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There’s just so much to see and do in Carmarthenshire and Sannan Court is perfectly located to enjoy it all, as well as to hop over the border into the neighbouring counties of Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion. Quoting drive times, here are a few of our favourites. Have fun discovering yours and don't forget to tell us about them! (Skip straight to cycling if that's your joy.)
Dryslwyn Castle
Medieval ruins overlooking the Tywi river.
A 20 minute steep walk up from the car park.
Drive time: 11 minutes
Paxtons Tower
Neo-gothic folly reached over muddy fields, well worth the stunning views.
Drive time: 15 minutes
Cwmdu
Delightful tiny village with a community owned shop and pub, open limited hours. Music nights.
Drive time: 18 minutes
Brechfa Forest
Woodland walks, mountain bike trails. From our door or join at car parks including at Abergorlech.
Drive time: 12 minutes
Golden Grove Estate
Deer park, arboretum, gardens, café.
Estate being restored.
Drive time: 18 minutes
The Lost Gardens of Aberglasney
8 acres of beautiful gardens and a lovely mansion hosting local art.
Drive time: 12 minutes
Carmarthenshire County Museum
Fascinating history of the area in a characterful old house.
Drive time: 18 minutes
National Botanic Gardens of Wales
So big you get a ticket for a week! The world’s largest single-span glasshouse, plus birds of prey.
Drive time: 20 minutes
Dinefwr National Trust
National Trust parkland, mansion with artworks, heritage cattle, woodland walks, castle ruin.
Drive time: 21 minutes
Merlin's Hill
Wizard Merlin born in a nearby cave? A farmyard visitor centre and a steep walk to an Iron-age hill fort.
Drive time: 21 minutes
The Gwili Railway
A nostalgic 8 mile return trip on a steam railway. Special events.
Drive time: 26 minutes
Garn Goch Iron Age Hill Fort
Walk to the top for panoramic views and a sense over 6,000 years of tribal unrest and invasions.
Drive time: 29 minutes
Laugharne
Visit poet Dylan Thomas' old haunts and the Boathouse Museum in this small estuary town.
Drive time: 39 minutes
Amroth
Small seaside village and the starting point of the 186 mile Pembrokeshire Coastal Path.
Drive time: 43 minutes
National Wool Museum
See how this former mill operated and what life was like for the workers.
Drive time: 47 minutes
Cernarth Falls
Salmon leap and Coracle museum.
Drive time: 56 minutes
Llangranog
Steep walk down to a pretty cove on the west coast. Avoid at peak holiday time due to small access road.
Drive time: 1 hour and 1 minute
Pen-y-fan
The highest peak
in the Brecon Beacons. Various routes up.
Drive time: 1 hour and 5 minutes
Talley Abbey
Imposing remains of a medieval abbey with nearby lakeside and woodland walks.
Drive time: 23 minutes
Carmarthen
The oldest town in Wales, nowadays with shops/hospital/cinema/restaurants, etc.
Drive time: 24 minutes
Dolaucothi Goldmines
Gold-mining since Roman times, try your luck at panning or enjoy trails through the landscape. NT.
Drive time: 27 minutes
Carreg Cennen Castle
Dramatic rocky setting, a steep walk to this romantic ruin painted by W M Turner.
Drive time: 29 minutes
Llansteffan
Stunning estuary. When the tide’s out walk around the headland and return via the castle.
Drive time: 36 minutes
Red Kite Feeding Station
Take your camera equipment to see these wonderful birds feeding up close.
Drive time: 38 minutes
Fos Las Race Course
Horse racing, plus special events.
Drive time: 40 minutes
Pendine
9 mile long beach. See ‘Babs’, holder of the 1926 land speed record. Scheduled motoring events.
Drive time: 44 minutes
Colby Woodland Gardens
Visit the National Trust Garden then walk through the woodland to the beach at Amroth.
Drive time: 44 minutes
Wiseman’s Beach
Rocky beach with pub.
Drive time: 47 minutes
Saundersfoot
Pretty seaside town with beach, harbour and coastal walks.
Drive time: 51 minutes
Llyn y Fan Fach
Walk up to a legendary lake in the Brecon Beacons. A variety of routes up.
Drive time: 56 minutes
Tenby
Busy, historic town, two spectacular beaches, restaurants, shops, NT, boat trips.
Drive time: 55 minutes
Aberaeron
Small Georgian harbour town on the west coast.
Drive time: 59 minutes
Tresaith
Sandy bay with pub, on the west coast.
Drive time: 1 hour and 2 minutes
Newquay
West coast seaside town with harbour, boat trips, and Dylan Thomas connections.
Drive time: 1 hour and 3 minutes
Llyn Brianne
Remote and spectacular reservoir and dam, winding road around it cut into the hillside.
Drive time: 1 hour and 8 minutes
Stackpole
The National Trust's Stackpole Estate is home to dramatic coastline, idyllic beaches and lakes.
Drive time: 1 hour and 10 minutes
Newport
Not the city, but the west coast small town with a lovely beach beyond.
Drive time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Solva
Charming harbour village.
Drive time: 1 hour and 18 minutes
Rhosilli Bay
3 mile stretch of sand at the southwestern tip of the Gower Peninsula.
Drive time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Mwnt
NT cove on the west coast. Walk up the conical hill for fabulous views of Cardigan Bay.
Drive time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Whitesands Beach
One of the best surfing beaches in the UK.
Drive time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
St Davids
A mini-city, with magnificent cathedral and bishop’s palace. Nearby boat trips to local islands.
Drive time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Estimated drive times courtesy of RAC Route Planner, 2019
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