Places to visit in and around Carmarthenshire

Click for web link Botanical Gardens.Welcome to the National Botanic Garden of Wales, the first national botanic garden to be created in the new millennium.This year is our seventh birthday.
In such a short time, we have developed into one of the most fascinating gardens in the UK. Already we have the most visited garden in Wales, we were voted number 1 wonder of Wales by the Western Mail and are helping to conserve some of the rarest plants in the world.

 Bridge & River View Carmarthen
Click to visit ABERGLASNEY GARDENS 

Welcome to Aberglasney House and Gardens in Wales

Spectacularly set in the beautiful Tywi valley of Carmarthenshire, Aberglasney House features one of the finest gardens in Wales. Aberglasney Gardens have been an inspiration to poets since 1477. The story of Aberglasney spans many centuries, but, the house's origins are still shrouded in obscurity.

 
Dinefwr Park & Newton House  
18th-century landscape park, enclosing a medieval deer park
  • Home to more than 100 fallow deer and a small herd of White Park Cattle
  • Number of scenic walks including a wooded boardwalk
  • 17th-century house with showrooms and exhibition rooms
Dolaucothi Goldmines 
Gold mines in use from Roman times to the 20th century
  • Unique Roman gold mine set amid wooded hillsides
  • Guided tours of the underground workings and exhibition on gold
  • Opportunities to experience the frustration of gold panning
  • Splendid views of the beautiful Cothi Valley and three estate walks
  • New exhibition on mining history

 

Folly Farm, A great day out for the family.

Set in the heart of the Pembrokeshire countryside, Folly Farm offers four fantastic reasons to visit… a friendly farmyard, spectacular zoo, enormous vintage funfair and an imaginative range of adventure play!