Landore
Landore is a district and community in Swansea, Wales.
Landore is a district and community in Swansea, Wales. The district falls in the Landore council ward. A mainly residential area, it is located about 2.5 miles north of Swansea city centre. The north-easterly part of Landore is known as Morfa. There have been a number of new developments in the 21st century, such as the Liberty Stadium, now the Swansea.com Stadium, and the Morfa Shopping Park, which opened in 2005. It had a population of 6,168 as of the 2011 UK census.
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Worth seeing in and around Landore
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.
400 m · Stadium in Wales · Wikipedia - 02St 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.
800 m · Catholic cathedral in Swansea, Wales · Wikipedia - 03Swansea 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.
2.2 km · castle in Swansea, Wales · Wikipedia - 04National 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.
2.6 km · Museum of industrial and maritime history in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 05Dylan 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.
2.3 km · Grade II* listed building in Swansea · Wikipedia - 06Swansea 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.
2.5 km · retail market in Swansea, Wales, UK · 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.
2.5 km · Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Swansea · Wikipedia - 08The Tower, Meridian Quay
The Tower, Meridian Quay is a residential tower in Swansea, Wales. It is the tallest building in Wales.
2.9 km · residential tower in Wales · Wikipedia - 09Glynn 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.
1.8 km · art gallery in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 10Patti Pavilion
The Patti Pavilion is a venue for the performing arts in Swansea, Wales, located at Victoria Park to the south west of Swansea City Centre. The theatre stages plays, pantomimes, musical shows and fairs.
3.5 km · Grade II listed building in Swansea · Wikipedia
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Getting to Landore
- Airports
- Cardiff (CWL), 49 km · Bristol (BRS), 89 km · Birmingham (BHX), 175 km
- Stations
- Swansea railway station, 1.6 km · Swansea bus station, 2.6 km · Swansea The Mount railway station, 2.4 km · Cockett railway station, 2.7 km · Swansea Victoria railway station, 2.5 km
- Cardiff → Landore56 km · quickest by road, 1h 23m · £6–9
- Bristol → Landore95 km · quickest by road, 2h 26m · £12–16
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Landore168 km · quickest by road, 3h 21m · £20–26
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No local-transport research exists yet for Landore
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Next door to Landore
Landore is 2 km from Swansea, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.