Swansea Minster — Local services in Great Britain

Swansea is the starting point of St Thomas Way - the medieval heritage trail linking 13 special places between Swansea and Hereford that launched in July 2018.

St Mary's Church in the centre of Swansea is part of the Swansea trail and it also hosts the St Thomas Way launch exhibition in October 2018 'Re-Making Maps of the Mind: Medieval and Modern Journeys'.

Here's the St Thomas Way prayer which reflects the Swansea part of the journey: "Open our eyes, Lord, to your presence in the ordinary and the unloved. May the beginning of the St Thomas Way be also the beginning of a new way of seeing you at work in the world. May we journey each day with eyes open to find you where we...

A wonderful place. I visited this lovely Church for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I had not realised that there was a Holy Communion service taking place when I walked in. The service had already started by the time I had arrived, so I respectfully sat at the back and joined in the remainder of the service quietly, on my own. This was a very worrying and upsetting day for me,due to an unexpected Family illness. I am greatful for the peace and comfort that I felt in this sanctuary. I will most definitely be calling in again on my next...

The Minster sits calmly in the heart of the town; downtown Wind Street on one side, the covered market and shops to the other.

The interior has a great acoustic for musical performances. The image shared here is Swansea Philharmonic Choir (Côr Ffilharmonig Abertawe) with the British Sinfonietta performing local composer Karl Jenkin’s ‘Stabat Mater’. A great performance,...