Swansea / Mumbles Stag Do Opinions?

[McSwerve II]

Right then. For a mates stag do we wanted to go surfing.

Newquay was knocked on the head as they don’t want to fly down, and it’s a bally long way in the car on a Bank Holiday Weekend.

So surfing on the Gower Peninsular was put forward. Surf School is sorted.

However,
Mumbles used to be a great location for an alldayer years ago when one of our merry band was doing an MA down there, but any recent reports or local knowledge? Is it now a hell hole?

Also what’s the centre of Swansea like. Back in the day it was like throwing out time at the OK corral.

All constructive input welcome.

[happygoron]

Mumbles has half the pubs it used to and only one club. Swansea is you better bet, lots of bars and clubs and always busy.

[pstruck]

Received an e-mail yesterday with details of a mates stag do in July. This is to based in the same area with activities including bushcraft (sounds like good stag do stuff!), gorge scrambling, canyoning, zip lines and others. It's done through an activity centre, but I don't have the details with me - I could though post them later.

I gather a bit of Mumbles Mile action will follow the daytime activities.

[AlexKP]

McSwerve II said:

Mumbles used to be a great location for an alldayer years ago when one of our merry band was doing an MA down there, but any recent reports or local knowledge? Is it now a hell hole?

Also what’s the centre of Swansea like. Back in the day it was like throwing out time at the OK corral.

All constructive input welcome.

Dunno. But twenty years ago when on a school trip to Mumbles we fought a pitched battle with the locals up and down the beach. Then they broke into our coach and stole our "Public Enemy" tapes...

[Swilly]

McSwerve II said:

Right then. For a mates stag do we wanted to go surfing.

Newquay was knocked on the head as they don’t want to fly down, and it’s a bally long way in the car on a Bank Holiday Weekend.

So surfing on the Gower Peninsular was put forward. Surf School is sorted.

However,
Mumbles used to be a great location for an alldayer years ago when one of our merry band was doing an MA down there, but any recent reports or local knowledge? Is it now a hell hole?

Also what’s the centre of Swansea like. Back in the day it was like throwing out time at the OK corral.

All constructive input welcome.

My family have resided in the Swanaea-Llanelli area for decades.

Don't go to Swansea for a night out as a group of lads... you will be attacked, glassed etc etc !!

Its savage

HTH

[Garlick]

I've done a few nights out in Swansea with some of my relatives. Fortunately a couple of them are 'known' in the city so we didn't get any trouble but I witnessed a fair few scraps so be careful.

Welsh girls love the English accent too

[hornetrider]

Wind St ftw.

[Swilly]

Garlick said:

Welsh girls love the English accent too

Drunk and aggressive Swansea and Swansea valley blokes don't though

[Garlick]

Swilly said:

Garlick said:

Welsh girls love the English accent too

Drunk and aggressive Swansea and Swansea valley blokes don't though

True. Oh, as I noticed you have family connections in Swansea, my Mums side of the family are all from the Morriston area.

[Chris71]

Ahh... Swansea. "You've got to go to facking Quids budt..."

There are some okay places - The Uplands Tavern, a couple of the nicer bars in Wind Street and Face Off (if you like studenty rock clubs) all stand out - but there are some more-than-slightly rough places too.

Great roads on The Gower though and nice surfing.

I think Newquay would be better for a stag do though.

[AlexKP]

Swilly said:

Garlick said:

Welsh girls love the English accent too

Drunk and aggressive Swansea and Swansea valley blokes don't though

Shame. I love the Welsh accent on women. I was thinking of how to engineer a business "fact finding" trip to the area... now you've put me off.

[Swilly]

Garlick said:

Swilly said:

Garlick said:

Welsh girls love the English accent too

Drunk and aggressive Swansea and Swansea valley blokes don't though

True. Oh, as I noticed you have family connections in Swansea, my Mums side of the family are all from the Morriston area.

My family connections are only from having moved into the area and lived for a long time as opposed to anyone being born there.

I lived in Morriston from 2-11 years old

[Carpie]

Swilly said:

McSwerve II said:

Right then. For a mates stag do we wanted to go surfing.

Newquay was knocked on the head as they don’t want to fly down, and it’s a bally long way in the car on a Bank Holiday Weekend.

So surfing on the Gower Peninsular was put forward. Surf School is sorted.

However,
Mumbles used to be a great location for an alldayer years ago when one of our merry band was doing an MA down there, but any recent reports or local knowledge? Is it now a hell hole?

Also what’s the centre of Swansea like. Back in the day it was like throwing out time at the OK corral.

All constructive input welcome.

My family have resided in the Swanaea-Llanelli area for decades.

Don't go to Swansea for a night out as a group of lads... you will be attacked, glassed etc etc !!

Its savage

HTH

bks it is, it's no worse than most town centres on a fri or sat night. I have been out there hundreds of times and have never been attacked etc, although I have been elsewhere.

[Swilly]

Carpie said:

Swilly said:

McSwerve II said:

Right then. For a mates stag do we wanted to go surfing.

Newquay was knocked on the head as they don’t want to fly down, and it’s a bally long way in the car on a Bank Holiday Weekend.

So surfing on the Gower Peninsular was put forward. Surf School is sorted.

However,
Mumbles used to be a great location for an alldayer years ago when one of our merry band was doing an MA down there, but any recent reports or local knowledge? Is it now a hell hole?

Also what’s the centre of Swansea like. Back in the day it was like throwing out time at the OK corral.

All constructive input welcome.

My family have resided in the Swanaea-Llanelli area for decades.

Don't go to Swansea for a night out as a group of lads... you will be attacked, glassed etc etc !!

Its savage

HTH

bks it is, it's no worse than most town centres on a fri or sat night. I have been out there hundreds of times and have never been attacked etc, although I have been elsewhere.

My point is that if you stand out, you attract attention, the wrong kind of attention. Swansea is reknowned for giving such visitors a 'welcome'

[CraigW]

I'm having my stag there in May.

I wonder if the locals will take into account that I'm from south wales and have a few properties on the marina there, practically a local!

[Carpie]

Hmmm still I have an English accent, well it's certainly not Welsh anyway and have never had any trouble. It's there if you go looking for it though.

[jep]

My O/H has a surf shop on the Gower, so if you need any help/advice let me know. What school are you going with? (PM me if you don't want to divulge). You know where are you staying yet? Hotel or camping?

WRT pubs, Wind Street in Swansea is the main area. And as others have said, it's a nice place to go...

For the Mumbles mile as used to be, there are a couple of places that have closed, and some are a bit reticent about all-male stag groups, (Salt@the George for example), but other than that, start at the Antelope/Nags and work your way back to the White Rose and catch a bus/taxi into town. "A beer in the evening" has a list of the ones on the traditional 'mile'.

Also, keep some change for mad Margaret - she does a grand job collecting for the RNLI, and goes around the pubs in a big sombrero. You can't miss her, and she doesn't let you go without contributing!!