonbridge Angels - Longmead Stadium

Torquay United - Plainmoor

Tottenham - White Heart Lane (The Old Stadium)

Tranmere Rovers - Prenton Park

Walsall - The Bescot Stadium

Watford - Vicarage Road

Welling United - Park View Road

Whitstable Town - The Belmont Ground

Wigan Athletic - DW Stadium

Wolverhampton Wanderers - Molineux

Wycombe Wanderers - Adams Park

VCD Athletic - The Oakwood

Yeovil Town - Huish Park

York City - Bootham Crescent

Wembley Stadium - for Gillingham's promotion into League One in 2009 and for Tunbridge Wells defeat in The FA Vase Final in 2013, And I watched Cray Valley at The FA Trophy And FA Vase Finals Day.

#Football #Stadiums #AwayDays #England

[wandering-in-wales]

Sunday, June 5, 2022 | Swansea, Wales | 10:32 p.m.

We started the day with a trip to the Dylan Thomas Birthplace, the house where he was born and lived until he was in his 20s. He produced 2/3 of his published works there, and many of his poems and stories are grounded in the landscape and community where he grew up. His house is recreated inside to look like it did when he lived there, but it is a living house that hosts events and people can even rent it out as a bed and breakfast. All the furniture and decorations are either from the period or replicas, and visitors are allowed to touch and explore everything. I even wrote a poem (which I posted earlier) sitting at the vanity in the guest room!

Exterior of the Dylan Thomas Birthplace

A nearby park where Thomas spent a lot of his time growing up that contains many memorials and plaques dedicated to him.

Dylan Thomas’s desk in his bedroom

At the house, we had a workshop on the Welsh poetry form cynghanedd, which incorporates lots of alliteration and assonance in specific combinations.

We had a delicious Welsh lunch buffet at the house made with all local ingredients. A taste of Wales for sure!

We drove to two scenic spots, Arthur’s Stone (not where King Arthur pulled the sword from, just a local name) and Rhossili Bay. Arthur’s Stone is a monolith, a human-made stone structure made during the Neolithic age. Stonehenge is the most famous example of a monolith. There are many theories about why they were made: rituals, structure for burial mounds, place markers for nomadic tribes. Pam’s favorite theory is that they acted as picture frames, outlining beautiful or meaningful parts of the landscape.

Today was our first day with rainy weather but I actually loved it. It was very atmospheric. Rhossili Bay looked exactly like how I had pictured Wales before coming here: foggy air, craggy cliffs, green hills, grey ocean. It looked, in fact, just like the beach in my first post!

After some rest time in our hotel, we went to a reading by our two program directors, Pam Petro (my professor from Smith!) and Dominic Williams. Pam’s writing always makes me want to cry in the best way, and it was so exciting to get to know Dom’s writing after knowing him.

We had dinner at the same pub as last night and I ordered two (TWO!!) drinks that were both very delicious, a raspberry Bellini and a mojito. At dinner I sat at a table with Mary, our bus driver who is from Wales near our university. It was a very interesting way to learn more about life and culture here, she had a lot to say.

One thing I keep forgetting to mention about Wales is that absolutely no one wears a mask here, and neither do we in my program. Sometimes it feels weird and I’m hyper-conscious of my breathing and facial expressions, but sometimes it feels nice and free and normal. Cases are low here and we’re seldom anywhere crowded. It feels almost as if we’ve traveled backward (or maybe, hopefully, forward) to a time without a pandemic. It made me a little anxious at first but now I know I’ll miss it. Even without masks, I feel much safer here than in the US.

And another random tidbit, we have seen the CUTEST dogs here. It’s as if the Welsh have the best taste in dogs in the world. Lots of poodle mixes, spaniels, and mixed breed, soft, mid-size dogs with beautiful spots and speckles and soft ears. Each one cuter than the next! We even spied a litter of adorable border collie puppies in someone’s yard a few days ago!!

[jeff-rees-jones]

A visit to one of the local bays nearby, Three cliffs bay in Gower, Swansea, about twenty minutes from where I live...

