GO! Trip: St Davids

International@CampusLife welcomes you to join us on our GO! Trip: St Davids

Please note this event is for students currently enrolled at Swansea University (and their friends/family) and is not open for bookings from the general public. A valid Swansea University Student Number will be required on booking

Date: Saturday 26th February 2022

Time: Departing Fulton House at 9am with pick-ups at Parc Tawe – City Centre (click here for location) at around 9:15am and Bay Campus – on campus bus-stops - at around 9:30am. The journey takes around 1.5 hours. We'll be leaving St Davids at 4pm*

The drop off and pick-up point in St Davids is at Nun Street Bus Stop – Click here for the location

Description:

Spend a day exploring St Davids – Britain’s smallest city, with a population of just over 1,600 people! It is the final resting place of the Patron Saint of Wales, Saint David. Please be aware that for some of the attractions, you will have to pre-book your tickets - please check their websites for details.

One of the main attractions of this city is St Davids Cathedral. Built in the 12th century, it is constructed from dusky purple sandstone and it’s one of Wales’ most iconic religious sites and sits tucked away in a sheltered vale beside the River Alun. If you visit this beautiful Cathedral, you can learn about the history of St Davids, visit the impressive Treasury collection and enjoy home-cooked and locally-sourced food at The Refectory. Find out more at: Welcome | St Davids Cathedral

If you fancy checking our some amazing art, St Davids boasts a highly rated and respected landscape gallery, Oriel y Parc Gallery and Visitor Centre, which also holds exhibitions and events too. Check their website for info.

There are independent café’s, coffee shops and more to explore - 8 of the Best Coffee Spots in St Davids - St Davids Escapes. You can also spend some time taking in the natural beauty of the Welsh coastline by taking a stroll down Wales Coastal Path. It will take around an hour and 15 mins to walk the loop around Saint Davids Head coastal walk

If you like to pay homage to the Saint of David and his mother, you can take a visit to St Non’s Chapel - said to be the 6th-century birthplace of the patron saint of Wales, it is named after his mother, and remains a place of pilgrimage to this day. The small, rectangular chapel may be plain and simple, but its setting overlooking rocky St Non’s Bay is breathtaking. On the path leading up to the chapel you’ll pass a holy well believed to possess curative powers, another popular stop for visiting pilgrims.

You can read more about what there is to see and do in St Davids here: St Davids Peninsula Tourist Association

We’re not able to provide a ‘guided tour’ of St Davids, so we suggest making some plans for your time there before you go. We are also hosting a Virtual Meet-Up Mixer for those of you who are coming along to St Davids – this is a chance to meet others coming along and possibly plan some things to do together –  GO! Social: Virtual Mixer - St Davids & St Fagans at Swansea University, Swansea on 24th Feb 2022 | Fatsoma

We hope you'll come along on this enjoyable day away!

Important Information:

COVID-19: We are constantly monitoring all advice and guidance relating to all variants of COVID-19. We ask all attendees to take a Lateral Flow Test in the morning before attending. You can pick these up from reception sites and MyUniHub locations at all campuses.

You are required to wear a face covering at all times on board transport and inside shops in England and Wales. Wear your mask at all times during travel. We also ask you to consider using face covering even in settings where this is not legally required.

We now require all attendees to sanitise hands when boarding the coach - sanitiser will be provided. Please also ensure if you are travelling as a pair or group that you sit together during travel.

You must not attend this event if you have tested positive for COVID-19 within the last 10 days, have been a close contact of another person with a confirmed case of COVID-19 within the last 10 days, have been advised to self-isolate, or are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19. If you have recently arrived in the UK, you must have completed any UK Government mandated quarantine period before attending this event.

For information and support relating to COVID, quarantines and guidelines, head to https://myuni.swansea.ac.uk;

Although you do not currently require a Covid Pass to attend this event, rules can change without notice. We strongly encourage all persons to set up their Covid Pass and to keep this up-to-date. You can apply for a Covid Pass at Get your NHS COVID Pass | GOV.WALES. If you were vaccinated outside the UK, please see Countries whose COVID-19 vaccine programmes are recognised in Wales for information on acceptable proof of vaccination.

*Arrival Time Information - please note arrival times both to the destination and on return to Swansea are approximate and may be subject to change depending on unforeseen circumstances beyond our control including, but not limited to, diversions due to accidents / road closures, technical and operational issues among others. The driver will do their best to keep you updated. We always recommend carrying a Power Bank with you as we cannot guarantee that coaches will have power supplies for passenger use.

Additional Information:

Refund policy: Refunds for tickets cannot be given after the date of the event if you fail to attend for any reason. If you require a refund, you must email gosocial@swansea.ac.uk at least 24 hours before the trip departs. We will make an exception to this policy if you are not attending due to COVID isolation or positive test, please email proof of this. Any refunds will not include the booking charge, this will be lost - apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Conduct & Safety: You are responsible for your own behaviour and time keeping. Please take reasonable care of your own and other people's health and safety. Please ensure that you familiarise yourself with safety information and safety instructions on board transport and at any location you visit. If you have any concerns, please raise these to the Trip Leader. In the event of an emergency situation, please ensure you contact the emergency services on 999.

Accessibility: This trip requires boarding / disembarkation of the coach. St Davids does have some cobbled streets. If you are planning to visit a specific attraction, please check their website for accessibility information. If you have any concerns or queries regarding the suitability of this event, or have any specific accessibility requirements, please contact gosocial@swansea.ac.uk as soon as possible. We will do our best to assist, however we cannot guarantee all requirements can be met.

Children: Children (aged 3 and over) are welcome on this trip and must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Children must occupy their own seat on the coach and must not be seated on another passenger’s lap. For children under 3 years of age, please contact gosocial@swansea.ac.uk and we will advise if we can accommodate them. Please be advised that child safety and well-being is the responsibility of their accompanying adult at all times – CampusLife and its partners accept no responsibility for children attending.

Data Protection: International@CampusLife will use the information you provide for attendance and safety purposes. We will use your data to produce internal statistics but will not share it with third parties or use it for marketing purposes. Your information will be provided to our trip leader on the day of the trip for the purpose of attendance monitoring and emergency situations. The information will be kept confidential and passed back to ICL and destroyed on return from the trip (once we have passed the legally required COVID-19 Track & Trace period). Fatsoma’s policies can be found on their website.

Photos: We will be taking photos throughout the event which we will use to promote future activities in the form of leaflets, social media posts, digital screens and on our website. If you would not like to be included, then please tell us on the day of the event. If you see yourself in any pictures and would like to be removed, please email us at gosocial@swansea.ac.uk and we will make sure that any photos of you are deleted.