Paxton's Tower

Picnic Location  

For glorious views of the Towy Valley, Paxton Tower packs a punch for a winter picnic spot. There’s a car park close to the tower so no strenuous walking needs to be done and lots of grass for laying down a rug. Built by William Paxton sometime between 1805 and 1808 and erected in honour of Lord Nelson designed by Samuel Pepys Cockerell, this Neo-Gothic folly sits on a hilltop near Llanarthney with views down to the National Botanic Gardens of Wales. The land is now managed by the National Trust.

Picnic tip: It can be breezy so pack a windproof!

How to reach: on the Llandeilo to Carmarthen road (B4300) with the turn off sign posted at Llanarthne.

Suggested walk: Nantgaredig 

 

Nearby deli for winter picnic provisions:

Wrights Food Emporium 
Includes wedges of Wrights quiche, tubs of freshly made winter salad (radicchio, apple and hazelnuts with buttermilk dressing), Charcutier salami, Teifi cheese, homemade crackers, Wrights sausage rolls, Welsh apple juice or Skyborry cider, a flask of seasonal soup and a flapjack.

Hamper from Wrights Food Emporium

Where to stay:

B&B- Llwynhelyg is no ordinary B&B! This elegant modern country house has three luxury rooms and a wall of awards to its name.

Self Catering- Set in two acres of beautiful countryside Pencnwc House is a cosy Victorian farmhouse cottage with two bedrooms, sleeping up to four.