Yesterday (7th), we packed up and drove away from the Gower (via a Tesco Extra outside Swansea) inland to Llandeilo. The town has plenty of character with lots of repurposed Victorian buildings, art shops and delis. We are staying at the very attractive Brynhyfryd Campsite, just outside the town.

Today we spent the day on the National Trust site at Dinefwr. There are plenty of things to see here: 800 acres of parkland including a medieval Deer Park; the imposing 12th-century Dinefwr castle and Newton House, a 17th-century manor house. There is so much history tucked away in this park. The Rhys (or Rice) family were descendants of The Lord Rhys, the powerful Prince of the Welsh Kingdom of Deheubarth, who ruled from the now ruined Dinefwr Castle. By the 18th-century the estate was in the hands of George Rice and his wife Cecil who developed Newton House and the grounds into the impressive location it is today.

The Castle

Newton House