Sketty, Swansea. Open Daily. Free Admission.
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Brief description
District west of Swansea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sketty
2026:"Sketty (Welsh: Sgeti) is a suburban district and community in Swansea, Wales, about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the Swansea city centre on Gower Road. It falls within the Sketty council ward of Swansea.
Sketty is an anglicisation of the Welsh Sgeti, which is also recorded in the form Y Sgeti (literally, "the Sketty"). It has been interpreted as a corruption of "Ynys Ceti", "Ceti’s island".
In The Place Names of Wales, by Thomas Morgan of Skewen, an alternative explanation is offered: Sketty as an anglicisation of the Welsh Is Maen Keti, meaning "below Keti's stone". Keti's Stone is an old name for the Neolithic burial chamber on Cefn Bryn known also as Arthur's Stone.
"The area approximates to the Vivian Road, and Sketty Green. The village is centred on Sketty Cross, which is the junction of Gower Road, Vivian Road, and Dillwyn Road. Directly on the cross, on the West Gower Road/Vivian Road junction, The Vivian pub, known as The Vivs, can be found. A second pub, The Bush, was immediately on the east side of this junction, but is now closed.
In the immediate vicinity of Sketty Cross and the nearby Eversley Road, a variety of businesses can be found. There are many shops which include a launderette, two convenience stores, several hairdressers/barbers, a hearing centre, a pharmacist, a series of cafes, and (formerly) a sub post office (which closed in 2020). The suburb also features two restaurants - Slice and Gilligans - and an array of takeaways.
One of the longest-running businesses in the area is Kristy's Bakery on Eversley Road, which was established in Sketty in the early 1940s, after moving from a bombed-out premises in the town centre.[2]
A small public library is located on Vivian Road to the north of the cross. Located slightly further to the north is the Tycoch campus of Gower College Swansea, (a further education college) on the corner of Vivian Road and Tycoch Road.
The current site of the Bishop Gore School is on the northwestern corner of Singleton Park. The school has been located in the area on De La Beche Road since 1952. Also on De La Beche Road, the Sketty Medical Practice can be found; and on the junction with Gower Road, St. Paul's Church (Church in Wales) is situated.
Sketty comprises a mix of housing, from Victorian and Edwardian villas, through pre- and post-war semis and detached houses, to the council estate at Sketty Park."
Address
Gower Road, Sketty, Swansea SA2 9BX
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Website
Community Centre: https://en-gb.facebook.com/SkettyParkCommunityCentre
Directions
Leave M4 at Junction 42 and follow A483 towards Swansea
Continue Westwards, pass through Swansea City Centre, keeping the sea on your left hand side, following brown signage for Gower, and join the A4067.
Remain on this road passing the St Helen's Rugby and Cricket ground.
Having passed the ground take the right hand turn at the next traffic lights onto Brynmill Terrace.
At the mini roundabout keep left and follow Brynmill Lane to its junction with the A4118.
Turn left onto the A4118 and follow this road into the shopping centre and community.
OS SS626928
Opening Times
Daily.
Transport
Bus Service numbers: 10, 20, 20A, 21A, 21B & 22.
Nearest Train Station is Swansea.
For more travel information go to https://www.traveline.cymru/ or call 0800 464 00 00
Amenities
Shops
Post Office
Banks
Community Centre
Park and Gardens
Primary School
Churches
Takeaway
Sports and Social Club
Travel Information
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Or call Traveline Cymru on 0800 464 0000
Location
Nearest Venues
Finger Nails nail salon, Sketty, Swansea
15 metres*
Fferyllfa Well Pharmacy, Sketty, Swansea
22 metres*
Opium Den takeaway, Sketty, Swansea
25 metres*
The Vivian public house, Sketty, Swansea
29 metres*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.