Name: Laugharne Castle
Address: King Street, Carmarthen, SA33 4SA, GB
Telephone: 0300 025 2239

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Laugharne Castle Parks & Walks

Laugharne Castle is a medieval fortress with Tudor additions, standing above the Taf estuary in Carmarthenshire. Two stone towers survive beside the ruins of the Elizabethan mansion built by Sir John Perrot, along with 19th-century ornamental gardens and a viewing gazebo. Dylan Thomas wrote in the summerhouse here. Cadw open the site seasonally - 28 March to 1 November only, and closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays even in season - so it is shut right through the winter. Dogs on short leads are welcome at ground floor level.

Why go here

✓Tudor ruins overlooking the Taf estuary with sweeping water views
✓Historic castle grounds to explore without crowds or admission fees
✓Riverside walking spot with natural paths around the 15th-century structure

Dog-friendly info

✓Grounds and GROUND FLOORS only - upper levels are assistance dogs only
✓Short lead at all times; staff may refuse a dog not under control
✓On Cadw's own published list of dog-friendly sites

Address

King Street, Carmarthen, SA33 4SA

0300 025 2239

Full dog policy and source

Cadw welcome dogs at most of their castles, abbeys and historic houses, and this one is on their published dog-friendly list. THE RULE THAT CATCHES PEOPLE OUT IS THE GROUND FLOOR ONE: dogs get the grounds and the GROUND FLOORS ONLY. Only assistance dogs trained by Assistance Dogs UK or a member organisation, and police search dogs, may go up to the UPPER LEVELS - so the climb up a castle tower, which is often the reason for the visit, is not something you can do with a dog unless someone waits below. SHORT LEAD AT ALL TIMES, under control, and clean up after them. Site staff can and do refuse entry to a dog that is not under control. A few Cadw sites admit assistance dogs only, to protect delicate interiors - this is not one of them.

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Location

King Street, Carmarthen, SA33 4SA

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