National Botanic Garden of Wales
Llanarthne,
Carmarthenshire,
SA32 8HG
Tel:
01558 667148
Fax:
01558 668933
Website:
http://www.gardenofwales.org.uk
Contact email address:
info@gardenofwales.org.uk
Directions:
Half an hour from Swansea and approximately one hour from Cardiff off the main route West on the M4/A48. 10 miles East of Carmarthen.
Coach drop off and parking:
Yes
Disabled facilities:
Yes
Opening times:
Summer: 10am – 6pm (last admission 5pm) Winter: 10am-4pm (last admission 3.30pm
Admission info:
Adults £8.00, OAPs £6.00, children 5-15 £3.00, under 5’s go free, Family £17.00. Winter prices (from Monday October 27 until March 2nd 2009) are adults £5, OAPs etc £3 and under 16’s free
Facilities:
Full Details:
The National Botanic Garden of Wales, the first national botanic garden of the new millennium, provides an unique window on the world of plants. Created within a beautiful 568 acre Regency park, this landmark visitor destination combines 200 year-old historical features with spectacular modern architecture and landscaping with a collection of some 100,000 different plants, many rare and endangered. The botanical garden’s elegant Great Glasshouse is the only place in the world you can visit the Mediterranean, South Africa, Australia, Chile and California on the same day.
Outside, Europe’s longest herbaceous border creates a colourful corridor with thousands of perennials and shrubs. And there are gardens within the Garden, from the award-winning Japanese to bog and boulder gardens, as well as enchanting water features. Exhibitions in the botanic garden of Wales include a 19th Century Apothecary, Bioverse which explores the wonders of how plants work and the 360° Theatre Botanica, a unique introduction to the plant world. There’s an award winning Seasons restaurant, two excellent cafés, and a plant sales area.
The National Botanic Garden of Wales is still evolving. In the restored three-acre Double Walled Garden, there is the recently opened Tropical House – which boasts palms and pineapples, coconuts and cardamom – and scores of orchids.
Crowned The Wonder of Wales, the garden has now matured beyond its years. It really is fun for all the family, whatever the weather. But, leave plenty of time for your visit, you might not be able to see it all in one day.