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The joys of cold water dipping – meet the Burry Port and Pembrey Bluetits

The joys of cold water dipping – meet the Burry Port and Pembrey Bluetits

Feb 23, 2023 | Adventure, Pembrey and Burry Port

The worldwide cold water dipping movement The Bluetits Chill Swimmers originated in St Davids, Pembrokeshire and has many ‘flocks’ in South West Wales. We caught up with Pembrey and Burry Port Bluetits co-founder Anne Studley to discover the fun of splashing about in...
Get rambling and scrambling on our network this half term!

Get rambling and scrambling on our network this half term!

Feb 11, 2022 | Adventure, Education and Skills, Explore, Featured, Llanelli, Love, Pembrey and Burry Port, Pontarddulais, Uncategorised

Children can now enjoy fun-filled walks from Burry Port, Llanelli and Pontarddulais stations as part of the Ramble and Scramble project. We’ve teamed up with Heart of Wales Line and Ramblers Cymru to commission three colourful maps for children to follow; these are...
How station adopters have transformed Pembrey & Burry Port Station

How station adopters have transformed Pembrey & Burry Port Station

Jan 4, 2022 | Love, Pembrey and Burry Port, Station Adopters

If you visit Pembrey and Burry Port station you’ll be greeted by a wonderful garden on the station platform. It’s the work of three station adopters, all in their 70s: Chris Hartley, Val Coulson and Mary Hamilton. All three are members of the Cefn Sidan U3A group. U3A...
Discover the wildlife of Burry Port

Discover the wildlife of Burry Port

Mar 3, 2021 | Explore, Love, Nature, Pembrey and Burry Port

If you travel from Llanelli to Burry Port by rail, you’ll pass through a remarkable wildlife habitat that was created as a result of decommissioning the nearby Carmarthen Bay Power Station in the 1980s. As part of this process, pulverised ash was deliberately dumped...
Discover the Wales Coast Path by train: Carmarthenshire

Discover the Wales Coast Path by train: Carmarthenshire

Dec 20, 2020 | Adventure, Carmarthenshire, Culture and Heritage, Explore, Ferryside, Kidwelly, Llanelli, Love, Pembrey and Burry Port

An excellent example is the stretch that runs through Carmarthenshire: the path takes you to the bustling town of Llanelli, through Burry Port with its charming harbour, to Kidwelly with its magnificent castle, and on to the picturesque waterside village of Ferryside....
Discover Carmarthenshire

Discover Carmarthenshire

Jun 21, 2020 | Ammanford, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Explore, Ferryside, Ffairfach, Kidwelly, Llandeilo, Llandovery, Llandybie, Llanelli, Llangadog, Llangennech, Llanwrda, Pembrey and Burry Port, Pontarddulais

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