Visit Ferryside Places

Welcome to Visit Ferryside Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Ferryside

  

Ferryside Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Ferryside

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Ferryside history

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Ferryside was a landing-place on the ferry route to Llansteffan. In 1844 the population of the parish was 895. Much of the village developed after 1852, when it became linked to Carmarthen and Swansea by the South Wales Railway.

You can visit Ferryside places with Walkfo Ferryside to hear history at Ferryside’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Ferryside has 9 places to visit in our interactive Ferryside map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Ferryside, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Ferryside places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Ferryside & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 9 audio facts unique to Ferryside places in an interactive Ferryside map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Ferryside Places Map
9 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Ferryside historic spots	Ferryside tourist destinations	Ferryside plaques	Ferryside geographic features
Walkfo Ferryside tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Ferryside

  

Best Ferryside places to visit

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Ferryside has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Ferryside’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Ferryside’s information audio spots:

Llansteffan Llansteffan, is a village and community situated on the south coast of Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Tywi. The population of the community was 941 in 2011 which includes the village population of 424. The community includes Llanybri and is bordered by the communities of Laugharne Township, Llangynog; Llangain; St Ishmael; Pembrey and Burry Port Town.

Ferryside television relay station The Ferryside relay is fed with the off-air signal from Preseli about 17 miles (28 km) to the northwest. It is one of the few UK broadcasting transmitters using a wooden pole as aerial tower.

Iscoed Iscoed, Ferryside, Carmarthenshire, Wales is a ruined eighteenth century mansion attributed to the architect Anthony Keck. Constructed for Sir William Mansel in 1772, it was purchased by the Napoleonic general Sir Thomas Picton as an incomplete shell in 1812.

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Visit Ferryside plaques