LOCAL INFORMATION

Here are some useful links you can visit to make the most of your stay at Felinfach.

Take advantage of our ideal location to explore the true beauty of Wales.

Local Authorities/National Parks

www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk

www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk

www.pembrokeshirecoast.org

www.breconbeacons.org

www.stclears.org.uk

Attractions

www.folly-farm.co.uk – a fun day out for the kids!

www.oakwood-leisure.com – a fun day out for the kids and grownups!

Gardens

www.onebiggarden.co.uk – collection of gardens in South West Wales – worth a look!

www.aberglasney.org - Aberglasney Gardens, the restoration of an old country mansion plus its gardens. 30 minutes away.

www.gardenofwales.org.uk - National Botanic Gardens of Wales only 25 minutes away. One of the larges single-spanned glasshouse in the world and a wonderful double walled garden.

www.hywell-dda.co.uk - 'The only Garden in Europe dedicated to the Law'.

Wildlife

www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/r/redkite/index.asp - Lots of information about the Red Kite which are seen in the area.

www.redkites.co.uk - Also of interest to those wanting to know more about the Welsh Red Kites. And if you want to see them being fed there is a feeding station the other side of Carmarthen towards Llandovery where at 3pm every day between 40-50 red kites congregate for food. Click on http://www.redkiteswales.co.uk to see more.

www.garden-birds.co.uk/birds/swallow.htm

www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/buzzard.htm

www.wwt.org.uk - National Wetlands Centre near Llanelli. Here you can see hundreds of spectacular ducks, geese, swans and flamingoes plus the now plentiful Little Egrets.

www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/p/puffin/gallery.asp - Skomer Puffin well worth a visit in May, June and July.

www.badgers.org.uk - Lots of information about the badger.
Pembrokeshire and the coast.

www.pembrokeshire-online.co.uk - Take a look at this website to see where to go to catch sight of Pembrokeshire wildlife including puffins and seals.

www.dale-sailing.co.uk - Get organised and visit Skomer for the day to see Puffins between March and August or to see seals and dolphins in St Brides Bay, or go to Grassholm to see 75,000 pairs of gannets!
www.stdavids.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk A day trip to St Davids which is about an hour away is well worth it. The smallest city in the UK with its very own Cathedral.

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4263784.stm – Giant turtle spotted of the coat of Wales, September 05.

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4150502.stm – Dolphins see off the coast of Pembrokeshire August 05.

Dylan Thomas

www.dylanthomasboathouse.com

www.dylanthomas.org

www.dylanthomas.com
Only 10 minutes away from the cottages in Laugharne. Visit the house where the famous Welsh poet lived and wrote Under Milk Wood.