An absolutely lovely place to visit, not far out of Llanelli. Years ago it was a centre of heavy…read moreindustry including a huge steel works but now it has been returned to nature. There's a beautiful lake with waterfowl, car park, a nice pub, lots of green parkland in all directions, plus good paths for walkers and cyclists. Just a short stroll over the hill there are marvellous views for miles along the estuary. One of our favourite places to visit in the area.

Just a few miles from the M4, this Park has 113 acres of woodlands and lakes to wander around, and…read morepaths beside the River Garw. There are also formal, ornamental gardens and a Japanese style Tea Garden Pavilion. Refreshments, available in season, can be found next to the car park. For a more formal meal, there's the Harlequin Restaurant at the house. A nice place to walk.

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What a lovely place! My wife and I take weekly walks around the lake and it feels like we are in…read morethe middle of nowhere. We love it!

Lovely country paths and board walks around a small lake and woodland, and a good basic cafe for…read morehot meals, snacks, tea and coffee. You can eat in or at metal or wooden picnic tables outside. We like their veggie burgers and chips! Always very friendly and good value, and there's a huge car park as well.

The botanical gardens are just a small part of what makes up the entirety of Singleton Park…read more Singleton Park is an excellent park. It cascades down the hill from Sketty down to Oystermouth Road (basically the sea). It's large, sprawling and esoteric. There's a small stonehenge-y bit near the top by Uplands, there's the botanical gardens which are detailed and intricate, there's massive expanses of pure green grass looking over Swansea Bay, and towards the bottom there is the play area complete with lake, pedal boats and pubs. There are more features that roll along the vast swathes of greenery that I'll leave you to discover yourself. This park has everything really, and bags of personality. Big events are staged here in the summer too - I saw Motorhead here when I was 15, but they also host big dance music events which get very messy (in the way that people who enjoy dance music like). A beautiful place full of surprises. Take a stroll and see which side of Singleton Park you like best.

Yes, a nice place to visit, right next to Swansea University. A very pleasant park and gardens to…read morewalk in and the botanical glass houses are interesting to wander through. I liked seeing the coffee plants best - I drink coffee every day but never knew what the plant looked like! I sometimes go there just to take photos, especially of the tame squirrels - they will take food from your hand if you are patient. Once or twice I've seen robins and chaffinches taking food held out on someone's palm too.

We visit Pembrey Country Park quite regularly, the main reason being that we have three dogs and…read morethey have a section of beach that they are allowed to run on all year long. The park area is good too and the picnic areas are always clean and tidy. One down side is the cost to get in. You can purchase season tickets but we would not use it often enough to warrant buying one. I think that if you are a resident of Carmarthenshire you should be granted a discount of some sort. The facilities are good, toilets and food areas clean and the grounds are well maintained.

This is a great place to visit with a vast area to explore. It is a place of contrasts with the…read moreforestry to explore or the beach to walk along. It is a hugely popular place to visit and is a great tourist attraction for the area. If you like your wildlife there are a wide variety of birds to be seen in the woodland area as well as the odd rabbit or hare. There is also some other attractions like the playground for the kids and a dry ski slope. The beach is great on a nice sunny day. Great for taking the dogs for a walk. There are plenty of parking spaces in the park and are located in various areas. It's also a great place to go caravaning with it's Caravan Club site. Admission fee is a bit steep for regular visitors but you can by a season ticket which is pretty reasonable. Very popular on sunny bank holidays and traffic coming to and from there can be a bit of a nightmare.

The Gnoll Country Park is a lovely escape from the hustle and bustle of town. It has something for…read moreeveryone, with peaceful waterside walks around lakes, elaborate restored cascades and then wilder parts with clambering woodland paths plus coarse fishing. There are stunning views from the higher parts of the park and it provides a calm retreat on sunny hot days(when we have them!) when the coast is crowded out. There's a great children's play area next to the visitor centre and cafe, plus lots of entertaining ducks, geese and swans who frequently tread the paths around the visitor's centre.

We've lived in Port Talbot for years and only recently discovered this beautiful park - now the…read morekids love it. There's plenty of parking with easy access to the adventure playground, park, lake and visitor centre and we enjoy walking through the unspoilt woodlands and watching the varied wildlife. The open grassy areas are perfect for picnics and playing ball games.

There is a very small turn off opposite the coal shaft near travis perkins its not sign posted and…read moreyou go over a very old looking one lane bridge. There is a huge free carpark that leads into the park where there is a small building with vending machines and toilets also they display some info about the site there are two small fishing lakes and loads of places to picnic or bbq At the far end is a large play area with two separate places for older and younger children There are loads of paths leading up into the mountains with long and short walks It is semi wheelchair friendly with some proper paths around the lakes and park On a fine day its a really good place for the kids to take bikes and balls and dogs

As others have said, this is a lovely, almost hidden park, with a small area of formal gardens with…read morea pond and fountain, complete with a statue of Peter Pan, wild woodland areas and a large playing-field area. It has wonderful views from the top across the lower Ely valley towards Llandough, as well as some amazing mature trees. It is one of the city's oldest parks, given to the city by Charles Thompson in 1911. Perfect for a short walk or a lazy summer afternoon picnic.

Although there are a whole lot of parks in and around the Cardiff area, Thompson's Park in Canton…read morein somewhat unique. Most others offer wide stretches of grass, the odd flowered border and playgrounds. Thompson's Park is smaller than most, and has a particularly quaint feeling. This park is landscaped well, and combined areas of woodland in the heart of the city, with fountains (including the famous Peter Pan statue), duck ponds, winding stairs and a wide grassy area on its higher level. On this field I took part in many school sports days in my time. Never won anything though. Thompson's Park is small and compact, but large enough to take you away from the hustle and bustle of the city. It's like a lost garden in a city wilderness.

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Head to the pretty walled town of Tenby, visit the tiny cathedral city of St Davids, shop for…read moreantiques in classy Narberth or enjoy sea-views at Solva wherever you travel you are sure to find something of interest to see or do in Pembrokeshire. A playground for lovers of the great outdoors.