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Tywi Valley and CarmarthenThe Botanic Garden and Waun Las
The great glasshouse and the organic farm behind it, with meadow walks through a national nature reserve on the old Middleton estate.
- Distance
- 3.1 mi / 5 km
- Time
- 1 hr 45
- Ascent
- 120 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Shape
- Circular
Where it is
The circle shows the general area, not the exact start. Use the directions link below to get to the car park itself. Contours and paths shown are OpenTopoMap, drawn from OpenStreetMap data.
The route
Paths loop through the garden and out into the Waun Las meadows and woodland. Undulating with surfaced sections.
Worth knowing
- Paid entry, and the great glasshouse is the largest single-span glasshouse in the world.
- Waun Las is a national nature reserve of flower-rich meadow, grazed organically.
- The bird of prey centre flies birds daily in season.
What you’ll see
The great glasshouse, the double walled garden, and flower-rich meadows at Waun Las.
Background
The garden opened in 2000 on the derelict Middleton Hall estate, restoring its Regency water park along the way.