DESTINATION CARMARTHENSHIRE

Carmarthenshire has its early roots in the region formerly known as Ystrad Tywi (Vale of the river Tywi) and part of the Principality of Deheubarth during the High Middle Ages, with the court at Dinefwr.

Quick Links Talley Abbey Laugharne Castle Llansteffan Castle Woollen Museum

DISCOVER CARMARTHENSHIRE: Carreg Cennen Castle, Dinefwr Castle, Kidwelly Castle, Laugharne Castle, Llansteffan Castle, National Woollen Museum, Newton House, Talley Abbey,

CARREG CENNEN CASTLE Castell Carreg Cennen is a castle near the River Cennen (Carreg being Welsh for stone), in the village of Trapp, four miles south of Llandeilo in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The castle's location has been described as spectacular, due to its position above a limestone precipice. Carreg Cennen Castle consists of a strongly walled and towered square court ...

DINEFWR CASTLE Dinefwr Castle is a Welsh castle overlooking the River Tywi near the town of Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It lies on a ridge on the northern bank of the Tywi, with a steep drop of several hundred feet to the river. Dinefwr was the chief seat of the Principality of Deheubarth. The castle is in the care of Cadw but lies within Dinefwr Park, which is owned by the National Trust ...

KIDWELLY CASTLE Kidwelly Castle (Welsh: 'Castell Cydweli') is a Norman castle overlooking the river Gwendraeth and the town of Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The present remains of the castle include work from about 1200 to about 1476. Created as a defence against the Welsh, the castle fell to the Welsh several times in the twelfth century ...

LAUGHARNE CASTLE Laugharne Castle (Welsh: 'Castell Talacharn') is a castle in the town of Laugharne in southern Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is located on the estuary of the River Taf. At the southern end of Market Street, which still retains much of the Georgian character, is the imposing Outer Gatehouse of Laugharne Castle; immediately to the north-east of the Gatehouse is Castle House ...

LLANSTEFFAN CASTLE Llansteffan Castle is a castle overlooking the River Tywi as it enters Carmarthen Bay near the village of Llansteffan in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The castle sits on a much older Neolithic promontory fort, proving Llansteffan has been inhabited, and perhaps of strategic importance, since the New Stone Age. The hill's summit can only be reached from one side ...

NATIONAL WOOLLEN MUSEUM The National Woollen Museum located in Drefach Felindre, Llandysul, is part of the National Museum Wales. Historically and into the 19th century, the production and processing of wool surpassed even coal as the most important of Wales' industries. The Teifi Valley was the centre of the West Wales woollen industry, earning itself the nickname 'The Huddersfield of Wales' ...

NEWTON HOUSE Newton House is owned and maintained by the National Trust, and is situated in Dinefwr Park, also known as Dynefor Park. Within the grounds are the remains of Dinefwr Castle, which is maintained by Cadw. It lies close to the centre of the market town of Llandeilo in Carmarthenshire, South Wales. It was formerly the main residence of the family of the Rice (Rhys) family ...

TALLEY ABBEY Talley Abbey (Welsh: Abaty Talyllychau) is a former monastery of the Premonstratensians (White Canons) in the village of Talley in Carmarthenshire, Wales, six miles north of the market town of Llandeilo. It lies in the River Cothi valley. Access to the site of the abbey is free. The Order was founded in 1120. In 1126, when it received papal approbation by Pope Honorius II ...

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