Llethryd Barns

Top choice in Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire


Arranged in a horseshoe around a central courtyard, this handsome set of late-Georgian farm buildings has been converted into seven guest suites, each with living area and mezzanine bedroom. They all have their own entrance, so there's no sense that you're intruding in someone else's house, and breakfasts are indulgent. It's 2 miles north of Parkmill on the B4271.


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