Aberglasney Gardens
Llangathen, Dyfed, SA32 8QH, Wales,
UK.
Tel.
44 (0)1558 668998 |
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Aberglasney Gardens lie between the towns of Llandeilo and Carmarthen
in the beautiful Tywi Valley in Carmarthenshire, south Wales.
The gardens
date from 1470 but were abandoned for centuries. The site is now
in a process of restoration that began in 1995. Covering approximately
10 acres, with two areas of woodland, the formerly 'lost' gardens
have many attractions, including an incredible 18th century Yew
Tunnel, a pool garden, and a walled garden. 
The
centrepiece of the gardens is the serene cloister garden, where
a restored Jacobean cloister with an arcaded parapet walkway provides
wonderful views over the lovely surroundings. As well as the formal
gardens, the wooded areas are filled with wild flowers and rhododendrons.
The derelict
mansion at Aberglasney is also undergoing restoration, and is
rumoured to be haunted. Its origin is obscure, although it was
sold to different families from the 15th century onwards, and
Bishop Rudd of St David's constructed a new building on the site
of the old house at the beginning of the 17th century. The famous
poet John Dyer lived in the house during the 18th and 19th centuries,
and the poem 'Grongar Hill' refers to the hill overlooking the
estate.
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