Museum · Swansea · West Glamorgan

Egypt Centre

Egypt Centre is a museum in Swansea. The site is in the hands of Swansea University. A short trip away is Swansea Castle, 2.8 km off, the first of 39 within 15 km.

Where

In Swansea

inside the built-up area

Run by

Swansea University

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–21°C

In brief

Museum in Swansea

Inside Swansea

Egypt Centre is inside Swansea’s built-up area, with 22 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The best months to visit

In Swansea the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–21°C.

Jan8° / 3°140 mm

Feb9° / 3°100 mm

Mar10° / 4°92 mm

Apr13° / 6°77 mm

May16° / 8°77 mm

Jun19° / 11°83 mm

Jul21° / 13°97 mm

Aug20° / 13°109 mm

Sep18° / 11°101 mm

Oct15° / 8°145 mm

Nov11° / 6°150 mm

Dec9° / 4°147 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Swansea, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Swansea. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Swansea’s full climate →

About

Egypt Centre

Museum in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom.

It is run by Swansea University.

In Swansea, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Run by: Swansea University
Town: in Swansea
Official site: egypt.swan.ac.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Address and hours

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Around Egypt Centre, mapped

Orange is Egypt Centre; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Home to 170,090 people, Swansea is the largest of these 5. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Swansea

170,090 people · 33 places to visit

2 · 3.3 km west of it

Upper Killay

937 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 3.6 km northwest of it

Gowerton

7,447 people · 15 places to visit

4 · 4 km northwest of it

Dunvant

1,732 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Egypt Centre is	People	Places to visit
Swansea	It’s in town	170,090	33
Upper Killay	3.3 km west of it	937	9
Gowerton	3.6 km northwest of it	7,447	15
Dunvant	4 km northwest of it	1,732	9
Bishopston	4.5 km southwest of it	3,533	11

Make a day of it

Beyond Egypt Centre

Of the 39 within 15 km, look for 4 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral.

Castle · CadwSwansea Castle2.8 km away 2

CathedralSt Joseph's Cathedral3.5 km away 3

CastleOystermouth Castle4 km away 4

MuseumNational Waterfront Museum2.8 km away 5

MuseumGlynn Vivian Art Gallery2.8 km away 6

Castle · CadwLoughor Castle8.9 km away 7

GardenClyne Gardens2.3 km away 8

CastlePennard Castle9.3 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Egypt Centre, answered

Where is Egypt Centre?

Egypt Centre is in Swansea, West Glamorgan, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Egypt Centre?

Museum in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom.

Who runs Egypt Centre?

Swansea University.

When is the best time to visit Egypt Centre?

June to September are the warmest months in Swansea, with afternoon highs of 18–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Egypt Centre?

Within 15 km: Swansea Castle (2.8 km), St Joseph's Cathedral (3.5 km), Oystermouth Castle (4 km) and National Waterfront Museum (2.8 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Swansea Castle: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Joseph's Cathedral: Saint_Josephs_Cathedral_swansea.JPG: Wiccasha derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Oystermouth Castle: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Waterfront Museum: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery: Sionk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Loughor Castle: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clyne Gardens: Peter Glyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pennard Castle: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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