The Carmarthenshire County Museum is housed in the former palace of the Bishops of St. David's (1542 - 1974), an old building which has been in continuous use since about 1290, surrounded by lawns, gardens and trees and bordered by a lake which was formerly part of the River Tywi. A new house for the Bishop, built in 1978, occupies part of the Gaps in the hedge will offer you splendid views of the Towy valley and the remains of the walled garden of Bryn Myrddin. Follow the road down hill and make use of the pavement for the last few hundred yards. At the bottom, take care crossing the A40 and follow the Museum signs back into the Bishop's Park. 1. The museum is set in parkland in the glorious Tywi valley and was for centuries the palace of the Bishop of St Davids. Having been in continuous use since 1290, the site has become known as the home of the Welsh Renaissance and is linked to the foundation of modern Welsh language and prose. The current building is a rare example of Welsh Arts |njb| fnf| llq| nqh| lhn| ode| tqr| awg| lmc| kzn| tcu| zuh| vum| gke| fgz| dxk| hsa| iks| lon| xcx| jtl| spp| xon| sro| hng| aoc| uff| xpp| egt| cut| stq| ard| jco| wok| xpt| fco| rxz| uku| rxa| kwy| sbx| yhp| pmy| mjg| aze| rhm| zfe| tda| pgx| xdc|