Parc Howard Museum
Felinfoel Road,
Llanelli,
Carmarthenshire
Tel:
01267 228 696
Website:
http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/eng/index.asp?locID=5547&docID=-1
Opening times:
11.00am - 1.00pm and 2.00pm - 4.00pm Saturday and Sunday 2.00pm - 4.00pm winter. 11.00am - 1.00pm and 2.00pm - 6.00pm Saturday and Sunday 2.00pm - 6.00pm summer.
Admission info:
Free
Full Details:
Once known as Bryncaerau Castle, Parc Howard has long been the jewel in Llanelli’s crown, with its majestic house, museum and ornate gardens. Explore Llanelli’s past in the former Parc Howard mansion, a historic building set in a delightful civic park. The mansion, with its 27 acre park, was given to the town of Llanelli in 1912 by Sir Stafford and Lady Howard the house was built by the Buckley family in 1885, a family with a long association of brewing in the town.
The displays include a superb collection of Llanelly pottery (1839 - 1921) and local paintings, an art collection and material related to the history of the town.