Y Gât/The Gate, St Clears, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Open Daily. Free Entry/Hire Charge.
Details
Accessibility:
There is a long stay car park further along the road as well as time-limited on-road parking. The building is fully-accessible, has level access and has a lift up to the first floor. There are disability toilets located in the gallery area as well as on the first floor; when entering through the accessibility door there is a disabled lift which gives access to the Gallery as well as a lift located in the foyer which gives access to the rest of the building. So, 2 lifts – one to access 1st & second floors, and the second is a disabled lift to allow access to the gallery/shop located on the ground floor of the building.
Brief Description:
The Gate was an old mill that has now been converted and adapted as exhibition space, with conference and meeting rooms, a library, and artists’ studios that are available for rent. The Library is run by Carmarthenshire libraries and is only staffed for a limited amount of hours 3 days a week – all information is available via its website https://www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales/home/council-services/libraries-archives/st-clears-library/. When the library opens 1.00-4.30 Tuesday, 1.30-4.30 Thursday and 10.30-1.00 Friday.
https://cadw.gov.wales/open-doors-y-gat-st-clears
"The property is a three-storey stone building, which houses the Town Council offices, a cafe, town library, creative units and various meeting rooms and community space."
https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/fresh-start-for-st-clears-y-gat-building-with-new-venture
20 March 2023: "Fresh start for St Clears Y Gât building with new venture:
The building which was the West Wales Craft Centre will now be run by the community, for the community. A building in the middle of St Clears will be in the hands of the community from next month.
On April 1, Y Gât, will be taken over by St Clears Town Council.
The building previously housed West Wales Craft Centre, but will now be run by the community, for the community, bringing new opportunities to the people of the town.
St Clears Town Council is now looking to the community to support them in developing the building as a community hub.
Following three years of discussions with Carmarthenshire Council, the town council has been able to secure the asset transfer of the day-to-day management of Y Gât to the town council with the intention of developing it further through a community trust.
Alongside Landsker Business Solutions Ltd, a business consultancy based in Whitland, the town council are undertaking a community engagement exercise to explore what the St Clears community wants to the building used for in the future.
The intention of the exercise is to build on previous surveys and open days held last autumn, to create more community involvement to determine appropriate branding for the project, to clarify the purpose and to explore the potential uses for community benefit."
Further Information:
Address:
Y Gât/The Gate, Pentre Road, St. Clears, Carmarthenshire, Wales, SA33 4AA
Telephone:
01267 224963
Email:
TheGate@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Website:
https://www.facebook.com/YGatTheGate/about/Opening Hours:
Opening Hours: Year round: Tuesday-Friday: 10:30-16:30, Saturday: 9:30-13:00 https://www.trip.com/travel-guide/attraction/saint-clears/y-gt-the-gate-38912019/
The Library: Tuesday 13:00 - 16:30, Thursday 13:30 - 16:30, Friday 10:30 -13:00 https://www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales/home/council-services/libraries-archives/st-clears-library/ 01267 224962, libraries@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Directions:
The centre is on Pentre Road in the town of St Clears in Carmarthenshire. There are three exits off the A40 for St Clears, any one of which will take you onto Pentre Road. Parking in main town car-park on Pentre Road.
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Transport:
2024: Bus route - 222 and 224.
For more travel information go to https://www.traveline.info/ or call 0871 200 22 33.
Amenities:
Cafe
Travel Information
For further travel information in Wales please see: www.traveline.cymru/travel-info
Or call Traveline Cymru on 0800 464 0000
Location
Nearest Venues
War Memorial, St Clears, Carmarthenshire
96 metres*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.