Llandeilo
Llandeilo is a town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated where the River Towy is crossed by the A483 on a 19th-century stone bridge.
At the 2021 census the community had a population of 1,784. It is adjacent to the westernmost point of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The town is served by Llandeilo railway station on the Heart of Wales Line.
Getting to Llandeilo
Llandeilo is on the famous Heart of Wales Train Line. Trains depart Swansea at 4:36AM, 9:15AM, 1:17PM and 6:21PM, and leave Llandeilo for Swansea at 8:09AM, 11:54AM, 4:52PM, 8:58PM.. The town is located near the end of the M4. Buses available from Ammanford, Carmarthen. Llandovery and Swansea.
Worth seeing
- 01Dinefwr
The park is home to a herd of white cattle and also has a lake and a deer park.
- 02Newton House
National Nature Reserve, historic country house and 18th-century landscape park, enclosing a medieval deer park Bridge Street.
- 03Dinefwr Castle
Dinefwr Park, SA19 6RT (via National Trust or walk up from Llandeilo bridge through Castle Woods).
- 04Castle Woods
- 05Carreg Cennen Castle
An imposing castle located a few miles from Llandeilo off the A483.
- 06Aberglasney Gardens
Ten acres of historic gardens surrounding Aberglasney House in Carmarthenshire.
Things to do
Tennis Squash Hill Walking Fishing Rugby
Where to eat
- 01The Angel Inn and Capel Bach Bistro
Great bar meals and an intimate Bistro at the rear.
- 02Angel Inn at Salem
An award winning restaurant in Salem, 3 miles north of Llandeilo.
- 03The Plough Inn
Contemporary cuisine, served in the bar or restaurant.
Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Hywel72 (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.