West Cross, Swansea

#115 among attractions in Swansea

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West Cross is a suburban area of Swansea, Wales, located to the south of Swansea city centre, near Mumbles falling within the West Cross ward. ()

Coordinates: 51°35'11"N, 4°0'21"W

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Y Mwmbwls (Orllewin Groes)Swansea United Kingdom

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West Cross – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oystermouth Castle, Oystermouth Cemetery, Clyne Gardens, Clyne Castle.

0.7 miS
Forts and castles, Historical place, Romanesque architecture
Oystermouth Castle, Swansea
18 min walk • Oystermouth Castle is a Norman stone castle in Wales, overlooking Swansea Bay on the east side of the Gower Peninsula near the village of Mumbles.
0.6 miS
Cemetery
Oystermouth Cemetery, Swansea
16 min walk • Oystermouth Cemetery is a municipal cemetery in the village of Oystermouth, Swansea, South Wales. It was opened in 1883 and remains in use today, run by the Cemeteries and Crematorium Division of the City and County of Swansea. It has 14,162 grave spaces.
0.7 miN
Park, Garden
Clyne Gardens, Swansea
17 min walk • Clyne Gardens is a botanical garden located in Swansea, Wales, UK. The current park was formed from the landscaped gardens created by Glynn Vivian of the Vivian family who purchased Clyne Castle in 1860.
0.8 miN
Forts and castles
Clyne Castle, Swansea
20 min walk • Clyne Castle is a Grade II*-listed building situated on a hill overlooking Swansea Bay, adjacent to the Clyne valley, near Blackpill, Swansea.
0.9 miW
Golf
Clyne Common, Swansea
24 min walk • Clyne Common is a lowland area of common land in the Gower Peninsula, Wales. Clyne Common is the easternmost of a set of commons that includes Fairwood Common, Forest Common, Pengwern Common, and Welsh Moor.
1.5 miSE
Nature, Hill, Natural attraction
Mumbles Hill, Swansea
38 min walk • Mumbles Hill is a hill near the south eastern tip of the Gower Peninsula, Wales. Parts of the hill form a designated Local Nature Reserve, declared in 1991. Defensive gunnery positions were built on the hill in World War II. Remnants of the 623rd Anti-Aircraft Battery gun emplacements and control bunker are still visible on the hill.
1.1 miSE
Area
Mumbles, Swansea
29 min walk • Mumbles is a headland sited on the western edge of Swansea Bay on the southern coast of Wales. The name Mumbles is also applied to the district encompassing the electoral wards of Oystermouth, Newton, West Cross, and Mayals.
0.7 miNE
Neighbourhood
Blackpill, Swansea
19 min walk • Blackpill is a suburban area of Swansea, Wales, beside Swansea Bay, about 3 miles southwest of the city centre.
1.4 miSW
Protected area
Bishop's Wood, Gower Peninsula
37 min walk • Bishop's Wood is a nature reserve in the Gower Peninsula, south Wales. The area consists of 46 acres of limestone woodland and grassland. Part of the wood is classified as ancient woodland. The 1673 survey of Bishopston Manor indicates that it has been wooded since at least the seventeenth century.
1.6 miSE
Piers and boardwalks
Mumbles Pier, Swansea
41 min walk • The Grade II listed structure of Mumbles Pier is an 835 feet long Victorian pier built in 1898. It is located at the south-western corner of Swansea Bay near the village of Mumbles, within the city and county of Swansea, Wales.
1.1 miSE
Beach
Mumbles Beach, Swansea
28 min walk • Mumbles Beach is a very small sheltered area of sand and rock pools sandwiched between Swansea Bay beach and Bracelet Bay in the south eastern corner of the Gower Peninsula, Swansea, Wales.

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Which popular attractions are close to West Cross?

Nearby attractions include Oystermouth Cemetery, Swansea (16 min walk), Clyne Gardens, Swansea (17 min walk), Oystermouth Castle, Swansea (18 min walk), Blackpill, Swansea (19 min walk).