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DeutschList of cultural venues in Swansea
This is a list of cultural venues in the City and County of Swansea, Wales.
Sport
[edit]Stadia
[edit]List of stadiums with seating capacity:
- Liberty Stadium (20,280) [1]
- St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground (10,500)
- Pryderi Park Stadium
Indoor venues
[edit]Playing fields
[edit]- King George V Playing Field, Sketty
- Stafford Common
Golf courses
[edit]- Clyne Golf Club, Mayals
- Fairwood Park Golf Course, Fairwood Common
- Gower Golf Club, Gowerton
- Inco Golf Course, Clydach
- Langland Bay Golf Course, Oystermouth
- Pennard Golf Course, Pennard
- Morriston Golf Course, Morriston
Leisure centres
[edit]- Bishopston Sports Centre
- Cefn Hengoed Leisure Centre, Llansamlet
- City of Swansea Gymnastics Club
- Morriston Leisure Centre
- Olchfa Pool
- Penlan Leisure Centre
- Pentrehafod Sports Hall and Pool
- Penyrheol Leisure Centre
- Pontarddulais Community Leisure Centre
- Wales National Pool, Sketty
- Swansea Leisure Centre
- Swansea University Sports Centre
Performing arts
[edit]List of performing arts venues and their seating capacities:
- Albert Hall (800) [2]
- Swansea Arena (3,500)
- Guildhall
- Brangwyn Hall (1,070)
- George Hall (200)
- Lord Mayor's Reception Room (30-130)
- Dylan Thomas Centre (110) [3] Archived 26 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Dylan Thomas Theatre (144) [4]
- Grand Theatre
- Main Theatre (1,000) [5] Archived 4 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Arts Wing (175)
- Great Hall, Swansea University (700)
- Patti Pavilion (900)
- Penyrheol Theatre (500)
- Taliesin Arts Centre (330) Official Site
- YMCA Theatre
Choral venues
[edit]- Tabernacle Chapel, Morriston (3,000)
Open-air venues
[edit]- Castle Square, city centre
- Singleton Park, Sketty
- Felindre, venue for the 2006 National Eisteddfod of Wales
Historic and architectural venues
[edit]This is a list of historic and architectural places and their use as a cultural venue:
- Oystermouth Castle (Shakespeare performances)
Museums and art galleries
[edit]- 1940s Swansea Bay, Crymlyn Burrows
- Attic Gallery, Maritime Quarter
- Dylan Thomas Centre
- Egypt Centre, University of Wales, Swansea
- Elysium Gallery
- Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
- Gower Heritage Centre
- Mission Gallery, Maritime Quarter
- National Waterfront Museum (until 2005, the Maritime and Industrial Museum)
- Swansea Museum
Places of worship
[edit]These are a few of the places of worship in Swansea, many of them in the city centre:
- Cathedral Church of Saint Joseph, Greenhill (Roman Catholic)
- City Church Swansea Dyfatty St SA1 1QQ (Pentecostal)
Dharmavajra Buddhist Centre, Uplands (Buddhist)
- Ebenezer Baptist Church (Evangelical)
- High Street Unitarian Church, Swansea (Unitarianism)
- Kafel Centre, (Racial Attacks and Harassment Monitoring Association)
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Uplands (Jehovah's Witnesses)
- Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (Evangelical)
- Pantygwydr Baptist Church (Baptist)
- St. Benedict's, Sketty (Roman Catholic)
- St. David's Priory (Roman Catholic)
- St Gabriel's, Brynmill (Church in Wales (Anglican))
- St. Mary's Church (Church in Wales (Anglican))
- St. Paul's Church, Sketty (Church in Wales (Anglican))
- Sketty Methodist Church, (Methodist)
- Waterfront Community Church (Apostolic)
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Gower Heritage Centre Price, direction and general information.
- Attic Gallery Opening times, contact details and details about the gallery.
- Swansea Museum More information from South West Wales Tourist Board
- Football Pitches in Swansea Senior Football league
- Fairwood Park Golf Course Fairwood Park Golf Course
- Golf courses in Swansea Swansea golf courses
- Swansea Theatre Arts Register