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Historic Houses in Dyfed

Aberdeunant - Tudor Merchant's House



  Aberdeunant
  

A traditional Carmarthenshire farmhouse in unspoiled setting.
Llansadwrn, Llandeilo, Dyfed, Wales, SA19 6DL

Attraction Type: Historic House
Location: on minor roads off A40, 8 m N Llandeilo
Website: Aberdeunant
Email: aberdeunant@nationaltrust.org.uk
Phone: 01558 650 177
Fax: 01558 650 177
National Trust
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OS Grid SN671 308
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  Carswell Medieval House
  

Two-storey later medieval house with a barrel-vaulted basement.
St Florence, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Historic House
Location: off B4318, 3 m W Tenby; 1 m E St Florence
Website: Carswell Medieval House
Cadw
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OS Grid SN098 010
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  Cresselly
  

1770 house with 1860's wings. Contains excellent period plasterwork.
Cresselly, Dyfed, Wales, SA68 0SP

Attraction Type: Historic House
Location: 7 m NE Pembroke, on A4075
Website: Cresselly
Email: hha@cresselly.org.uk
Fax: 01646 687045
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OS Grid SN063061
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  Dylan Thomas Boat House
  
Dylan Thomas Boat House

Access to the small home where Thomas, the famous Welsh poet, lived, is along a footpath and down a steep staircase. Some of the rooms are still the way he left them. There are a few original writings and a small bookshop. A tiny tearoom provides snacks.
Dylan's Walk, Laugharne, Dyfed, Wales, SA33 4SD

Attraction Type: Historic House
Location: off A4066
Website: Dylan Thomas Boat House
Email: boathouse@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Phone: 01994 427 420
Fax: 01994 427 420
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OS Grid SN305 109
Photo Credit: Jeff Horne, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
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  Lamphey Bishop's Palace
  
Lamphey Bishop's Palace

A ruined medieval retreat for the bishops of St David's. Mainly the work of Henry de Gower, Bishop of St David's from 1328 to 1347. Later Tudor additions.
Lamphey, Pembroke, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Historic House
Location: just N Lamphey (A4139) on minor road
Website: Lamphey Bishop's Palace
Phone: 01646 672224
Cadw
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OS Grid SN018 009
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
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  Llanerchaeron
We had the pleasure of visiting here, and our information is based on our personal experiences  
Llanerchaeron

One of the most recent properties to come into the care of the National Trust, Llanerchaeron is a lovely Georgian mansion in a secluded setting beside the River Aeron, a few miles inland from the mouth of the river at Aberaeron.
Ciliau Aeron, Aberaeron, Dyfed, Wales, SA48 8DG

Attraction Type: Historic House
Location: on A482, 2 ½ m SE Aberaeron
Website: Llanerchaeron
Email: llanerchaeron@nationaltrust.org.uk
Phone: 01545 570200
Fax: 01545 571759
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OS Grid SN480 602
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
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  Newton House
  
Newton House

Set in a large park, Newton House was built in 1660, and altered in 18th and 19th centuries.
Dinefwr Park, Llandeilo, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Historic House
Location: 1 m W Llandeilo (A40)
Website: Newton House
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OS Grid SN613 224
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  Scolton Country Park, House, and Museum
  
Scolton Country Park, House, and Museum

Woodland Centre, children's play area, picnic area. Various events are staged throughout the year. This is an 1842 manor house of a country squire, authentically furnished with 11 period rooms on show. An interesting museum on the premises has many artifacts relating to Pembrokeshire country life.
Upper Scolton, Dyfed, Wales

Attraction Type: Historic House
Location: on B4329, 5 m N Haverfordwest
Email: mark.thomas@pembrokeshire.gov.uk
Phone: 01437 731 328
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OS Grid SM989 220
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  St David's Bishop's Palace
  
St David's Bishop's Palace

Built between 1328-47. An arcaded parapet and corbels decorate a number of the ruined buildings. The great hall porch is the most highly decorated part of the ruins.
St David's, Dyfed, Wales, SA62 6PE

Attraction Type: Historic House
Location: next to St David's Cathedral (A487)
Website: St David's Bishop's Palace
Phone: 01437 720517
Cadw
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OS Grid SM751255
Photo Credit: Wales Tourist Board
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  Tudor Merchant's House
  
Tudor Merchant's House

The Tudor Merchant's House is a late 15th century middle-class town house furnished much as it was then and featuring a great fireplace and furnishings.
Bridge Street, Tenby, Dyfed, Wales, SA70 7BX

Attraction Type: Historic House
Location: in Tenby (A478)
Website: Tudor Merchant's House
Email: tudormerchantshouse@nationaltrust.org.uk
Phone: 01834 842 279
Fax: 01834 842 279
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OS Grid SN135 004
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