Brechfa Bunkhouse - To Do Families

This page contains links to the websites of a selection of places, activities, and undercover attractions that appeal to family groups. If you have any special requests for other activities please contact me for assistance

Useful contacts.

Carmarthenshire County Council Information for Tourists.

Tourist Information Centres at :-

Carmarthen 01267 231557

Llandovery 01550 720693

Millennium Coastal Park, Llanelli 01554 777744

Activities

Activity Wales online tourism company promoting all activity providers in South West Wales. Sells gift vouchers.

Battlefield Live - Outdoor laser combat in Pembrokeshire

Beach and Watersports Centre - Stand up paddleboarding, beach volleyball, beach soccer, kayaking, power kiting, kitesurfing, beach tennis. Hot showers, tuition, changing rooms and cafe.

Cardigan Bay Watersports - Equipment hire and lessons in Sailing, Kayak, Windsurfing.

Dragon Activity Guides - Guides with local knowledge for Coasteering, keyaking, climbing, surfing.

Hawk Adventures - Event leaders.

Helicopter flights Pleasure Flights from Haverfordwest.

Karting Outdoor circuit with karts for adults and junior karts available for 8yrs+. Near Tenby

Paintball Outdoor woodland site, minimum age 11.

Quad bikes Outdoor circuit available for 12 yrs + and adults. a supervised junior circuit for riders aged 6-11. Near end of M4.

Arts & Crafts

Glyn-Coch Craft Centre

Gwili Pottery

King Street Gallery

Origin Dyfed

Attractions

Cardigan Island Coastal Farm Park (Closed over winter)

Dinosaur Park Themed trail through the park, and also rides and playgrounds.

Folly farm Adventure park, Zoo, Interactive farmyard and undercover vintage funfair.

Laser quest (indoor) - Carmarthen

National Showcaves Centre - Wales Showcaves, dinosaur park, Iron Age Farm, Play barn and Shire horse centre.

Oakwood Theme Park (Closed over winter.)

Racing - Ffos Las was the first turf racecourse to open in more than 80 years when it held its first fixture on 18th June 2009.

Dyfed Shire Horse Farm

Swansea Waterpark, with slides, wave pool, climbing wall and cafe.

Ten pin bowling - Carmarthen

Cinema - Carmarthen

Tenby aquarium

Heatherton world of activities
Walk on water, archery, baseball range, laser clay pigeon shoot, maize maze, air pistol range, bumper boat racing, 1/24 scale slot car raceway, 18 hole pitch and putt golf course, driving range, paintball, karting world, climbing wall, 5 high speed zip wires. Kids adventure, craft shack, mater blaster water pistol course, barrel train, inflatables, water peddlers, driving school. Two junior, five senior courses in treetops adventure trail of high altitude obstacles and zip wires. Free admission, pay per activity.

Gardens

Aberglasney House and Gardens. A Heritage Garden of Excellence

Hywel Dda Gardens & Interpretive Centre

National Botanic Garden of Wales

Norwood Gardens

Heritage

Brecon Mountain Railway

Castell Henllys Iron Age Fort

Gower Heritage Centre

Gwili Steam Railway

Museums - All Welsh government managed museums are free.

National Wool Museum

Teifi Valley Railway

West Wales Museum of Childhood

National Trust

The National Trust has one website covering all of its properties, those in Carmarthenshire include :-

Dinefwr Park, Llandeilo

Dolaucothi Goldmines

Paxtons Tower

Nature

National Wetland Centre - Wales

The silver mountain. Above ground trail around the facilities used by miners including displays of mining machinery, including the processes of working from ore to the finished metal and gem panning.

Wildlife boat trips in Cardigan Bay and St Davids

The resident population of some 200 bottlenosed dolphins and the diverse marine life make this an internationally important area. It is important to only take boat trips with professional guides who minimise the impact on the wildlife. Whale, dolphin, birds, seals and porpoises watching and fishing trips.

http://www.baytoremember.co.uk/dolphin-watching.html
http://www.thousandislands.co.uk/
http://www.venturejet.co.uk/
http://www.newquayboattrips.co.uk/
http://www.ramseyisland.co.uk

Shopping

Antiques Guide to West Wales

Welsh Farmers Markets

Theatre