Urban HQ

Urban HQ As a social enterprise paying the Real Living Wage, we combine flavour with values.
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Urban HQ is a thriving café and creative hub in the heart of Swansea City Centre, offering beautifully designed workspaces, private offices, and event spaces for connection, collaboration, and creativity. Urban HQ is a thriving café and creative hub in the heart of Swansea City Centre, offering beautifully designed workspaces, private offices, and event spaces for connection, collaboration, and cr

eativity.

🔸 Eat – an ethical café gem – where fresh, locally sourced produce, a talented chef, and a creative atmosphere come together. Enjoy our courtyard garden, unwind in our welcoming space, and feel good about where you eat.

🔸 Work – Urban HQ offers beautifully designed, high-quality office and coworking space in the heart of Swansea City Centre – tailored for values-led businesses and creative entrepreneurs. Join our welcoming, supportive community and enjoy access to a café, inspiring events, and a shared mission.

🔸 Hire – beautifully designed, high-quality meeting and event spaces in a stunning historic building in the heart of Swansea. Whether you're planning a training session, away day, celebration or community event, our /bespoke packages - including catering, staging, and tech support - are tailored to your needs.

🔸 Events – check out our calendar of events and join us for networking, workshops and more. Urban HQ is powered by Urban Foundry - purpose-led regeneration specialists - Urban HQ reflects a deeper mission: to build community, champion creativity, and deliver positive social impact.

💚 We love this photo of our friend Gareth.This is one of his favourite dishes:Penclawdd Laver Bread & Cockles🌊 Locally s...
16/06/2026

💚 We love this photo of our friend Gareth.

This is one of his favourite dishes:

Penclawdd Laver Bread & Cockles

🌊 Locally sourced laver bread and cockles on sourdough toast with a lemon and leek butter sauce, topped with a perfectly poached egg.

After many sell-out days on the Specials Board, it earned a place on our Summer Menu.

And we also do a vegan version - yes we do!

Pop in and see why Gareth loves it so much.

👉 One of the reasons it's worth checking our specials board every day.....is that quite often by the time we've posted a...
12/06/2026

👉 One of the reasons it's worth checking our specials board every day...
..is that quite often by the time we've posted about them, they've already sold out!

But here are a couple of photos from yesterday.

📸 The amazing Kiara with the Smoked Salmon Salad with Soft Boiled Egg, Cream Cheese, Sugar Snap Peas and Honey & Dill Dressing.

🌶️ Further along you'll see a customer's photo of the Chilli Con Carne with Wild Rice, Guacamole, Cheese and Tacos.

We try to make our specials using fresh, seasonal ingredients and local suppliers where possible.

Pop in and see what's on the board today! 👀

🎨 We have been running loads of creative classes and sessions at Urban HQ.The aim was to reduce isolation (esp in winter...
11/06/2026

🎨 We have been running loads of creative classes and sessions at Urban HQ.

The aim was to reduce isolation (esp in winter), improve wellbeing, and make the arts more accessible and affordable for families, young people and those aged 50+.

Activities included dance, drumming, art, science and family sessions.

Impact:

👉🏼 30 free sessions delivered
👉🏼 374 participants engaged
👉🏼 140 new participants reached
👉🏼 Activities delivered for families, children, young people and people aged 50+
👉🏼 Improved health and wellbeing, skills and social connection
👉🏼 85% reported improved emotional wellbeing
👉🏼 64% developed new skills
👉🏼 61% felt less isolated

For details of all our classes, events and ‘stuff’, sign up to our newsletter https://urbanhq.co.uk/signup/

Supported by Swansea Council, with funding from the UK Government through the COAST Activity Fund.

🎵 Who fancies some more live music on Saturday lunchtime?This week we're chuffed to have Joseph Lewis music performing i...
10/06/2026

🎵 Who fancies some more live music on Saturday lunchtime?

This week we're chuffed to have Joseph Lewis music performing in our Courtyard Garden.

Joseph is a very (VERY) talented 15-year-old acoustic singer-songwriter from Llanelli who is already making waves on the Welsh music scene.

