Landore
in City and County of Swansea of Wales, United Kingdom
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Swansea Airport (6 mi) - MOD St. Athan (27 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (31 mi)
- Haverfordwest Airport (46 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (56 mi)
- Bristol Filton Airport (59 mi)
- Exeter International Airport (67 mi)
- Plymouth City Airport (85 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 101 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 104 mi)
- Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (Unesco heritage, 108 mi)
- Earlswood Golf Club (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Fairwood Park Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.644 and -3.941 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 38' 38" and W -3° 56' 29"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 11:06 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:46 am and 4:17 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Landore
Landore in City and County of Swansea (Wales) is a town in United Kingdom about 164 mi (or 264 km) west of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Landore is now 11:06 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports near Landore, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Swansea Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Blaenavon Industrial Landscape in a distance of 45 mi (or 72 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Swansea, Morriston, Clydach, Bishopston and Pennard. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 4°C / 39 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 57% |
| Air Pressure | 1000 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
6°C (43 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, few clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Moderate rain, high wind, near gale, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, high wind, near gale, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Cafe Valance Bar & Rooms
Morgans Hotel
Towers Hotel and Spa
The Dragon Hotel
Swansea Marriott Hotel
TRAVELODGE SWANSEA CENTRAL
Mercure Swansea
VILLAGE SWANSEA
White House Hotel
Alexander Hotel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Scenes from the Lower Swansea Valley in 1963; Where No Trees Grew
Scenes from the lower Swansea Valley were filmed in 1963 in colour showing the industrial dereliction being assessed by the Lower Swansea Valley Project at that time.
Hafod Copper Works, Swansea - Royal Commission Animation
An animated reconstruction of the Hafod Copper Works site in the Lower Swansea Valley. Created by RCAHMW and ThinkPlay.tv as part of the ESRC project 'The Global and Local Worlds of Welsh ...
Lower Swansea Valley in 1963: Camera locations in the film Part 1.wmv
Scenes of the Lower Swansea Valley were filmed in 1963 and assembled in a video "Where No Trees Grew". This video is Part One of a slide show showing the location of the camera set ups for...
Alloy Wheel Repair Swansea
Alloy wheel repair Swansea offer a fully mobile repair and refurbishment alloy wheel service. http://www.alloywheelrefurbishmentswansea.co.uk Phone Steve on 07792 320692 for Help or advice...
Swansea v Cardiff Fighting and Violence
Blog @ http://www.djleekee.co.uk Full coverage of all the fighting and violence at the latest Swansea v Cardiff derby - Batman stylee!
Samenvatting Swansea City - Chelsea (0-5) 17-1-2015 Premier League Highlights
http://www.voetbalfeeds.nl/samenvatting/swansea-chelsea/ Samenvatting Swansea City - Chelsea (0-5) 17-1-2015 Premier League Highlights Samenvatting Swansea City - Chelsea (0-5) 17-1-2015 ...
Swansea City: Jonjo Shelvey Penalty vs Everton
Swansea's only goal in their 1-1 draw with Everton on Saturday 11th April 2015. A well placed penalty that was put into the bottom corner.
Swansea City vs Leicester City (Oct 25th 2014)
Early Leicester pressure on the Swansea goal, followed by a Swansea goal by Wilfried Bony and the substitution of Gylfi Sigurðsson. Final result: Swansea City 2- 0 Leicester City Attendance: 20259.
Swansea City v Cardiff Dragons
Play from the South Wales derby, Swansea won 3-0.
Morriston St David's Day 2012 Video
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Liberty Stadium
The Liberty Stadium is a purpose-built sports stadium and conferencing venue in the Landore area of Swansea, Wales. The stadium is all-seated, with a capacity of 20,750 making it the largest purpose-built venue in Swansea and the third largest stadium in Wales after the Millennium Stadium and the Cardiff City Stadium. It is also the home of Swansea City and the Ospreys. As a result of Swansea City's promotion the stadium is the first Premier League ground in Wales.
Plasmarl
Plasmarl, or Plas-Marl, is a suburban district and historically a village of the City and County of Swansea, Wales. It falls within the old copper quarter of Landore electoral ward.
Landore (electoral ward)
Landore is the name of an electoral ward, a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. The community does not have a community council. Landore is bounded by the wards of Castle to the south west; Cwmbwrla to the west; Mynydd-Bach to the north west; Morriston to the north; Bonymaen to the east; and St. Thomas to the south east.
Morris Castle
Morris Castle (also known as Castle Graig) is the name given to a ruined building that is situated off Trewyddfa Road above the Landore area of Swansea, South Wales. It was built between 1768 and 1774 on behalf of Sir John Morris to house the families of workers at his industrial enterprises (mainly the copper works of Landore). The building originally consisted of four interconnected towers, each four storeys tall.
Landore viaduct
The Landore viaduct is a railway viaduct over the Swansea valley and the River Tawe at Landore in south Wales. It provides a link between Swansea city centre and the West Wales Line to the South Wales Main Line. The valley crossing provides a panoramic view of Landore, Kilvey Hill, the Liberty Stadium and the Swansea Enterprise Park. The viaduct dates as far back as 1850. Originally, it was 563-metre long structure designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Landore TMD
Landore TMD is a railway Traction Maintenance Depot situated in Landore, near Swansea, Wales. The depot is operated by First Great Western and is used to service their fleet of Class 43 High Speed Trains. The depot code is LE. there is a four road traction shed, steam locomotives used to be allocated there, several class 43s are allocated to landore.
Hafod
Hafod is a district of the city of Swansea, in South Wales, U.K. , and lies just north of the city centre, within the Landore ward. The word hafod is Welsh for 'summer dwelling' or 'farm', and refers to the seasonal cycle of transhumance - the movement of livestock and people from a lowland winter pasture at the main residence (Welsh hendre) to a higher summer pasture from roughly May through October. The western part of Hafod is a residential suburb.
Morfa, Swansea
Morfa is a district of Swansea, Wales. It straddles the Bon-y-maen and Landore wards and generally covers the eastern part of the district of Landore. Morfa is originally an old Welsh word for "marsh", not so much used in current parlance but found in Welsh placenames. The area is named after the Morfa copperworks which once existed in the area.
Greenhill, Swansea
Greenhill is an inner-urban district of Swansea, Wales, lying immediately north of the city centre around the junction of the A483, A4118 and B4489 roads. It forms part of the city's Castle ward.
Cwmbwrla (electoral ward)
Cwmbwrla is the name of an electoral ward, a community and a suburb in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. The community does not have a community council. The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following settlements: Brondeg, Brynhyfryd, Cwmbwrla, Cwmdu, Gendros and Manselton, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. The ward is bounded by the wards of Cockett to the west; Castle and Townhill to the south; Landore to the east; and Penderry and Mynydd-Bach to the north.
Cwm Level Park
Cwm Level Park is a park based in Plasmarl, Swansea, Wales. The park is the official ground for the Association Football Club Cwmfelin Press A.F.C. The park also has a playplace where young children can play. Several benches are also located around the park providing a view of the park and the on-looking road. The park is also less than half a mile in distance from the major sports ground, the Liberty Stadium.
Libanus Chapel, Swansea
Libanus Chapel was a grade II listed building in Cwmbwrla, Swansea. The original building was built in 1867 and an extension was added to it in 1906. After a decline in membership, the chapel shut in 2000.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Landore.
Clydach: M4 eastbound at junction 45 (Ynysforgan), Clydach (source)
Penllergaer: M4 eastbound at junction 47, Penllergaer (source)
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