A social, educational and campaigning group formed in 2002

We're also on Facebook, with over 2,100 members and much lively discussion. 
Vegans, vegetarians, or anyone interested in the vegan way of life, are all very welcome 
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Recently added See Cafes & Shops section further down the page  for links and opening hours Canteen 18 and Yogaya (previously Govinda's) are Swansea's two vegan cafes. Sadly, however, our Ezy Vegan cafe closed just before Christmas.     Vegan Viking are selling burgers and more in Swansea's indoor market every Thurs/Fri/Sat. And Swansea's Grape Tree store is back but in a new location.     Kind Earth (a new vegan supermarket in Llanelli) opened last July, but needs more support if it's to continue! See this Wales Online article and also Kind Earth's crowdfunding appeal. You can now order from them online too.   Vegan Actions Wales (operating in South & SW Wales, see Facebook link at the top of this page) were featured on That's TV Swansea Bay in November - watch this 3-minute video. Vegan Adventurers Wales is a new Facebook group for anyone interested in mountain walking, cycling, camping, offroad running, etc. So far most members are in the Swansea or South Wales area. Details here. Events 2020 The Swansea Vegan Mini Market Saturday 7th March 2020, 10am-3pm, then again on 2nd May and 11th July (and approximately every two months afterwards). Hosted by Brontosaurus Vegan Lifestyle Store in Swansea's Indoor Market. Details here. Swansea Vegan Festival  Saturday 6th June 2020, 10:30am-5pm, at the Brangwyn Hall. Details here. Swansea Animal Rights March Saturday 20th June 2020 from 12-3pm, details here. Up to 100 people attended last year's event, see this 7-minute video. The Welsh Vegan WinterFest  Sunday 13th December 2020, 10:30-4 at Cardiff City Hall. Details here. Swansea Vegan Social Club  Check out their Facebook group for assorted small events and get togethers. Carmarthen Vegans hold regular meetings, and we have close and friendly links with them. They have lunchtime meals/meetings at the Waverley restaurant in Carmarthen on the first Saturday of every month (from 11:30am onwards) - plus many other social events. Details are on their website, and on their Facebook group. Cardiff Vegans have a very active Facebook group, with well over 3,000 members. There's also a Cardiff Vegan Meet-up Facebook group (holding monthly meetings). Cafes, shops, etc Opening hours (and even days)  can often change, so best to check beforehand via the links below! Brontosaurus Vegan Lifestyle Store (Swansea's first 100% vegan store) opened in January 2017 in Swansea's indoor market (stall 23B). Selling food, nutritional supplements, vegan sports nutrition, cosmetics, toiletries, household products and more. Photo above right shows Charlie at the shop. See their Facebook page. Canteen 18 is a plant-based (vegan) cafe at 18 Brynymor Road, Swansea SA1 4JH, see photo on right. Home-cooked food to eat in or take away. Breakfast, lunch, drinks and coffee. Open 10am-4pm Wed to Sun (closed Mon/Tues). See their Facebook page or ring 01792 555518. And you can see a short Wales Online video about the cafe, made just after it opened in July 2017. Yogaya (previously Govinda's, at 8 Cradock Street, Swansea SA1 3EN) re-opened in September 2019 as a "not-for-profit ahimsa vegan cafe and yoga studio", open Tues-Fri 12-3 and Sat 11:30-4:30. See their Facebook page or ring 01792-468489. Vegan Viking sell gourmet plant based vegan burgers, hot dogs and viking balls in the middle of Swansea's indoor market every Thurs/Fri/Sat from 11am (and at the Marina market on Sundays). Days sometimes change so check their Facebook page. Grape Tree in Swansea (selling nuts, dried fruits, etc) - which closed in 2018 - has reopened in a new location: 4 Whitewalls SA1 3AA (near Primark). Boo's Kitchen in Mumbles (junction of Woodville Rd with Queen's Rd) opened in May 2018. Plant-based vegetarian cafe with many vegan options. Open seven days a week 8:30-5 (Sat/Sun 9-5). See their Facebook page or ring 01792 366776.   Kind Earth opened a small vegan supermarket in Llanelli in July 2019 at Unit 3, Maes Y Coed, Stradey District Centre, SA15 4EB. Open Tues-Sat 10-6, Sun 10-4, but closed Mondays. More details on their Facebook page or on their website (where you can now order online too). See also this Vegan Food & Living article about them with photos. Next Mini Market is Sat 7th March 2020 Charlie at Brontosaurus Canteen 18 - Swansea's first vegan cafe Yogaya (previously Govinda's) is open Vegan Viking are at Swansea's indoor market Kind Earth - vegan supermarket in Llanelli >>