Accommodation Details

Sleeps 6       No Pets


Open plan Lounge/Dining room/Kitchen,TV and video, electric cooker, fridge/freezer, microwave and automatic washing machine.
Bedroom 1, with double bed and sea views.
Bedroom 2, with single bed.
First floor:
Bedroom 3, with double bed.
Bedroom 4, with single bed.
Bathroom, with shower, WC and heated towel rail. 
Garden with direct access to beach.
Ample parking.
Rent inclusive of electricity. Duvets and bed linen provided.
Non smokers only.
3pm takeover.

Location

Llansteffan is one of three settlements positioned on the Tywi (Towy) river, other settlements include Ferryside and Carmarthen (Caerfyrddin). Llansteffan Castle, built by the Normans in the 12th century, is located in the village. The village and castle were an important staging post on the coastal route from Glamorgan via Kidwelly to Pembroke used by the Normans, located between ferries over the Towy and Tâf rivers. The parish of Llansteffan consisted of two very distinct villages with separate churches: Llansteffan by the estuary and Llanybri on the hilltop inland. Between the castle and village sits Plas Llanstephan, Lord Kylsant's former residence.

The poet Dylan Thomas had strong family links to Llansteffan. The triangle formed by Llangynog, Llangain and Llansteffan constitutes Thomas' "breeding-box valley", as he once put it. His mother's family, the Williamses, lived in the triangle, in farms such as Waunfwlchan, Llwyngwyn, Maesgwyn and Penycoed.

Llansteffan has been described as Wales' best kept secret, a sort of Never Never land known only to locals, and the lucky descendants of those generations of Rhondda miners who trekked down west on the train to catch the ferry from Ferryside to Llansteffan for Miners Fortnight during the 19th and early 20th Century.

Although the ferry and the miners have disappeared, the magic of Llansteffan remains and if anything, over the years the community has become even more vibrant. Llansteffan, whilst still very Welsh in essence and character,  is also very cosmopolitan in outlook.

Travel

Cardiff Airport - 76.4 miles takes 1 hour 47 minutes.
M4 Cardiff - 70.8 miles takes 1 hour 28 minutes.
Nearest largest
towns/cities.
Llansteffan - 0.9 miles takes 3 minutes. 
Swansea - 33.8 miles takes 1 hour. Numerous shops, departments stores, cinemas, restaurants, marina and beaches.
Carmarthen - 7.5 miles takes 21 minutes. Carmarthen has a large shopping centre with most of the supermarkets and many of the other high street shops, and a multi screen cinema.
Visitor Attractions: - Local leisure attractions, Manor House, Heatherton Activities Park, Folly Farm, and Oakwood are all within easy reach by car.