#jeff rees jones #artists on tumblr #angel bright #swansea #wales #gower #Three cliffs bay #photography

[queerwelsh]

🏳️‍🌈2024 PRIDES 🏳️‍⚧️ BALCHDER 2024 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Again, here's a schedule of the Prides that will be happening in Wales this year! Eto, dyma amserlen o'r digwyddiadau Balchder yng Nghymru blwyddyn 'ma!

  April/Ebrill: 20 April/Ebrill - Pride in Aberystwyth/Balchder yn Aberystwyth @prideinaber (Instagram, Facebook + https://www.prideinaber.co.uk/)

  May/Mai: 12- Colwyn Bay Pride Bae Colwyn @togetherforcolwynbay 18 - Swansea Pride @swanseapride (Insta, FB + Twitter) +18 -Balchder Machynlleth Pride @balchder_mach_pride (Insta + FB)  

June/Mehefin: 1 - NPT Pride, Port Talbot @nptpride (Insta, Twitter + FB) +1 - Torfaen, Pontypool Park https://www.torfaenpride.co.uk/ 10 - Cowbridge Pride @cowbridgepride (Insta + FB) 13-16 - Pontardawe Pride @pontardawepride (Insta + FB) 15 - Barry Pride @barry.pride (Insta, Twitter + FB) +15 Pride Caerffili @pridecaerffili (Insta + FB) +15 Llandeilo Pride @llandeilo_pride (Insta + FB)

+15 Rhyl Pride, The Bodfor (The Bodfor FB) 22 - Big Queer Picnic @bigqueerpicnic (Insta, Twitter + FB) +22 - Pride Cymru, Cardiff @lgbtpridecymru +22 - Flint Pride (Flint Pride FB group) 23 - Ystrad Pride Picnic (Ystrad Pride FB) 29 - Abergavenny Pride @abergavennypride (Insta + FB)  

July/Gorffennaf: 6 - Hay Pride @hay.pride  https://www.haypride.com/ 13 - Llanelli Pride @llanellipride (Insta + FB) 20 - Monmouth Pride Trefynwy @monmouth.pride.trefynwy (Insta + FB) +20 - North Wales Pride Balchder Gogledd Cymru @northwalespride (Insta + FB) +20 - Pembrokeshire Pride @pembspride (Insta + FB) 27 - Wrexham Pride Wrecsam (FB + Twitter) +27 - Brecon Pride Balchder Aberhonddu @breconpride (Instagram)

August/Awst: 3 - Glitter Pride @glittercymru (Insta, Twitter, Facebook) 10 - Caldicot Pride @caldicotpride (Instagram) 17 - Merthyr Pride @merthyrpride (Insta, Twitter + FB) 23rd-25th - Cardiff Trans Pride @transpridecardiff (Insta, Twitter + FB)

  September/Medi 7 September - Pride in the Port Newport @prideintheport.newport (Insta, Twitter, FB) 28 September - Tywyn Pride (Facebook) TBA: Carmarthen Pride @carmarthenpride (FB + Insta)  

Let me know if I've missed any! Do click through to the individual Prides' pages for more details - they also may need more support! Gad i fi gwybod os mae unrhyw un ar goll! Ac edrychwch ar dudalennau'r digwyddiadau Balchder am fwy o fanylion - efallai mae angen cefnogaeth arnynt!

#pride #pride 2024 #prides #resource #wales #welsh #cymru #cymraeg #lgbtqia #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqiap #so sorry I haven't posted anything in a while! #long post

[legitedigiulia]

LOOKS LIKE MURBLE in THE MUMBLES

Lighthouse in The Mumbles, Swansea Bay

Wales

june 2021 https://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/lighthouses-and-lightvessels/mumbles-lighthouse

#lighthouse #themumbles #swanseabay #wales #welshcoast #waleslighthouse #mumbleslighthouse #smoothpebbles #welshbay #southwelsh #summerholiday #beautifuluk #beautifulwales #coastlife #walking #welshholiday