River Tawe
The River Tawe is a 30-mile long river in South Wales. Its headwaters flow initially east from its source below Llyn y Fan Fawr south of Moel Feity in the Black Mountain, the westernmost range of the Brecon Beacons National Park, before the river turns south and then southwest to its estuary at Swansea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Dylan Thomas Centre and National Waterfront Museum.
Dylan Thomas Centre
Museum
Photo: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dylan Thomas Centre is an arts centre located in the Maritime Quarter in Swansea, Wales. It is a Grade II* listed building.
National Waterfront Museum
Museum
Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Dylan Thomas Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Dylan Thomas Theatre is a theatre in the Maritime Quarter, in the centre of the city of Swansea in Wales. The theatre officially opened under its present name in 1983, but was home to the Swansea Little Theatre from 1979.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include SA1 Swansea Waterfront and St Thomas.
SA1 Swansea Waterfront
Quarter
SA1 Swansea Waterfront is mixed commercial and residential development on brownfield in the northern part of Swansea Docks, Wales. The area lies directly to the southeast of Swansea city centre.
St Thomas
Suburb
Photo: J WILLIAMS, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Thomas is a suburban district and community in Swansea, Wales. It is a mainly residential area which lies east of Swansea city centre across the River Tawe and falls within the St Thomas ward.
Port Tennant
Suburb
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Tennant is a suburban district of Swansea, Wales, falling within the St. Thomas ward. Port Tennant lies at the southern foot of Kilvey Hill just east of St.
River Tawe
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Wales, United Kingdom
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“River Tawe” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Tawe”
- Breton: “Afon Tawe”
- Breton: “Tawe”
- Cebuano: “River Tawe”
- Chinese: “塔威河”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تاو”
- German: “River Tawe”
- German: “Tawe”
- Irish: “Afon Tawe”
- Italian: “Tawe”
- Japanese: “Tawe川”
- Livvi: “Afon Tawe”
- Polish: “Tawe”
- Serbian: “Тауи”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Tawe”
- Slovenian: “Tawe”
- Swedish: “River Tawe”
- Welsh: “Afon Tawe”
- Welsh: “Tawe”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as St Thomas and Dan-y-graig.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Swansea Museum and Swansea Castle.
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