Newcastle Emlyn
Newcastle Emlyn is a Town in the county of Carmarthenshire.
There are great places to visit near Newcastle Emlyn including some great caves, nature reserves, towns, castles, villages, ruins, gardens, historic buildings, ancient sites and rivers and streams.
Newcastle Emlyn has some unmissable caves nearby like Ogof Twn Siôn Cati, and Carreg Cennen Castle Caves.
The area around Newcastle Emlyn's best nature reserves can be found at RSPB Gwenffrwd-Dinas Nature Reserve.
Newcastle Emlyn has some unmissable towns nearby like Llandovery, and Carmarthen.
Llandovery Castle - Castell Llanymddyfri, Carreg Cennen Castle, and Carmarthen Castle are great places to visit near Newcastle Emlyn if you like castles.
Newcastle Emlyn's best nearby villages can be found at Castell, and Bethlehem.
Don't miss Carreg Cennen Castle, Carreg Cennen Limekiln, and Carmarthen Castle's ruins if visiting the area around Newcastle Emlyn.
The area close to Newcastle Emlyn boasts some of the best gardens including National Botanic Garden of Wales.
Newcastle Emlyn is near some unmissable historic buildings like Middleton Hall Ice House,
Garn Goch Y Gaer Fach is one of Newcastle Emlyn's best, nearby ancient sites to visit in Newcastle Emlyn.
There are a number of rivers and streams near to Newcastle Emlyn including Rivery Towy (Tywi) at Carmarthen.
Newcastle Emlyn History
There are some historic monuments around Newcastle Emlyn:
Places to see near Newcastle Emlyn
History of Newcastle Emlyn
Notable buildings in the town include a ruined 13th-century castle, first mentioned in Brut y Tywysogion in 1215, when it was seized by Llewelyn the Great (Welsh: Llywelyn Fawr). The castle was captured by the Welsh during the revolt of 1287-8 and also by Owain Glyndŵr in 1403.
