Dylan Thomas Boathouse
Boathouse Dylan Thomas
The home and writing hut of the poet Dylan Thomas in his later years, below the cliffs at the mouth of the River Taf in Laugharne. Peaceful and poetic, it looks out over the tidal mudflats of the Taf estuary.
The Boathouse, Dylan Thomas's home in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, was where Wales's most famous poet lived from 1949 until his death in 1953. Many of his famous works, including Under Milk Wood, were completed in the nearby Writing Shed, which has been kept just as he left it, with scattered manuscripts and a desk visible through the window. The Boathouse contains exhibits on his life, a tearoom and a terrace facing the tidal flats and sandbars of the Taf estuary, the same view described in his poetry as the “estuary like a church.” Nearby are Laugharne Castle and the poet's grave at St Martin's Church. A ticket is required. It is about 30 km from Tenby.
Opening hours
About 10:00–17:00 (shorter hours in winter)
Nearby sights
- Laugharne Castle
- Llansteffan Castle
- Kidwelly Castle
- Saundersfoot
- Castle Beach & St Catherine's Island
- Tenby Harbour
- Tudor Merchant's House
- North Beach, Tenby