Hotels in Llandovery
Llandovery is an ancient market town situated on the west bank of the upper reaches of the river Towy. The name itself is an anglicised form of the welsh, Llanymddyfri, which means ‘Church amongst the Waters’. The town is, indeed, surrounded by rivers: the Towy to the north; the Bran and Gwydderig to the east and the Bawddwr which runs under the town but in the early 19th Century was an open sewer, hence Bawddwr, ‘dirty water’. Furthermore, the inhabitants of the town who were born in the town, are called’cyw bawddwr’, a ‘Bawddwr chick ‘.
It is a town rich in history. Overlooking the town stands Llanfair Hill where the Roman camp of alabum once stood. The archaeologists who have studied the area seem to think that the fort may date from AD 50s or early 60s. It was strategically sited to control the upper Towy valley. A number of Roman roads meet at the fort in particular the road running west to Carmarthen and north to the Roman Goldmines at Dolaucothi and south east to Brecon.
3 hotels
HOTELS
Castle Hotel
Location: Llandovery
Distance: 0.12 miles
Rating: 3*
Castle Coaching Inn
Location: Brecon
Distance: 7.62 miles
Rating: 3*
Bryncelyn Guesthouse
Location: Llanwrtyd Wells
Distance: 9.99 miles
Rating: 2*
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