WWT Llanelli Wetlands Centre, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. Open daily. Admission Charge.
Details
Accessibility:
The Wetlands centre has its own car park with disability spaces close to its visitor centre. The paths around the site are mostly level and where the paths are not level there are alternative routes. There are 2 mobility scooters which can be hired for a donation, and a manual wheelchair which is available for loan. The bird hides have step-free access.
There are two accessible toilets which are located at the visitor centre and Heron’s Wing Hide. These locations can be found on the following map: http://www.wwt.org.uk/uploads/documents/1412328239_WWTLlanellimapanddayplanner.pdf.
The viewing tower is only accessible by winding stairs. Throughout the reserve there are gates, which have to be opened and closed manually, to each of the bird pens.
Brief Description:
WWT Llanelli Wetlands Centre at Llanelli is a wetland nature reserve which is a 500-acre site on the Burry Inlet estuary. The site includes walks, bird hides and a visitor centre. You can hand feed the rarest goose in the world, see the colourful flamingos, go bug hunting or pond dipping and explore the reserve to see butterflies, dragonflies and other wildlife. More than 60,000 birds return to the centre to overwinter. The reserve is split into 2 areas either side of the visitor centre: on one side of it are the Millennium wetlands, and the other area is best accessed with signposted routes from the café in the visitor centre.
Further Information:
Address:
WWT Llanelli, Llwynhendy, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, SA14 9SH
Telephone:
01554 741087
Email:
Website:
https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/llanelli/
Opening Hours:
Open daily 9.30am to 5pm
Prices (2017)
With Gift Aid Without Gift Aid
Adult £9.48 £8.62
Concession
(65+, disabled, student and unemployed) £7.10 £6.45
Child (4-16 years) £5.15 £4.68
Family (2 adults and 2 children, 4-16 years) £26.52 £24.11
Children (under 4 years) and essential helpers assisting disabled visitors are free.
Directions:
The wetlands centre is just off the A484 from Llanelli to Swansea. From the roundabout where the A4138 meets the A484 take the exit signposted towards ‘Parc y Scarlets’ – this also includes a brown sign with a duck symbol. At the next roundabout take the second exit and continue straight on (the signpost is towards Swansea and includes the duck symbol). At the next roundabout take the third exit towards the B4304 and following the brown sign with the duck symbol. At the next roundabout take the first exit and this leads to the entrance to the Wetlands Centre.
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Transport:
For more travel information go to https://www.traveline.info/ or call 0871 200 22 33.
Amenities:
The wetlands centre has a café on site - The Kingfisher Kitchen - which serves hot and cold food and drinks. It is open daily from 9.30am to 4.30pm, with cooked meals being served between 12pm to 2.30pm. There is also a shop where you can purchase gifts and souvenirs.
Travel Information
For further travel information in Wales please see: www.traveline.cymru/travel-info
Or call Traveline Cymru on 0800 464 0000
Location
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*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.