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Llanelli
Town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales

Llanelli

Llanelli is a market town and community in Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales.

Plan a trip to Llanelli→From Cardiff

It is on the estuary of the River Loughor and is the largest town in the county of Carmarthenshire.

Get in

Getting to Llanelli

Pembrey Airport, 7 km from the town, serves private flights only. Llanelli is linked with the M4 motorway via the A4138, and with Swansea via the Loughor Bridge on the A484. Llanelli is served by regular local bus services between Swansea and Carmarthen and National Express Coaches between many major UK destinations. Llanelli railway station is connected to Fishguard and Swansea along the West Wales Line.

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    Llanelli

    Great Western Crescent, SA15 2RN (south of the town centre).

See

Worth seeing

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    WWT National Wetlands Centre

    A wetland nature reserve managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.

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    Llanelly House

    A Georgian townhouse built in 1714, restored in 2013 now used for events and a bistro.

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    Parc Howard Museum

    Felinfoel Rd (in the grounds of Park Howard).

Do

Things to do

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    Parc y Scarlets

    Rugby stadium home to the Scarlets, one of Wales’ most successful teams.

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    Theatr Ffwrnes
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    Machynys Peninsula Golf Club & Premier Spa

    Nicklaus Avenue, Machynys, SA15 2DG (15 minutes from the M4 motorway, junction 48.), info@machynys.com.

Eat

Where to eat

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    Dhamis Original Fishbar

    41-43 Station Rd,.

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    The Halfmoon

    71 Wern Rd,.

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    Jenkins Bakery

    49 Thomas Street, SA15 3JE (town centre).

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    The Bridge

    Bridge Street, Llangennech (catch the train to Llangennech and walk straight down Heol y Parc; or follow the A484 to the B4297 in Llangennech), hello@thebridgellangennech.co.uk.

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    Bryn Breakfast

    6-8 Penllwyngwyn Rd, Bryn, Llanelli SA14 9UF (catch the L3 or L7 bus toward Pontarddulais which stop right outside the cafe).

How locals move

Getting around Llanelli the local way

  • Get inSome of these come from Manchester Piccadilly via Cardiff, heading for Fishguard (for ferries to Ireland) or Milford Haven.

From Wikivoyage: Kidwelly, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Geoff Charles (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.