He'll be performing a mix of acoustic covers and his own original songs.

Fun fact: Joseph is the son of another talented musician – and Urban Foundry's Marketing Manager – Gareth Lewis. 🎸

☀️Join us in our lovely Courtyard Garden 1:30pm - 3pm, order some lunch, a coffee or a beer, and enjoy some fantastic live music in the sunshine (fingers crossed).

See you Saturday. 🎶

🍽️ There are only a handful of spaces left for our Vegan Banquet on Friday 19 June.Chef Fran has created another spectac...
09/06/2026

🍽️ There are only a handful of spaces left for our Vegan Banquet on Friday 19 June.

Chef Fran has created another spectacular seasonal menu (swipe to end of photos to see).

We’re already excited about the Sunshine Focaccia (Fran’s famous for her focaccia!), Corn Ribs with Butter Bean Mash & Heritage Tomato Puff Pastry Tart.

AND Mini Pancakes with Rose-infused Cashew Cream and Strawberries. 🌹🍓

£28 per person for a proper big friendly feast on one long table.

To book, visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vegan-banquet-tickets-1969371534273 🌱

🏺 VERY last-minute places available on Esther Ley's pottery workshop tomorrow!At Swansea Pottery Collective at Urban HQ....
08/06/2026

🏺 VERY last-minute places available on Esther Ley's pottery workshop tomorrow!

At Swansea Pottery Collective at Urban HQ.

Create your own wall sconce and chip-and-dip bowl.

✨ No experience needed
✨ All tools and materials provided
✨ Just wear clothes you don't mind getting a little mucky

📅 Tuesday 9 June
🕜 1:30pm–3:30pm

Also available:

📅 Saturday 20 June
🕝 2:30pm–4:30pm

🎟️ Book here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticketing/esther-leys-hand-building-workshop

🍰 Our cakes are part of an ever-changing world of sugary deliciousness.You'll have to pop in and see what's on. We can n...
08/06/2026

🍰 Our cakes are part of an ever-changing world of sugary deliciousness.

You'll have to pop in and see what's on. We can never guarantee what's in the counter, but recently we've had:

Lemon & Hibiscus Cake (Vegan & GF)
Triple Chocolate Brownies (GF)
Chai Tea Cake (Vegan)
Pistachio Brownies
Raspberry Brownies (GF)
Bara Brith
Almond & Ricotta Torte (GF)

Perfect with a hot drink.

The businesses who work upstairs do seem to find themselves wandering down for a slice quite often...

It's all about balance, right? 🫶🏼

🎸 Don't forget we've got Oli Sanchez playing live from 1:30pm–3pm tomorrow (Saturday).This is part of our Courtyard Sess...
05/06/2026

🎸 Don't forget we've got Oli Sanchez playing live from 1:30pm–3pm tomorrow (Saturday).

This is part of our Courtyard Sessions, taking place every Saturday throughout the summer in our gorgeous Courtyard Garden.

🎶 Oli is a hugely talented solo acoustic guitarist and singer, and will be the perfect backdrop to a chilled lunch, coffee or beer.

If the weather is mean, we'll move it all indoors.

See you tomorrow! 🍻☕️

04/06/2026

🏺 We’re over the moon to have Swansea Pottery Collective at Urban HQ.

An amazing big studio where you can learn ceramics through friendly courses, workshops and membership options.

Saturday’s launch party was a big success, with Kaz and Angharad from Channel 4’s The Great Pottery Throw Down cutting the ribbon.

Go and give them a follow to find out more.

04/06/2026

🌳 How amazing does our Idris Room look today?

Today we’re hosting the Green Roof Organisation National Conference.

It’s a day celebrating the progress made in raising standards, delivering training, and championing urban greening across the UK (and Swansea of course!).

We’re looking forward to a busy and inspiring day. It all kicks off very soon!

If you’re looking for a venue for your next conference, meeting or event, we’d love to hear from you. 🌿

Address

37 Orchard Street

SA15AJ

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 16:00
Thursday 09:00 - 16:00
Friday 09:00 - 16:00
Saturday 10:00 - 16:00

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