Enjoy ancient oak woodlands, hidden river valleys, waterfalls and secret wild swimming pools. As a designated dark sky area, it’s the perfect spot for stargazing and enjoying shooting stars and the Milky Way. The Dark Skies of the Cambrian Mountains are one of the darkest places in the UK.

Coast

Within 45 minutes you can access the beautiful Carmarthenshire coastline, including the glorious, laidback estuary village of Laugharne, home to Dylan Thomas’ boathouse and the recent hit BBC Series, Keeping Faith . Just around the corner is beautiful Llansteffan home to Scott's Bay and another castle. Be sure to visit Pembrey Country Park and Cefn Sidan an endless seven mile beach and winner of the 2018 Countryfile Beach of the Year Award.

Castles and Churches

Take a slow drive down the Towy Valley, the longest river flowing entirely within Wales. See spectacular hilltop castles, including Carreg Cennen , NT Dinefwr and take in the view from the folly, Paxton's Tower. For those with an interest in history there is so much to explore, Llandeilo Past and Present describes the early Welsh Christian history of Llandyfeisant Church nestling in the woods and you can pan for gold at Dolaucothi Goldmines.

Gardens

Just a short distance away there's world class gardens at Aberglasney and the National Botanic Garden of Wales. There's almost weekly festivals and events from Llandovery Sheep Festival to Llandovery Motorbike Festival. The area abounds with myths and legends and is said to have been the home of Merlin, King Arthur’s magician.

Check out the stunning RSPB reserve Gwenffrwd-Dinas home of the Twm Sion Cati cave, acres of bluebells and the Towy River flowing through a canyon.

The River Towy is one of the only rivers to start and end in the same county and weaves it's way from the Upper Towy Valley, a few miles from us here, to Carmarthen Bay.

Mountains

Head over to the extraordinary Elan Valley , home of beautiful Victorian reservoirs and now a Dark Sky Reserve.

Here's a guide from VisitWales.com about things to do in the Brecon Beacons National Park. 

The Fforest Fawr Geo Park is part of the Brecon Beacons National Park and runs from Llandovery in the north, to Llandeilo in the West and down to Merthyr in the South. It is part of UNESCO's global geo parks. 

Visit Cambrian Mountains has a series of 11 walks for you to try for all levels of walking. 

Market Towns

Explore market towns of Brecon, Llandeilo, Llandovery, Hay-on-Wye and Wales' oldest town Carmarthen, where you can enjoy antiques and collectibles, crafts and a burgeoning local food scene. 

The Heart of Wales line is a stunning railway line from Swansea to Shrewsbury that now has detailed walks to enjoy at every stop. You can get on and off as you please to explore and then hop back on and continue your journey or head to another station. We are near Llandovery station and are happy to pick you up if you want to visit us by public transport.

Forests

The Crychan Fores t and neighbouring Halfway Forest is set in beautiful countryside Nestling between the Brecon Beacons and the Cambrian Mountains. Here miles of waymarked trails take you through tranquil grassy gorges, along old drover’s routes and past cascading waterfalls, taking in breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains of Mid Wales. The Forest is beautifully situated at the gateway of the Cambrian mountains, on the border of the Brecon Beacons National Park. There's lots of events here ranging from rallying, carriage driving, horse events to mountain biking.  Cwm Rhaeadr has horse riding routes, a waterfall walk and a very good red run for mountain bikes.