Glais is a small village on the northern edge of Swansea in Wales, tucked into the steep, wooded valley of the River Tawe. It grew up in the 19th century around coal and metalworking in the Swansea Valley, and you can still notice terraced housing and former industrial sites amid areas of reclaimed woodland.
Today Glais is largely residential with local shops, a community centre and an active rugby club, and many residents commute into nearby centres such as Morriston or the wider Swansea urban area for work; it also offers easy access to riverside and hillside walking, making it an appealing mix of industrial heritage and countryside close to the city.
Postcode districts covering Glais
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Tonypandy 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Bridgend 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Llanelli 11 miles17.6 km
- Llanelli Rural 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Neath 3 miles4.8 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Coity Higher 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Briton Ferry 5 miles8 km
- Aberdare 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Aberdare East 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Aberdare West 17.7 miles28.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Clydach Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Birchgrove Parish 1 mile1.6 km
- Trebanos Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Allt-wen Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Craig-cefn-parc Built-up area 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Llansamlet Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Coedffranc North Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Morriston Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Dyffryn Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Alltwen Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Bryn-coch North Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Cilybebyll Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Glais
SA7 9EP, SA7 9FA, SA7 9EX, SA7 9HH, SA7 9HF, SA7 9HJ, SA7 9TH, SA7 9EN, SA7 9EY … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 30.6 miles49.3 km
- Bristol Airport 54.1 miles87.1 km
- Llansamlet Railway Station 2 miles3.1 km
- Skewen Railway Station 2.4 miles3.8 km
Hotels near Glais Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Swansea - East 3 3.2 miles5.1 km
- The Dillwyn Arms 2.4 miles3.8 km
- The Georgian Swansea 5 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Morgans Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Ice House Apartments 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Mercure Swansea Hotel 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Ibis Swansea 2 5 miles8 km
- The Towers Hotel and Spa 3 4.3 miles7 km
- The New Swan Hotel 3 6.8 miles11 km
- Castle Hotel 3 3.6 miles5.8 km
Schools in Glais
- Glais Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 3.9 miles6.2 km
- The Gnoll Stadium 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 5.6 miles9 km
- The Egypt Center Museum 7 miles11.2 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Afan Lido Stadium 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Llanelli FC Stadium 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 14.6 miles23.5 km
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Ffos Las Racecourse Recreation 15.7 miles25.3 km