Uplands, Swansea

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Uplands is a suburb and community of Swansea, Wales. It lies about a mile (2 km) to the west of Swansea city centre, and falls within the Uplands electoral ward. It is centred on the A4118 road, which links Swansea city centre and Sketty. The main road begins as Walter Road from the east, and becomes Sketty Road towards the west. Much of the area is hilly.The areaUplands' main shopping area is located on and around Uplands Crescent, where small businesses mix with fast-food outlets and high-street heavyweights like Boots, Sainsbury's and Tesco. The western side of Bryn-y-Mor Road also has a number of convenience stores, hairdressers, fashion boutiques, pubs and restaurants.The area is becoming increasingly well-known amongst the people of Swansea for its night-life, with a number of late-night bars and restaurants having opened their doors during the early 2010s. The Uplands Tavern pub, however, has long been a popular venue, and was once frequented by Sir Kingsley Amis and Dylan Thomas, although the two writers were never residents of Uplands at the same time. The latter's childhood home on Cwmdonkin Drive has a blue plaque marking it as his birthplace. In June 2012 it was reported that a statue of Thomas would be unveiled in Uplands during the centenary of his birth in 2014, although the exact location of the statue has not yet been revealed. In 2012 the annual Do Not Go Gentle Festival was launched, hosting live music and literature across various venues, it aims to be "a festival Dylan Thomas might have liked".

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