GO! Trip: St Fagans & McArthur Glen

International@CampusLife welcomes you to join us on our GO! Trip: St Fagans & McArthur Glenn Designer Outlet

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: Sunday 27th February 2022

Time: Departing Fulton House at 10am with pick-ups at Parc Tawe – City Centre (click here for location) at 10:15am and Bay Campus – on campus bus-stops - at 10:30am.

The journey to St Fagans takes around 45 minutes. We’ll be leaving St Fagans at 2:30pm to head to McArthur Glen.

We’ll leave from McArthur Glen at 5:00pm, so we’ll be back in Swansea by 6pm*.

Description: Come along and discover the amazing St Fagans National Museum of History, a unique and much-loved open-air museum covering welsh life over hundreds of years. On the way home, we’ll stop in at the famous McArthur Glen Designer Outlet where you can explore amazing value shops and grab a bite to eat!

St Fagans: First, come and explore the fascinating history of Wales at St Fagans National Museum of History, one of world’s leading open–air museums and Wales’s most-visited heritage attraction, located just outside Cardiff in the grounds of the magnificent St Fagans Castle.

During the last fifty years, over fifty original buildings from different locations in Wales and from different historical periods have been lovingly dismantled, transported, and re-built in the 100-acre parkland. Iron-Age dwellings, working blacksmiths, historic shops and the delicious bakery are among the exhibitions. Each building is frozen in time and opens a door into Welsh history offering a glimpse into the past. Find out more: https://museum.wales/stfagans

McArthur Glenn Designer Outlet: Just up the motorway from Swansea you’ll find McArthur Glen – one of Wales’s top retail destinations and home to some delicious, fashionable, practical and indulgent bargains!

You’ll have time to visit the stores – there are over 50 to choose from, and they cover pretty much anything you can imagine. Yankee Candle, Hotel Chocolat, Vans, The Works, plus stationary, sports, homeware, and more. There are also a selection of restaurants and Cafés so you can grab a bit to eat too! Take a look at the McArthur Glen Website for more information.

We’re not able to provide a ‘guided tour’ of St Fagans or McArthur Glen, 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 Fagans & McArthur Glen– 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 Fagans is an historical site, please note the following potential hazards:

• Water ponds and pools
• Trip hazard on uneven paths and steps
• Slippery surface paths, slopes and grassed areas

For full accessibility information for St Fagans, please visit Access Guide for St Fagans National Museum of History | National Museum Wales

McArthur Glen is fully accessible. 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.