Walks you can reach from Pembrey and Burry Port by train
Carmarthenshire · Wales
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Saundersfoot to Tenby (Pembrokeshire)
1 hour direct from Pembrey and Burry Port.
Briton Ferry to Swansea (Glamorgan)
30 minutes direct from Pembrey and Burry Port.
Kidwelly to Llanelli (Carmarthenshire)
7 minutes direct from Pembrey and Burry Port.
A walk following the Sustrans cycle route and with a 2.5km section on a quiet single-track country road just outside Kidwelly (passing places and a grass verge for most of it). Path quality improves greatly from Pembrey Country Park onwards; considered a good all-season route. Follows the Sustrans cycle route. Passes Pembrey Country Park.
Coastal: three fifths along the coast.
Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: The single-track country road outside Kidwelly may carry cars and farm traffic.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Carmarthen to Kidwelly (Carmarthenshire)
15 minutes direct from Pembrey and Burry Port.
So much stunning scenery to see along the way. A relaxing, mostly quiet country-road walk with stunning scenery and ending with river and castle views as you approach Kidwelly. Easy with no challenging terrain.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Follows a busy road for a fifth of the walk.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Reverse direction: Railwalks.
Pontarddulais to Gowerton (Glamorgan)
15 minutes direct from Pembrey and Burry Port.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Follows a busy road for a sixth of the walk.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Pontarddulais to Swansea (Glamorgan)
30 minutes direct from Pembrey and Burry Port.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Follows a busy road for a quarter of the walk.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Tenby to Whitland (Pembrokeshire)
45 minutes direct from Pembrey and Burry Port.
Coastal: three fifths along the coast.
Tudor Merchant's House (National Trust)
Time: 9h30 (7h30 walking, 1h30 lunch, 30m break)
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Llanelli to Pontarddulais (Carmarthenshire)
5 minutes direct from Pembrey and Burry Port.
A beautiful view of the estuary. A mix of field paths, quiet country roads and housing estates, with several narrow kissing gates and some elevation gains and losses. A long stretch follows a busy main road and with sections of narrow roadside footpath and crossings. Dafen park offers an optional picnic spot.
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Follows a busy road for a fifth of the walk. The A4138 is busy and difficult to cross, and there is a long, unpleasant 3km roadside walk into Dafen on a narrow footpath with constant traffic; staying on the south side is safer. A 700m gap in the main-road footpath is avoided via Llangennech.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Reverse direction: Heart of Wales Line Travellers (PDF).
Gowerton to Swansea (Glamorgan)
15 minutes direct from Pembrey and Burry Port.
A straightforward, easy and largely urban route into the heart of Swansea and with little nature or rural scenery; the city is the main highlight at the end.
Hilly: a third on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Follows a busy road for a third of the walk.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Swansea to Neath (Glamorgan)
30 minutes direct from Pembrey and Burry Port.
Easy and largely flat, with only one unpaved section along the canal between Jersey Marine and Port Tennant. The stretch from Briton Ferry to Jersey Marine is a dull flog alongside the dual carriageway and but the wide shared cyclepath is safe; the approach into Swansea over a suspension bridge is more scenic than the road route. The canal path continues all the way under the road bridge at Giant's Grave; well waymarked and frequently used though not shown as a right of way on OS maps.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Follows a busy road for a sixth of the walk.
Walk details: Slow Ways.