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Llanelli

Located on the Loughor estuary, Llanelli is perhaps best known as the home of the Scarlets, one of the most famous rugby teams in Wales. The saucepan tipped rugby posts at Stradey Park and the Scarlets’ anthem, Sospan Fach (‘little saucepan’), are both reminders of Llanelli’s industrial heritage. In Stepney Street, the Stepney Wheel was made in the early 20th century; this was an inflated spare tyre on a spokeless rim, to be fixed over a punctured wheel. In India, the term Stepney Wheel is still sometimes applied to any spare tyre.

Llanelli was named after the Celt, St Elli, to whom the Parish Church of St Elli is dedicated. It has two naves, one dating from Norman times and one built in the 15th century. The stained-glass windows commemorate the traditional industries of the town – iron making and mining.

Housed in a former mansion set in a large civic park with grand sea views, Parc Howard Museum and Art Gallery has a collection of local paintings and 19th century Llanelli pottery as well as displays on the history of the town. However, Llanelli is not all industry and rugby as the town is home to one of the country’s newest attractions, the Millennium Coastal Park and Cycleway. Providing all manner of leisure activities and peaceful wildlife havens, the park incorporates wetlands, gardens, woodlands, a golf course and both sailing and watersports. Llanelly House, built in 1714, opposite the church, is a good example of an early 18th-century house. A finalist in BBC-TV’s Restoration series in 2003, the house has been purchased by the local council, which is currently restoring the property. Work is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2011 when it will re-open as a Heritage Centre.

To the east of Llanelli lies the National Wetland Centre of Wales, which is one of the eight centres established by the Trust founded by Sir Peter Scott at Slimbridge in 1946. Also a haven for wild plant and animal life throughout the year, the centre’s 200-acre saltmarsh is home to flocks of curlew, lapwing and redshank, which visitors can observe from secluded hides. The Discovery Centre has hands-on activities to help visitors learn about conservation.