Bryn-Y-Ddafad : Places to Visit : Other Attractions within easy reach
Other Major Attractions within easy reach
The Brecon Beacons National Park
Magnificent mountains, wonderful waterfalls, spectacular caves. The friendly staff and displays at the National Park Visitor Centre at Libanus near Brecon will help you to explore the area, or just relax and enjoy the stunning views.
Roman Legionary Museum, Caerleon
One of only three permanent Roman Fortresses in Britain the museum has the only remains of a Roman Legionary Barracks on view anywhere in Europe.
www.nmgw.ac.uk
Free Entry
National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.
New multi-million pound museum designed by award winning architects and designers. Wales' story of industry and innovation with the latest interactive multimedia.
www.waterfrontmuseum.co.uk
Free Entry
The Gower Peninsula
With its spectacular coastline and unspoilt countryside, was designated the UK's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty more than 50 years ago and still continues to attract visitors from around the world.
National Botanic Garden of Wales
Middleton Hall, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire. 568 acres dedicated to leisure, science and education. Includes a 250m long herbaceous broad walk and restored stable yard centred on Sir Norman Foster's Great Glasshouse inside which are rock faces and ravines, streams, waterfalls and lakes.
www.gardenofwales.org.uk
Aberglasney
Aberglasney, Llangathen (15mins from the National Botanic) spectacularly set, an historical restoration of the house and ten acres of gardens. Features include a cloister garden unique in the U.K., a yew tunnel, a lake & three walled gardens.
www.aberglasney.org.uk
Margam Abbey and Stones Museum, Park & Orangey Gardens
The magnificent 18th Century Orangey and Monastic Ruins offer an exciting blend of history, horticulture and beautiful landscape.