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Llanarthne

To the southwest of the village stands Paxton’s Tower, designed by SP Cockerell and built in the early 19th century on the Middleton estate for William Paxton, who dedicated it to Lord Nelson. Constructed so that it could be seen from the main house, it affords panoramic views from the tower over the estate and the Tywi valley. The Parish Church of St David dates mainly from the 13th century, though the base of the tower may be earlier. In the porch can be see the Caercastell Cross, which dates from the 10th or 11th century.

To the south of Llanarthne, and set in the 18th century parkland of the former regency estate of Middleton Hall (which no longer exists), is the National Botanic Garden of Wales - a Millennium project that covers an amazing 568 acres on the edge of the beautiful Towy Valley. Dedicated to conservation, horticulture, science and education, this national botanic garden, the first to be constructed in Britain for over 200 years, is centred around a great glasshouse that is the largest single span house of its kind in the world. In 2009, it featured as a giant Biosphere in an episode of BBC-TV’s Doctor Who. Among the many delights to be found within this old parkland are one of Europe’s longest herbaceous borders, the recently restored Double Walled Garden, a Japanese garden, lakeside walks and the Physicians of Myddfai, an exhibition that pays tribute to the legendary Welsh healers of the Middle Ages. Tribute is also paid to the Welsh botanist Alfred Russel Wallace, whose theories of natural selection paralleled those of Charles Darwin. However, this is also very much a garden of the future. In the Energy Zone there is a biomass furnace using salvaged or coppiced wood for heating the site, and also the Living Machine sewage treatment system. The Seasons Restaurant located in the Stable Block, offers a menu based on food that is as organic and local as possible.