Cardiff Airport 1 hr 24
Gwili Steam Railway (5 min) Nostalgic rail station offering rides on antique steam trains, plus dining-car meals & events. Paxton's Tower (17 min) Carmarthenshire County Museum (4 min) Welsh art & artifacts exhibited in a historic bishop’s palace with parklike grounds & picnic areas. St Peter's Church, Carmarthen (5 min) Pembrey Country Park (29 min) Country park with a range of facilities such as dry-slope skiing, pitch-&-putt & a model railway. Dinefwr Castle (28 min) Hilltop house & the remains of a 12th-century castle, with panoramic views of valley below. National Botanic Garden of Wales (13 min) Formal gardens, lakes and woodland surrounding a huge tropical glasshouse designed by Norman Foster. Laugharne Castle/ Castell Talacharn (19 min) Medieval castle remains, with Tudor mansion and gardens where Dylan Thomas penned some of his works. Kidwelly Castle / Castell Cydweli (19 min) Preserved Norman-era castle & fortress offering historic exhibits, views & costumed events. Dryslwyn Castle (17 min) Castle and history Dylan Thomas Writing Shed (21 min) Former home of poet Dylan Thomas, featuring historical exhibits, an art gallery & a tearoom. Oriel Myrddin Gallery (6 min) Art museum and art Carmarthen Castle (8 min) Castle and history Aberglasney Gardens (18 min) Restored medieval venue featuring stone-walled gardens, a mansion house, art events & tea rooms. Llansteffan Castle (20 min) Stone ruins of a 12th-century castle with ocean views, built on a site dating back to the Iron Age. |