New restaurant set to offer panoramic views over Swansea Bay
Amelia Jones
Work has begun on a new restaurant planned as part of the Swansea Skyline project
The new restaurant and café is planned for the top of Kilvey Hill. Groundworks are now under way at the hilltop site, with this phase of construction expected to take around eight weeks. Work will take place during the site’s normal construction hours.
The restaurant and café are among several elements of the major Skyline Swansea project currently progressing across the area.
At Landore Park & Ride, piling has started for the base station of the planned gondola, while tree clearance and tower piling continue along the gondola route. New signage is also being installed along diverted paths to help walkers and other visitors navigate the area while construction is taking place.
Skyline Swansea has acknowledged the importance of Kilvey Hill to local residents and visitors and said it is working to minimise disruption.
In a recent update, the project team said: “We know what the hill means to locals and visitors, and we want to make sure everyone can continue to enjoy the hill as best they can.”
Residents are not expected to experience significant disruption from the latest works, although people using the hill may notice additional construction vehicles travelling to and from the site while the groundworks are carried out.
The wider Skyline Swansea development is expected to bring more than 100 local jobs once operational. Roles are expected to cover a range of areas, including guest experience, hospitality, engineering, maintenance and support services.
Recruitment has not yet opened, but people interested in working on the project can currently register their interest. Applications are expected to open in early 2028.
The announcement was met with mixed reactions from locals and residents. On Facebook, one commenter said: “Can wait for this few laps on the mountain bike and then popped to the restaurant for some food and beers. It’s gonna be awesome.”
Another said: “Great. Cant wait. For the people. To all have a chance to see the great view.”
However, some weren’t happy about the announcement. One said: “Should never be up there in the first place.”
Another added: “Give it a few years and it will be abandoned like the dry ski slope was.”
The latest construction activity marks another step forward for the long-term development, with work continuing across several parts of the Skyline Swansea site.
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Look at the firewood in that photograph…
Headline should read “New ZEALAND Restaurant set to STEAL panoramic views across the city”. My father passed away this year aged 90, born in St Thomas, we both used to walk to the top of the hill to look at the view in peace and quiet listening to the birds including rare Night Jars and maybe catching a glimpse of a Goshawk. Now you will have to pay £10 for a cup of coffee, have a giant swing with screaming punters next to you, and a go kart track with music blaring – yeah it’s going to be awesome! Party… Read more »
And now others can enjoy it.
Others could enjoy it before, Dom. It’s a designated quiet area and was the only real green space on the east side of the city. 10,000 trees gone and replaced by 20,000 tons of concrete in the middle of a climate and nature emergency, toxic soil turned up ready to wash down into the Tawe, grid locked traffic for Landore, and £14M+ of taxpayers money that could have gone to helping Swansea businesses and communities. Awesome.
The cable car makes it accessible. More can enjoy it.
I’m really glad that this is being built. It’s going to bring work to a city that desperately needs job opportunities. I know some people will not be able to go for a walk where they once did, but I also don’t care.