National Botanic Garden of Wales

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Botanical garden, Park, Relax in park

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The National Botanic Garden of Wales is a Botanical Garden located in Llanarthney in the River Tywi valley, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The garden is both a visitor attraction and a centre for botanical research and conservation, and features the world's largest single-span glasshouse, measuring 110 m long by 60 m wide. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 233 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°50'15"N, 4°9'6"W

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Nearby attractions include: Carmarthenshire County Museum, Aberglasney Gardens, Dryslwyn Castle, Gelli Aur country park.

5.2 miW
Specialty museum, Museum
Carmarthenshire County Museum, Carmarthen
134 min walk • Carmarthenshire County Museum is a museum in the old county town of Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire in Wales.
4.8 miNE
Garden, Park
Aberglasney Gardens, Llandeilo
122 min walk • Aberglasney House and Gardens is a medieval house and gardens set in the Tywi valley in the parish of Llangathen, Carmarthenshire, West Wales. It is owned and run by Aberglasney Restoration Trust, a registered charity. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2.7 miNE
Forts and castles
Dryslwyn Castle, Llandeilo
70 min walk • Dryslwyn Castle is a native Welsh castle, sited on a rocky hill roughly halfway between Llandeilo and Carmarthen in Wales. It stands on high ground overlooking the Tywi Valley with extensive views.
4.9 miE
Park
Gelli Aur country park, Llandeilo
126 min walk • Gelli Aur is a country park with 60 acres of wooded parkland surrounding Golden Grove mansion. It was once the home of the Vaughan and Cawdor families.
4.2 miNE
Nature, Hill, Natural attraction
Grongar Hill
107 min walk • Grongar Hill is located in the Welsh county of Carmarthenshire and was the subject of a loco-descriptive poem by John Dyer. Published in two versions in 1726, during the Augustan period, its celebration of the individual experience of the landscape makes it a precursor of Romanticism.
1.8 miNE
Tower
Paxton's Tower
46 min walk • Paxton's Tower is a Neo-Gothic folly erected in honour of Lord Nelson. It is situated on the top of a hill near Llanarthney in the River Tywi valley in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is a visitor attraction that can be combined with a visit to the nearby National Botanic Garden of Wales.
1.7 miNE
Tower
Paxton's Tower
44 min walk • Paxton's Tower is a Neo-Gothic folly erected in honour of Lord Nelson. It is situated on the top of a hill near Llanarthney in the River Tywi valley in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is a visitor attraction that can be combined with a visit to the nearby National Botanic Garden of Wales.
4.1 miSE
Village
Cross Hands
106 min walk • Cross Hands is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, approximately 12 miles from Carmarthen. Cross Hands Public Hall is one of only three of its kind in Wales.