Swansea

The area of Swansea is such a charming, relaxing place to live. You've got numerous beaches on your doorstep, a city centre for all your shopping needs, and a thriving night life on Wind street. What more could you ask for?

Swansea is an ideal university town. Beautiful location on the coast with plenty of pretty countryside and beaches to explore in the summer on the gower. Excellent value for money in terms of eating out and night life. The nightlife itself is centred around Wind Street and is the perfect night out for students with a variety of bars and clubs. Shopping, whilst limited, is avaliable on the highstreet too with most shops offering student discounts if you ask. Would be pick to ask for much more of Swansea as a university location.

Lots of places to eat at and order food. Decent amount of pubs and clubs however,the real gem is the wonderful untouched coastline in the Mumbles area. Lovely to swim in,jump off cliffs etc....

Swansea university is in a great location, especially the bay campus which literally next to the beach. The town isn't too small but you can get anything you're looking for. Friendly people all around. Weather isn't great but when it is it's amazing.

The greatest and most unique thing about Swansea University is its location. Being literally across the road from the beach makes it a vibrant and scenic environment. There's always plenty going on in the main centre, as well as the more tranquil scenes of the Mumbles and Gower nearby.

Swansea is a city and county on the south coast of Wales. The National Waterfront Museum, in a renovated warehouse with a slate-and-glass extension, features coal-industry artefacts. Swansea Museum’s collection includes maritime paintings, plus boats in Swansea Marina. The Dylan Thomas Centre commemorates the 20th-century writer with hands-on displays. Swansea Market offers local produce.

Swansea can be rainy and dreary at times but in the summer it comes alive with the beach just by the university campuses. The city is great value for money with many cost saving shops. The main attraction for me was the beach.

Swansea has a lot to offer. Being the gateway to Gower and its beautiful beaches, it’s a really nice place to be. The locals are friendly and there’s loads of pubs and clubs to go to.

Lovely area, great views and places to visit. Nightlife is simple but entertaining, all in one place and lively.

Swansea is a cheap city to live in which is great for students. The nightlife is fantastic with all the clubs on one street. The beach stretches along the whole city and both uni campuses and the majority of student houses are a maximum of 10 minutes away from the beach. The engineering campus is outside the city centre but the fantastic views from the beach of the Mumbles more than make up for it. Swansea is about an hour away from Cardiff, making it quite a long journey wherever you are going however, the surrounding beauty in the Gower and Brecon Beacons means there is plenty to do whilst you are at uni.

I thoroughly enjoy living in Swansea I think it is a great place to live. My favourite part is living by the beach especially as it’s nearing summer, and you can walk there from singleton campus. The night life is also good, wind st on a Wednesday is very lively and always a good night

Would highly recommend Swansea. However, there are some teething issues with Shopping and places to eat. . As . That aside, loved going to university here and met some fantastic people. It's a small city which makes it easy to get around, with loads of beaches close by to hang out with your friends.

Swansea University is right next to the beach, so not only you get a lovely view on your way to uni, but also a good place to chill with your friends inbetween lectures. A walk on the beach can do miracles in dealing with stress, so I'd definitely recommend Swansea University to future students!

The buses are decent even though we didn't live on campus last year either. The clubs are really good but fiction has a monopoly pretty much so there's not many choices.

Choosing to come to Swansea was a hard decision as I’m from Oxford however, it was the best one. I adore the location and the campus is located extremely close to the beach front and marina. Both which are perfect when trying to distress and enjoy some lovely views!

Great university, with an even better nightlife. Recommend Swansea as a place to study. Brand new campus too.

If you are someone who is interested in outdoor activities, there is no better place than swansea! With easy access to some of the UKs best beaches in the Gower and having one right on your doorstep in Swansea it’s never been easier to get some sandy feet. The Gower is a perfect place for cycling and many watersports are easy to get involved in. Fortunately too, the Brecon Beacons national park is only half an hours drive away for brilliant walks in the mountains.

- Good nightlife - Beaches - Good size - Cheap - Hour from Cardiff, 2 hours from Pembrokeshire coast, 2 hours from Brecon Beacons

Really nice area, good night life and friendly people. Nice environment to study and live. Nice restaurants to eat and and nice bars to have a quite drink, also good night clubs.

Wind street has many bars and clubs in a close vicinity. Great value pubs throughout the city. Right next to the beach, mumbles is particularly nice.

The University is across the road from the beach, with beach cafes, watersports and beach volleyball. The university is a 20 minute walk to town where you'll find great nightlife, shops, restaurants, all kinds of entertainment! Has a great bus centre and train station to travel wherever you want! £1.90 doubles on a Thursday in Sin City too... Can't go wrong with Swansea.

Value for money is great as rent for student including bills can come to around 3-4k a year. Nights out are really good as we have the wind street and can always travel to Cardiff for a liveeooo night.

Nice to be next to the beach, lovely on a sunny day. Great shopping in city centre and close rail and motorway links which is very helpful for traveling back home and to friends.

Everything's so cheap, especially rent but bills are pricey. The best student night is Thursday at Sincity. Come home with change from you tenner!