Excursions and Conference Dinner
CONFERENCE DINNER TUESDAY 29TH JUNE
There will be a conference dinner at 19.00
on Tuesday evening at the University. The dinner will
have a Welsh theme and be followed by readings. A late
bar will be available from 18.30 to 24.00.
EXCURSIONS WEDNESDAY 30TH JUNE
There will be two excursions available after
lunch on Wednesday afternoon. If you wish to participate
in either excursion then please indicate this on your
registration form and include the additional payment.
Places are limited and will be allocated on a first
come, first served basis. If you choose not to participate
then you may wish to consult the following web site
to see what Swansea and the surrounding area has to
offer visitors: www.visitswanseabay.com
LAUGHARNE AND DYLAN THOMAS BOAT HOUSE
The excursion will include a visit to the Dylan
Thomas Boathouse. Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea but
his family roots were in Carmarthenshire and it was
this county that provided him with a constant source
of inspiration. He lived at the Boathouse for the last
four years of his life, during which time many major
pieces of work were written - including Under Milk Wood.
The Boathouse, where Dylan and Caitlin lived with their
children - Aeronwy, Llewelyn and Colm from 1949 to 1953,
is now a heritage centre. The house features audio-visual
presentations, original furnishings and memorabilia,
a themed bookshop, tea room, viewing platform and terrace.
Set in a cliff overlooking the glorious, 'heron priested'
Taf Estuary, the Boathouse offers a fascinating visit.
There will be a guided tour of Laugharne with afternoon
tea at Dylan’s former home, now the Seaview Guesthouse.
Timetable
14.00 Depart from Fulton House, Swansea University
Group A
15.15-16.15 Exclusive viewing of the Boathouse with
25-minute film.
16.15-16.45 Afternoon tea at the Seaview Hotel, Dylan’s
former home
16.45-18.15 Guided Tour of Laugharne with George Tremlett
Group B
15.15-16.45 Guided Tour of Laugharne with George Tremlett
16.45-17.15 Afternoon tea at the Seaview Hotel, Dylan’s
former home
17.15-18.15 Exclusive viewing of the Boathouse with
25-minute film.
Groups A & B
18.30 Depart Laugharne
19.30 Dinner, Swansea University. Participants are requested
to go straight to dinner on
their return.
N.B. This tour requires some brisk walking!
GOWER TOUR
The excursion will start with a guided tour
of the Gower Heritage Centre, set in the heart of the
Gower peninsula, the UK’s first area to be designated
an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’.
The Centre is a visitor attraction and rural life museum
based around a working 12th-century water-mill. Afternoon
tea will be served. Followed by a guided coach tour
of the Gower Peninsula.
There will be an opportunity to walk on Rhossili Bay,
which is the most westerly bay on the Gower peninsula
and bears the full might of the Atlantic swells. It
is the most consistent surfing beach on Gower, with
the biggest waves at the north end, at Llangennith.
It is a dramatic environment with Rhossili Downs towering
above the vast expanse of beach that stretches for three
miles. Heading west along the cliff path towards the
end of the peninsula there is Worm's Head, a mile long
serpent-like promontory jutting out into the ocean.
Timetable
14.15 Depart University
14.45-15.45 Guided tour of Gower Heritage Centre to
include afternoon tea
15.45-18.00 Guided coach tour of Gower to include walking
time at Rhossili
18.30 Return to University
19.30 Dinner, Swansea University
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