Aber Taf, Ferryside

#2 among attractions in Ferryside

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Aber Taf is a large Site of Special Scientific Interest in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and forms part of the Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries Special Area of Conservation. ()

Area: 5.79 mi²Coordinates: 51°43'43"N, 4°24'15"W

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Aber Taf – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kidwelly Castle, Llansteffan Castle, Dylan Thomas Boathouse, Laugharne Castle.

4.2 miE
Intact Norman castle in a scenic locale
Kidwelly Castle, Kidwelly
109 min walk • Kidwelly Castle is a Norman castle overlooking the River Gwendraeth and the town of Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
2.6 miN
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Llansteffan Castle, Llansteffan
68 min walk • Llansteffan Castle is a privately owned castle in Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire, Wales, overlooking the River Tywi estuary in Carmarthen Bay.
3.8 miNW
Historical place, Tea room, Museum
Dylan Thomas Boathouse, Laugharne
96 min walk • The Boathouse in Laugharne, Wales, was where Dylan Thomas lived with his family during his last four years between 1949 and 1953. The house is set in a cliff overlooking the Tâf estuary and is where he wrote many of his major pieces.
3.8 miNW
Castle and mansion with literary heritage
Laugharne Castle, Laugharne
96 min walk • Laugharne Castle is in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The castle, located on the estuary of the River Tâf, was originally established in 1116. It was rebuilt as a Norman stronghold.
5.1 miE
Specialty museum, Museum
Kidwelly Industrial Museum, Kidwelly
130 min walk • The Kidwelly Industrial Museum focuses on the tinplate industry in Kidwelly, as well as area coal mining and brick making. The museum is located near the town of Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, West Wales, on the site of the former Kidwelly Tinplate Works.
6.1 miSE
Ruins, Manor house
Court Farm, Pembrey
155 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.
4 miNW
51°46'24"N • 4°27'48"W
Tin Shed Laugharne, Laugharne
103 min walk • Military museum, Specialty museum, Museum
3.9 miNW
Nightlife
Brown's Hotel, Laugharne
99 min walk • Browns Hotel is a guesthouse and pub in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is a grade II listed building and is known for being the favourite pub of the poet and writer, Dylan Thomas. He lived in Laugharne from 1938 to 1940 and from 1949 to 1953 in the Boathouse.
4.2 miE
Monastery
Kidwelly Priory, Kidwelly
108 min walk • Kidwelly Priory was a Benedictine abbey in Kidwelly, Wales. Roger, bishop of Salisbury, a Norman invader founded the priory of Kidwelly, but it seems to have been a place of Celtic Christian veneration of Saint Cadog for some centuries prior to that.
4.8 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture
St Odoceus' Church, Laugharne
123 min walk • St Odoceus' Church, Llandawke, is a redundant church situated in a hollow near the road between Llandawke and Laugharne in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It has been designated by Cadw as a Grade II listed building, and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.
3.4 miW
Beach
Pendine Sands, Laugharne
88 min walk • Pendine Sands is 7 miles of beach on the shores of Carmarthen Bay on the south coast of Wales. It stretches west to east from Gilman Point to Laugharne Sands. The village of Pendine is close to the western end of Pendine Sands. In the early 1900s the sands were used as a venue for car and motor cycle races.