Cockett
Cockett is a district and community in Swansea, Wales falling within Cockett ward.
Cockett is a district and community in Swansea, Wales falling within Cockett ward. It is located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-west of Swansea city centre. It includes the eastern half of Gowerton.
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Worth seeing in and around Cockett
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Liberty Stadium
The Swansea.com Stadium is an all-seated multi-use sports stadium and conferencing venue located in the Landore area of Swansea, Wales, hosting both rugby union and football. The stadium opened in 2005 and was named the Liberty Stadium.
3.6 km · Stadium in Wales · Wikipedia - 02Swansea University
Swansea University is a public research university located in Swansea, Wales. It was established as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales.
1.9 km · public research university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03St Joseph's Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of Saint Joseph, also known as St Joseph's Cathedral, Menevia Cathedral or Swansea Cathedral, is a Grade II-listed Catholic cathedral in Swansea, Wales. It was the seat of the Bishop of Menevia and mother church of the Diocese of Menevia, and is the co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia.
2.7 km · Catholic cathedral in Swansea, Wales · Wikipedia - 04Swansea Castle
Swansea Castle is located in the city centre of Swansea, Wales, UK. It was founded by Henry de Beaumont in 1107 as the caput of the lordship of Gower. The castle is now ruined and only two blocks remain, though the site has been improved in the 2010s for use as a public space.
2.9 km · castle in Swansea, Wales · Wikipedia - 05National Waterfront Museum
The National Waterfront Museum, Swansea or NWMS is a museum in Swansea, Wales, forming part of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales. It is an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of Industrial Heritage.
3.2 km · Museum of industrial and maritime history in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06Dylan Thomas Centre
The Dylan Thomas Centre is an arts centre located in the Maritime Quarter in Swansea, Wales. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.3 km · Grade II* listed building in Swansea · Wikipedia - 07St Andrew's English Calvinistic Methodist Chapel
Swansea Mosque is located in two former terraced commercial buildings on St. Helen's Road in Swansea, Wales.
2.2 km · Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Swansea · Wikipedia - 08Swansea Market
Swansea Market situated, in the heart of Swansea city centre, is the largest indoor market in Wales. The market is covered by a steel arched portal frame roof clad in steel and glass.
2.4 km · retail market in Swansea, Wales, UK · Wikipedia - 09The Tower, Meridian Quay
The Tower, Meridian Quay is a residential tower in Swansea, Wales. It is the tallest building in Wales.
3.1 km · residential tower in Wales · Wikipedia - 10Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery is the public art gallery of the City and County of Swansea, in Wales, United Kingdom. The gallery is situated in Alexandra Road, near Swansea railway station, opposite the old Swansea Central Library.
2.6 km · art gallery in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Cockett
- Airports
- Cardiff (CWL), 51 km · Bristol (BRS), 92 km · Birmingham (BHX), 178 km
- Stations
- Swansea railway station, 2.8 km · Swansea The Mount railway station, 3.2 km
- Cardiff → Cockett58 km · quickest by road, 1h 30m · £6–9
- Bristol → Cockett98 km · quickest by road, 2h 33m · £12–16
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Cockett66 km · quickest by road, 1h 47m · £8–10
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No local-transport research exists yet for Cockett
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Cockett. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Cockett
Cockett is 3 km from Swansea, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.