Dylan Thomas Boathouse
Museum in the house in Laugharne where Dylan Thomas lived from 1949 to 1953, with displays on his life and work and a tearoom in his old kitchen.
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Om museet
The Boathouse is the house in Laugharne where the poet Dylan Thomas lived with his family from 1949 until 1953, the last four years of his life. The historian A. J. P. Taylor’s wife, Margaret, bought the house for him. Records show the building existed by 1834.
Thomas left from here for New York, where he died in 1953 at the age of 39. After his death his mother lived in the house, which later passed through a trust to Carmarthenshire County Council, which opened it to the public. His family, including his daughter Aeronwy and granddaughter Hannah Ellis, has stayed closely connected to the site.
Today the Boathouse is run by the council’s Cofâgr service. A sitting room downstairs and images and objects upstairs tell the story of Thomas’s life, his rise to fame and his creative work. A tearoom serves homemade food in his original kitchen.
The house is reached on foot from Laugharne along the Wales Coastal Path by a steep set of steps, so access is difficult for many visitors.
Højdepunkter
- The family sitting room kept as a home
- Displays on Dylan Thomas’s life, fame and creative work
- Dylan’s Story Gallery
- Y Gegin Gartref tearoom in his original kitchen
- Setting on the Wales Coastal Path
Permanente udstillinger
- Dylan’s Story Gallery – Images and objects upstairs tell the story of Dylan Thomas’s life, his rise to fame and his creative work.
- The family sitting room – A homely sitting room downstairs recalls the family’s life in the house from 1949 to 1953.
- Ejer
- Carmarthenshire County Council (Cofgâr)
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 6,20 £ |
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| Nedsat pris | 5,70 £Students and people with disabilities |
| Børn og unge | 3,10 £gratis til og med 4 år · Children aged 5 to 18. |
| Personer med handicap | 5,70 £ledsager gratis · Carers are free. |
| Studerende og elever | 5,70 £ |
| Grupper (fra 4 pers.) | –Families or groups of four or more arriving together get 10 per cent off. |
| Weekly ticket for the Boathouse and the Museum of Land Speed in Pendine, adult | 10,85 £Unlimited visits to both sites for 7 days. |
| Weekly ticket for the Boathouse and the Museum of Land Speed, child (5–18) | 6 £ |
| Weekly ticket for the Boathouse and the Museum of Land Speed, students and people with disabilities | 9,80 £ |
Art Pass members enter free.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: findes ikke
- Elevator: findes ikke
- Handicaptoilet
- Handicapparkering: findes ikke
- Servicehunde tilladt
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
The only route to the entrance is a flight of 40 steps from a gate on the Wales Coastal Path, and the museum states it is not suitable for wheelchair users. There is no lift, and the upper and lower floors are reached by narrow staircases of 10 steps each; there are 10 more steps down to the tearoom. Two Changing Places toilets are in a small block outside the tearoom at the rear. A portable induction loop is available at Reception without booking. Most spaces have seating, and trained assistance dogs are welcome. The Boathouse is usually least busy in the last two hours before closing.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 4 år |
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- Familieomvisninger & workshops
- Barnevognsvenlig: findes ikke
- Puslerum
The Boathouse hosts activities and events for families all year round. Because the house is reached by steps and has narrow internal staircases, the museum advises against bringing pushchairs or buggies. One Changing Places toilet has baby changing, but space is limited.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Brown’s Hotel, Market Street
Bus 222 (Carmarthen to Pendine) stops at Brown’s Hotel, Market Street, Laugharne, twice in the morning and twice in the afternoon, Monday to Saturday except Bank Holidays. The nearest railway station is Whitland, from where buses lead on towards Laugharne.
I bil
Museet har ingen egen parkeringsplads.
There is no parking at the Boathouse and cars may not drive along Dylan’s Walk. The nearest public car park is Green Banks Car Park off the A4066 beside the marsh (SA33 4SY), which can flood at high tide.
- Handicapparkering: findes ikke
It is a 10 to 15 minute walk from the public car park and town centre, signposted with blue fingerposts. The Wales Coastal Path and National Cycle Route 4 pass close by.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Café
- Museumsbutik
Y Gegin Gartref tearoom serves light lunches, drinks and homemade cakes in Dylan Thomas’s original kitchen. The gift shop sells books, cards, recordings and gifts.
Arrangementer & udlejning
Museet har ikke offentliggjort oplysninger om dette.
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| Fotografering | Personal photographs are allowed; short personal videos are allowed with staff permission. Commercial and wedding photography is charged. |
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