South Wales Sights
National Botanic Garden of Wales
National Botanic Garden of Wales Review
This 568-acre, 18th-century estate is dotted with lakes, fountains, and a Japanese garden. The centerpiece is the Norman Foster-designed Great Glass House, the largest single-span greenhouse in the world, which blends into the curving landforms of the Tywi Valley. The greenhouse's interior landscape includes a 40-foot-deep ravine and thousands of plants from all over the world. The garden, 20 miles northwest of Swansea, is signposted off the main road between Swansea and Carmarthen.
- Address: Off A48 or B4310, Llanarthne, SA32 8HG | Map It
- Phone: 01558/668-7688
- Cost: £8.50
- Hours: Apr.--Sept., daily 10--6; Oct.--Mar., daily 10--4:30
- Website: www.gardenofwales.org.uk
- Location: Swansea
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