Burry Port Lighthouse, Burry Port

Name: Burry Port Lighthouse
Address: Burry Port, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Burry Port

Top attraction, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Burry Port harbour was built between 1830 and 1836 to replace the harbour at Pembrey, located 400 yards to the west. Burry Port was once the main coal exporting port for the nearby valleys, but the dock now houses the only marina in Carmarthenshire, and the harbour was dredged especially for this purpose. ()

Coordinates: 51°40'39"N, 4°15'4"W

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Burry Port Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ffos Las Racecourse, Stradey Park Cricket Ground, Llanelli Town Hall, Parc Howard.

3.7 miN
Horse track, Gambling, Sport venue
Ffos Las Racecourse, Kidwelly
96 min walk • Ffos Las Racecourse, nestled in the scenic surroundings of Trimsaran near Kidwelly, Wales, stands as a testament to the region's deep affinity for the sport of horse racing. This modern sports venue, which opened its doors in 2009, has rapidly become a beacon for...
3.3 miE
Sport venue, Sport
Stradey Park Cricket Ground, Llanelli
86 min walk • Stradey Park is a cricket ground in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1861, when Carmarthenshire played Glamorganshire.
3.7 miE
City hall
Llanelli Town Hall, Llanelli
95 min walk • Llanelli Town Hall is a municipal building in Church Street, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, South Wales. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Llanelli Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.
4 miE
Park, Art museum, Museum
Parc Howard, Llanelli
102 min walk • Parc Howard Museum & Art Gallery is a museum in a 19th-century Italianate country house, situated in 24 acres of parkland, north of the town centre of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
1.7 miS
Lighthouse
Whiteford Lighthouse, Gower Peninsula
44 min walk • Whiteford Point Lighthouse is located off the coast at Whiteford Point near Whiteford Sands, on the Gower Peninsula, south Wales.
1.4 miNW
Ruins, Manor house
Court Farm, Pembrey
37 min walk • Court Farm in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales, is an ancient and formerly imposing manor house which is now an overgrown ruin, but structurally sound, and capable of repair and restoration.
3.9 miE
Vernacular architecture
Llanelly House, Llanelli
99 min walk • Llanelly House is one of the most notable historic properties in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales—an excellent example of an early-18th-century Georgian town house.
3.3 miE
Harbor
North Dock, Llanelli
86 min walk • North Dock is a former industrial dock in Llanelli, West Wales used mainly for exporting coal and tin plate from South Wales. It is also the name of the area immediately surrounding the dock. Llanelli Beach is also known locally as North Dock.
3.8 miE
Church
Hall Street Methodist Church, Llanelli
97 min walk • Hall Street Methodist and United Reformed Church is a local ecumenical partnership of two denominations in the original Methodist chapel in the town of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The present building was built in 1856 and is located in Hall Street.
3.8 miE
Church
Tabernacle Chapel, Llanelli
96 min walk • Tabernacle Chapel is an Independent chapel in the town of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was built in 1872 and is located at 17 Cowell Street. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.7 miE
Church
Bethel Baptist Chapel, Llanelli
95 min walk • Bethel Baptist Chapel is a Baptist chapel in the town of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was built in 1840 and is located on Copperworks Road. It had a larger seating capacity than most Llanelli chapels and in 1905 could seat 850 persons.

Burry Port Lighthouse, Burry Port

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Burry Port Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)