Gelli Aur country park, Llandeilo

Name: Gelli Aur country park
Address: Gelli Aur, Llandeilo, SA32 8LR, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1558 668885

#7 among attractions in Llandeilo

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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. The park featured a number of nature trails, a 20-acre deer park, a 10-acre Aboretum planted in the 1860s. The park was managed for many years by Carmarthenshire County Council. The Mansion features crow stepped gables, a battlemented portico and tall polygonal chimney stacks. The original Vaughan mansion, built between 1565 and 1570, no longer exists. In 1804 the last of the Vaughans died childless and the Gelli Aur estate passed to the Cawdor family. It was they who built the present mansion between 1827 and 1832. The mansion is now privately owned, and a long programme of restoration is underway. ()

Elevation: 295 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°51'33"N, 4°2'29"W

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Gelli AurLlandeilo SA32 8LR United Kingdom

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+44 1558 668885

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Gelli Aur country park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aberglasney Gardens, Carreg Cennen Castle, Dinefwr Castle, Newton House.

1.7 miNW
Garden, Park
Aberglasney Gardens, Llandeilo
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4.6 miE
Forts and castles, Historical place, View point
Carreg Cennen Castle, Brecon Beacons
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1.6 miNE
12th-century castle with scenic views
Dinefwr Castle, Llandeilo
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2.1 miNE
Park, Reportedly haunted, History museum
Newton House, Llandeilo
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2.6 miW
Forts and castles
Dryslwyn Castle, Llandeilo
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1.8 miNE
Archaeological site
Dinefwr, Llandeilo
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2.4 miNE
Bridge
Bridge Street, Llandeilo
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2.6 miNE
Church
St Teilo's Church, Llandeilo
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4.9 miW
Vast horticultural and botanical park
National Botanic Garden of Wales
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1.8 miNW
Nature, Hill, Natural attraction
Grongar Hill
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4.9 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
All Saints Church, Ammanford
125 min walk • All Saints Church, Ammanford is an Anglican parish church in the town of Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was erected between 1911 and 1915 by W. D. Jenkins of Llandeilo. The tower was added between 1924 and 1926 as a war memorial, this time the architect being Charles Mercer of Swansea.