Carmarthensire is blessed with some great public gardens
The gardens of Carmarthenshire attract hundreds of thousands of visitors each year and two of the biggest attractions are The National Botanical Garden of Wales and Aberglasney
which are both only a 20 minute drive from the hotel.
The National Botanical Garden
The National Botanical Garden has an amazing collection of over 8000 different plant varieties, spread across 560 acres of beautiful countryside. They have developed a stunning
range of themed gardens that appeal to a wide range of visitors, from those who just love the sight and smells of flowers to those who want to know about medicinal plants or the latest
DNA research into plant evolution. They have the world’s largest single spanned glasshouse, designed by Lord Foster, that has the best display of Mediterranean climate zone plants in the Northern hemisphere. There is
also a beautifully restored Double Walled Garden with a tropical house full of exotic orchids and palms and an atmospheric old chemist shop and Apothecaries’ Garden.
Aberglasney Gardens
The restoration of Aberglasney Gardens is a remarkable garden project situated in an idyllic hideaway. There are ancient formal gardens with pools, parapets and cloisters, a yew tunnel,
gate house, walled gardens, a forest garden and an award-winning Ninifarium filled with exotic plants from around the world.
Other gardens in the area also worth a visit
- Norwood Gardens Llanllwni
- Cae Hir, Cribyn, near Lampeter
- Colby Woodland Garden, Amroth
- Gelli Uchaf, Rhydcymerau, near Llansawel
- Farmyard Nurseries, Llandysul
