What to see

Lletty Cottage is in the heart of Carmarthenshire (Drover’s Country) and is the perfect base for exploring the area from the front door.

Local services:

- Local bus service – 1 mile www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk

- Local Post Office and store–1 mile

- Local NHS surgery and Cottage Hospital (not A&E) at Llandovery (5 miles) www.wales.nhs.uk/llanfair

- Local pub – 1 mile

- Llangadog – 2 miles – 4 pubs serving food www.llangadog.com

Nearby attractions:

- Walks from the door www.wt-woods.org.uk/lonycoed

- Brecon Beacons www.breconbeacons.org

- Brechfa Forest and Abergorlech www.forestry.gov.uk

- Llandovery – market town

- Llandeilo – artistic centre www.llandeilo.org

- Carmarthen – county town

- The National Botanic Gardens www gardenofwales.org.uk

- The National Wetland Centre

www.wwt.org.uk/centre/120/national_wetland_centre_wales

- Aberglasney Garden www.aberglasney.org

- Brecon Jazz Festival www.breconjazz.co.uk

- World Sheepdog Trials Llandeilo september 11-14th 2008 www.worldsheepdogtrials.org

- The Stars! Our clear, ink-black night skies have to be seen to be believed. When did you last see the Milky Way? click

- Birds in our garden and nearby click for list

our 2006 swallows

- Gwili Steam Railway near Carmarthen www.gwili-railway.co.uk

- Brecon Mountain Railway www.breconmountainrailway.co.uk

- Aircraft crash sites on the Brecon Beacons.Several web sites such as this give information. There are about 20 crash sites in the area, mainly WW2.

National Trust properties:

- Dinefwr Castle and Park www.nationaltrust.org.uk

- Llanerchaeron www.nationaltrust.org.uk

- Dolaucothi Gold Mines www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Historic landscapes:

- Carreg Cennen Castle

- Talley Abbey

- Dryslwyn Castle

- The Gower (Langland)

- Pembrokeshire (Tenby)

- Cardiganshire (New Quay) coasts