Carmarthen: Independent shops, a thriving arts scene and access to coastal walks – there’s much to enjoy on a weekend break in this long-standing settlement 🖋️ By Izin Akhabau
Drop by the indoor market, situated near St Catherine’s Walk shopping centre. Open six days a week, it has arts and crafts, jewellery and fresh produce, including Carmarthen ham. There is an outdoor market on Saturdays., in St Catherine’s Walk, is a cookery school, café and coffee shop run by television cook Lisa Fearn. For a hearty lunch , try the Welsh ham cawl, which comes with homemade bread. Traditionally, the soup contained potatoes, meat, plus any vegetables that were available.
Among the thousands of exhibits, one section covers the county’s links to the coal industry. The natural resource was mined on a small scale for centuries, until the industry expanded in the 1880s. Tensions between workers and mine owners had deteriorated by the 1920s, which led to strikes.on St Mary Street is one of the smallest pubs in Wales but has plenty of character. Grab a pint at the tiny bar and admire the rugby memorabilia on the walls.
has a dramatic outlook, and climbing the spindly tower staircase offers an even better view of the secluded, sandy Scott’s Bay. It can get muddy, so pack sturdy shoes.1) Geoffrey of Monmouth’s writing popularised the legends of King Arthur and the wizard Merlin and, in his manuscripts, Carmarthen was Merlin’s birthplace.
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