Carmarthenshire

Whilst visiting Carmarthenshire you cannot escape its strong agricultural links. Green fields and hills stretch as far as the eye can see, in spring you’ll see the Welsh mountain lambs as well as pure bred Welsh Black cattle through out the year. In local markets and restaurants you can sample the cheeses, meats and local fish.

Aberglasney Garden is one of the most exciting garden restoration projects. It contains a unique and fully restored Elizabethan and Jacobean cloister. A 21st century garden can be seen at The National Botanic Garden of Wales and houses some of the rarest plants in the Worlds largest single span glass house. The Millennium Coastal Park occupies 20 km of coastline featuring a series of attractions linked together by a traffic free cycle and walking path.

Castles and heritage sites dominate the locality from Carreg Cennen Castle, perched up high on a crag, with its mysterious underground tunnels and limestone caves to the Roman gold mines at Dolaucothi.

The region has enthused poets, from the medieval ages right through to the present day. Dylan Thomas produced some of his best works whilst living at his ‘sea-shaken house’ in Laugharne, gaining inspiration for his characters from the villagers.