The Drovers
9 Market Square
Llandovery
Carmarthenshire
SA20 0AB

Tel : 01550 721115
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There is so much to see, do and enjoy in the glorious Welsh countryside that surrounds LLandovery. Nearby is the famous Llyn y Fan Fach with its legend of The Lady of the Lake and her magical cattle. A little further away is the impressive Llyn Brianne reservoir, standing in the mountains above Rhandirmwyn, a beautiful valley that once resounded to the relentless beat of the lead-mines in the area. All about, you can see where myth and legend were born.

Llandovery today is the ideal destination to explore from, being on the A40 and just 30 minutes from the M4. It is nestled between the rugged Brecon Beacons National Park and soft, rolling Upper Tywi Valley. The area is a naturally formed gateway to the West through Carmarthen and Lampeter and on to Mid Wales over the Sugarloaf Pass.

The town itself has architecture and a layout that has changed little for centuries; although many of the shops now sell wares that would have been unfamiliar in the past and the choices of entertainment have blossomed; a thriving independent theatre, bookshops and wholefood stores abound. Alongside this, Llandovery is still a major centre for its cattle market, held every other Tuesday and seemingly as popular as ever.

A castle once dominated the skyline here, but is now merely a grassy mound located on the south side of the main Broad Street, with a modern sculpture commemorating more violent times. The new stainless-steel sculpture reminds visitors of the gruesome death here, in 1401, of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan at the hands of Henry IV's men in Owain Glyndwr's war of independence.