Places of Interest

Places of Interest

Carreg Cennen Castle near Llandeilo, CarmarthenshireDorinda Cottage provides the perfect location to tour this part of Wales. There are many places of interest all no more than an 1 - 1.5 hours drive.

Castles
Carreg Cennen Castle(pictured opposite), Dryslwyn Castle, Dinefwr Castle & House to name just a few, there are so many sites of historic interest in Carmarthenshire & the neighbouring county of Ceredigion you may have to visit again to fit them all in!
Click here to visit the CADW website.

Aberglasney Gardens & National botanic gardens
Spectacularly set in the beautiful Tywi valley of Carmarthenshire, Aberglasney Gardens have been an inspiration for poetry since 1477. The story of Aberglasney spans many centuries, but, the house's origins are still shrouded in obscurity.
45 mins from Dorinda Cottage, spend an afternoon in these beautiful gardens.
Click here to visit the Aberglasney website
Middleton home of the National Botanic Garden of Wales, the first national botanic garden to be created in the new millennium. One of the most visited gardens in Wales, they are helping to conserve many of the worlds rarest plants. Approx. 45 minute drive from Dorinda Cottage.
Click here to visit the National Botanic Garden of Wales website

Visit the beautiful Welsh coastline, lovely beaches and coves.
The cottage is approx 30 minutes from the coastal towns of Aberaeron & Newquay. Along the coastline there are some lovely coves & villages such as Cwm Tudu or Llangrannog. Aberystwyth, Tenby & Saundersfoot are slightly further afield approx 1.5 hours.

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