Carmarthenshire Area Guide

The Carmarthenshire countryside is blessed with some of the most varied landscapes, stunning scenery and spectacular beaches. With Historic Castles, picturesque gardens and iconic monuments. Carmarthen Town is the oldest town in Wales and offers the perfect blend of quaint, independent shops selling local produce and individually designed arts and crafts along with your usual high street department stores. With medieval, narrow, cobbled side streets and array of traditional pubs, cafes and restaurants serving a mixture of local foods to more exotic flavours with choices to suit every palate. Ferryside itself is a small coastal village with a big community spirit with beaches, shops, pubs and restaurants all within easy reach. The train station is just a short stroll away and offers a direct service to London.

Carmarthenshire is host to many attractions including an array of castles, with Wales in general often referred to as “the castle capital of the world”. With many of the castles in particularly good order, offering guided tours so that you can immerse yourself in the history, legends and myths. The National Botanical Gardens offer exotic plants from around the world, with lakes, woodland and children’s farm and play area for a family friendly day out. With the Millennium coastal path offering miles of traffic free cycle paths and walkways, with Pembrey Country park en-route offering everything from dry ski slopes to pine forests with adventure playground and acres of natural parkland to enjoy. Ashburnham golf course is one of the finest Championship Links courses in Britain and currently ranked 6th best course in Wales. Wildfowl and wetlands centre in Penclacwydd. Boating enthusiasts catered for at Ferryside or the nearby marina at Burry Port. Race course at Ffos Las, race track and Pembrey motor sports and Pembrey airport. If you are thinking about moving to the area, please take a look at our different regions to help.

Machynys

Machynys translates from the Welsh as "Monk's Island" hence the Monks Links championship golf course was built in 2005 with numerous facilities including spa, health club and brasserie which has proved immensely popular with local residents and keen golfers alike.

The Millenium coastal park which runs along the coast of Machynys for 13 miles gives cyclists and hikers the opportunity to take in some outstanding scenery. Situated close by is the award-winning Pentre Nicklaus and Bwlch Y Gwynt developments which boast palm tree lined streets and authentic timber clad New England style houses with panoramic views over the estuary and towards the magnificent Gower Peninsula.

Ferryside

Ferryside is an up and coming coastal village with sandy beaches and lots of rejuvenation projects completed and underway, such as hotels with gym/spa, new restaurants and the reinstated ferry which crosses the Tywi estuary from Ferryside to Llansteffan which also boasts a 12^th century castle . The village itself enjoys excellent transport links, including regular trains to London Paddington, Cardiff and Swansea, as well as links to Tenby and Fishguard Harbour.

Burry Port

Home of Burry Port Harbour which was built in the 1830's and was an important coal exporting dock. Now this wonderful location is popular with visitors thanks to the spectacular views of the Gower Peninsular and long sandy beaches. Burry Port Harbour offers a range of places to stop for a bite to eat including Hope and Anchor pub, Joseph's Fish Bar, Caffi Lolfa, and Light Tearoom.