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Caravan Parks in Carmarthenshire — your questions answered

Where is Carmarthenshire?

Carmarthenshire is in south-west Wales, between Swansea and Pembrokeshire. Its southern edge is the coast of Carmarthen Bay. Inland it reaches as far as Llandovery and the western edge of the Brecon Beacons. Carmarthen is the county town, and Llanelli is the biggest. Trains from Swansea and Cardiff stop at both.

Where is Pendine Sands, and how far is it from Tenby?

Pendine is where Carmarthen Bay runs out, close to the Pembrokeshire border. Tenby is about fifteen miles away, a little over half an hour by road. The route goes inland round the Taf estuary rather than along the coast. Laugharne is five miles back east.

Can you drive on Pendine Sands?

Not along it. Cars were banned from the sand between 2004 and 2010. Since then you may park on a marked area when the beach is open for it. The firing range comes first: when the red flags are up the beach is shut. Tide and sand conditions decide the rest, and there are car parks on Marsh Road and the sea front.

How long is Pendine beach?

Seven miles when the tide is out. Cefn Sidan, at the other end of the bay, is eight, and Carmarthenshire County Council calls it the longest beach in Wales. They are separate beaches with three river mouths between them, so neither ever feels full.

Are dogs allowed on the beaches at Pendine and Pembrey?

On most of both. From 1 October to 30 April no Carmarthenshire beach has a dog restriction. Between 1 May and 30 September Pendine keeps dogs off the stretch between its two slipways, its bathing area. Cefn Sidan keeps them off a mile of its eight, leaving seven open in August. Ferryside has no restriction at all.

What is there to do in Carmarthenshire?

Pembrey Country Park runs a dry ski slope and a toboggan run down the same hill, plus a miniature railway. At Pendine the Museum of Land Speed tells how the world land speed record was set on that beach in the 1920s. Babs, the car that took it in 1926, is on show there until 31 August 2026. Laugharne has the boathouse where the poet Dylan Thomas wrote.

How much does it cost to stay in a caravan in Carmarthenshire?

It depends whether you want a pitch or a caravan. A touring or camping pitch on this coast can be had for £15 a night, and £25 to £30 is normal with an electric hook-up. A week in a static caravan near Pendine or Kidwelly begins a little over £200 in the quieter months, and a good deal more in August.

Pendine and Pembrey put you on the sand, with Laugharne and Kidwelly a short drive behind them. Inland is a different week: Llandovery sits at the top of the Tywi valley, where the hills begin, and the lanes around Llanfynydd and St Clears are quiet. Llanelli is the nearest town for a supermarket or a station.