Dyfed Attractions
National Botanic Garden of Wales
Middleton Hall, Llanarthne, Camarthenshire. SA32 8HG, South Wales, UK SA32 8HG
Description
Venue: National Botanic Garden of Wales When: Daily
The Garden of Wales, set among the hills of the lush Towy Valley, makes a lovely day out for horticulturalists and families alike. The garden opened to the public in 2000 to great acclaim, as the first National Botanic Garden to be created in the UK for over 200 years.
The garden brings 21st-century modernity to the 568-acre gardens, which were orginally developed by William Paxton in the 1700s on Middleton Hall estate. The architect Norman Foster's incredible Great Glasshouse centres the formal gardens, whose old walled gardens, lakes and cascades give structure to the newly-developed garden, surrounded by fertile grassland and woodland.
The botanic garden is committed to furthering science and preserving endangered ecologies. So Foster's Great Glasshouse, one of the largest single-span glasshouses in the world, is dedicated to the threatened climates of the world - the Mediterranean basin, South Africa, south-west Australia and parts of Chile and California. Its outstanding interior design includes a ravine, rock faces, waterfalls and bridges.
Other fascinating features include the Hyder Water Discovery Centre, set on stilts above one of the seven lakes. The Wallace Garden is dedicated to the study of plant genetics through the ages. The Double Walled Garden, set within an existing 18th-century garden, shows how enclosed outdoor spaces have been used around the world and across the centuries.
Please visit the garden's website for information on special events, including traditional Welsh celebrations, concerts and children's specials.
The Garden of Wales, set among the hills of the lush Towy Valley, makes a lovely day out for horticulturalists and families alike. The garden opened to the public in 2000 to great acclaim, as the first National Botanic Garden to be created in the UK for over 200 years.
The garden brings 21st-century modernity to the 568-acre gardens, which were orginally developed by William Paxton in the 1700s on Middleton Hall estate. The architect Norman Foster's incredible Great Glasshouse centres the formal gardens, whose old walled gardens, lakes and cascades give structure to the newly-developed garden, surrounded by fertile grassland and woodland.
The botanic garden is committed to furthering science and preserving endangered ecologies. So Foster's Great Glasshouse, one of the largest single-span glasshouses in the world, is dedicated to the threatened climates of the world - the Mediterranean basin, South Africa, south-west Australia and parts of Chile and California. Its outstanding interior design includes a ravine, rock faces, waterfalls and bridges.
Other fascinating features include the Hyder Water Discovery Centre, set on stilts above one of the seven lakes. The Wallace Garden is dedicated to the study of plant genetics through the ages. The Double Walled Garden, set within an existing 18th-century garden, shows how enclosed outdoor spaces have been used around the world and across the centuries.
Please visit the garden's website for information on special events, including traditional Welsh celebrations, concerts and children's specials.
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