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Castle Square

Castle St. and Princess Way, Swansea SA1 3PP, Wales
Ranked #49 of 60 attractions in Swansea
2.5 of 5 stars 9 Reviews
Type: Landmarks/ Points of Interest
Most recent review
- 18 May 2012
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11 reviews 11 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012

Big lump of concrete full of kids on bikes. Not really a place to visit more to sit whilst meeting someone or having a snack More

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Swansea, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

This is the nicest square in Swansea, but which is often spoilt by the threatening behaviour of drunks coming up from Wind Street, and accumulations of youth which can be intimidating at times. More

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London, United Kingdom
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31 reviews 31 reviews
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2012

Some parts of Swansea never revovered from German bombing. This is one of those More

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Swansea, United Kingdom
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14 reviews 14 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012

with the big screen there its ok, expect it to be a better atmosphere when olympics is on More

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Swansea, United Kingdom
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31 reviews 31 reviews
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2012

there are too many groups of youths hanging around castle square which is a put off. More

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Swansea, United Kingdom
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19 reviews 19 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012

Sadly, "anti social behaviour" seems to be the order of the day, with most of the available benches being occupied by the local drunks bickering over who gets the next swig from the cider bottle. I did not feel comfortable walking through the area with my daughter who wanted to see the fountain water feature and the "big screen" TV. More

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swansea
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23 reviews 23 reviews
35 helpful votes 35 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 March 2012

council spoilt lovely gardens just concrete the gardens used to be great nice flower gardens but now just a place for vandels and drunks More

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Swansea, United Kingdom
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25 reviews 25 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 February 2012

Castle Square is situated in the centre of the City. It holds various functions throughtout the year. It is also surounded by restaurants, pub and shops. It also has a nice view of Swansea Parish Church ( St Marys) More

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Swansea, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 July 2010

A giant tv overlooking a giant bidet complete with splashing water, i can only asume was once a fountain, adorned with pigeons, junkie's and Mc Donalds wrappers. but if you do happen to be in need of a glass for your flagon of cider their are council staff on hand to provide you with plastic cups and ocasionaly deck chairs. More

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