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Tourism sites with wide ranging information 

• Discover Carmarthenshire includes a site for Llandeilo & Towy Valley specifically.

• Natural Resource Wales, gives lots of ideas on walks, cycles and day long adventures.

• Visit Wales Provides full listing on events and destinations all around Carmarthenshire. Including their great brochure on all parts of Wales, including Llandeilo.

• The Brecon Beacons has every activity and outdoor idea you can imagine to keep you energised all year round.
   

Annual Festivals in Llandeilo

• Festival of Music (June)

• Blues and Jazz festival (July)

• Beer festival (September)

• Festival of the senses (November)

   to mention just a few… more info here.

 

Some great Food & Drink Suggestions

• The GinHaus. Llandeilo. Quality dehi and bar with great atmosphere and a must when in BaysHill – it’s 50meters away!

• Cennen Arms, in Trapp. Lovely traditional pub over looking Carreg Cennen Castle. Serves traditional foods with locally sourced meat. Worth a visit.

• Y Polyn, AA Welsh restaurant of the year, close to Llandeilo just along the Towy Valley.

• Wrights Food Emporium. Cafe, restaurant and shop.

• The Welsh Chocolate Farm, called Wickedly Welsh in Llanboidy.

• Cwmcerig Farm nr Llanelli. Large farm shop with all local produce and cafe.
   

For Walkers & Explorers

• The Brecon Beacon Way. An iconic 98 mile trail (on o/s maps) across the backbone of the whole Brecon Beacons. Starting near

• Carreg Cennen and ending at Abergavenny. You can do part as we did this wild adventure is a step to far.

• The Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail covers 186 miles of the most spectacular coastal scenery in Britain.

• walking Llandeilo to Llandovery (view pdf)

• Breckfa forest. Close to Llandeilo and wonderful forest trails all sign posted. worth a visit.

• Natural Resource Wales provides great walking routes near Llandeilo Brecon beacon Self guided walks.

• Llyn y Fan Fach, nr Llandovery.  The famous lake at one of the  highest points of the Brecon Beacons synonymous with the lady of the lake story. Voted one of the 1000 places to visit in the world by Lonely Planet!

• Pen y Fan, mid Brecon Beacons. The highest mountain in Britain south of Snowdonia.

• The Mid Wales Ceredigion Coastal path walks – pdf brochure.
   

Historic & Cultural Trips

• Dinefwr Park, castle and estate, National Trust.

• Carreg Cennen Castle and surrounding walks.

• Dryslwyn Castle in the Towy Valley.

• Talley Abbey Monastery of the Premonstratensians dating to 1120.

• Carmarthen Steam Tain. Take a trip on the historic steam railways through the valleys

• Dolaucothi Gold Mines, part of the National trust and a Roman Site.

• The DylanThomas boat house, Laugharne.

• The Heart of Wales Railway if you love seeing the world by train, this is a wonderful 121 mile trip along the original mainline that goes through the heart of the welsh countryside from Swansea to Shrewsbury. You can take part of the trip and start or end your trip at Llandeilo station.

• Dan yr Ogof Caves, nr Swasea. The national show caves of Wales are great for the whole family.

• Discovery Museum, Llanelli. Discover the history of this important area of Wales industrial past, whilst making the most of the millennium coastal park and trails.
   

Nature & Horticultural Lovers

• National Botanical Gardens of Wales

• Aberglasney Country House and Gardens

• The Red Kite feeding station, Llanddeusant. Red Kite sanctuary where you can watch their feeding.
   

Mountain & Road Biking

Mountain biking:​

• MTB Wales The definitive mountain biking guide to Wales including all dedicated MTB centers.

• Natural Resource Wales have excellent guides to mountain and trail riding spots in South Wales for all levels.

• Breckfa Forest has great trails and very close to Llandeilo. Good for beginners and experts alike. A variety of routes for all levels – great for families and also marked walking trails.

• Crychan Forest, nr Llandovery has excellent cycle and walking trails ideal for families.

• Afan Forest Valley, nr Port Talbort is one of the most impressive MTB centre in Wales and Europe for all levels. There are over 130kms of bike trails through the forests from Blue (families/beginners) to Black (black). There are also walks, bike rental and a restaurant.

• Bike Park Wales. The definitive destination for keen mountain bikers with lifts, rental and trails for weeks long of riding.

• Welsh National Cycle Network, Make your own route. Sustrans provides an interactive map for the 1200 miles of cycle routes through Wales including coastal paths.
   

Road Biking:

Here is a selection of wonderful road riding routes I have ridden from BaysHill House for you to view and even download onto your Garmin or similar. All take in beautiful roads, climbs and amazing views through the Black Mountains, Brecon Beacons, Cambrian Mountains and beyond. Having ridden all across the UK and Europe, I believe there is some of the best riding to be had anywhere in this part of Wales. Its simply stunning and you will want more!
 

• The Black Mountain Pass. (50kms) An amazing route over the black Mountains on a wonderful switch back climb thats over 10kms. If you want to make it shorter and even more wild you can come back through Trapp rather than going into Ammanford. That route is here (beware of additional climbing though). Alternatively instead of coming down the other side of the pass take the turning off to Trapp 3/4 the way (sign posted) - This is shorter still and a good beginners route. 
  (view & download full route here).

• Brecon Beacons & Black Mountains. (90kms). Taking in the Black Mountains before coming up through the Brecon Beacons winding through the mountain roads and then back along its northern ridge past the Usk Reservoir and into Llangadog.
  (view & download route here.)

• Llyn Brianne & The Devils Staircase. (120kms). Some stunning views along the largest Reservoir in Wales and then the infamous climb of the Devils Stair case (25% gradient). Then across MOD land which provides amazing clear roads and stunning views of the Beacons to the south before crossing the A40 and into the Beacons for the final leg to Llandeilo. A beautiful ride on a much less trodden cycling route.  You can make the route shorter on the return by hitting the main roads (or even start in Llandovery) should it all be a bit much.
  (view & download route here.)

• Breckfa Forest – Llidiad-Nenog – Tapp (70kms) Long winding climbs through quite country roads. You get amazing views into mid wales and are part of the heart of Wales and the Cambrian Mountains. Well worth it even if you want to drive it! If you want to make it less demanding, stay on the Breckfa road and there is also a great pub in Abergorlech for lunch.
  (view & download route here.)

• The Dragon Ride. (200+kms) Obviously not for the faint hearted. This is the toughest sportif in the UK that runs annually and passes very near Llandeilo and you can do the route yourself anytime – if you up for the 320kms in a day. Otherwise, the route below takes in many of the best bits and starts at BaysHill House (missing out Llyn Brianne & The Devils Staircase as above, for another day!).
  (view & download route here.)

 

        All routes can be accessed via mapmyride where you can easily export the route. Use links above or here. 
 

For the kids

• Oaklands adventure park

• Folly Farm, adventure park and farm.

• Pembrey Country Park nr Llanelli, is 500 acres parklands, coastal paths and beaches. (bike hire available)
   

The Seaside

The Gower Peninsula, Swansea and the Mumbles.
Tenby. visit the famous seaside town of Tenby.
Pendine Sands, home of the land speed record.
Laugharne, the home of Dylan Thomas and Laugharne Castle
 

Fishing Days

• The definitive guide to fishing in the Brecon Beacons. (view pdf)

• Trapp fishery, very close and easy.
   

Golf & Country Clubs

• Ashurnham Golf Club

• Carmarthen Golf Club

• Machynys Peninsula Golf & Country Club​