Gardens · South Wales
Golden Grove
Also known as: Gelli Aur
In or near Cross Hands.
Golden Grove — a garden in wales-south, United Kingdom.
Mick Lobb — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Ffairfach · 3.5 km
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Golden Grove, the nearest railway station is Ffairfach, located 3.5 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is SA32 8LR. Entry details are not specified, so please check locally for accessibility information.
About
Golden Grove is a garden of interest in wales-south, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=20833
From Cadw under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Golden Grove (Welsh: Gelli Aur) is a mansion and estate in the Welsh county of Carmarthenshire, located 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Llandeilo.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
There have been three mansions on the estate. The first was built in 1560 by the Vaughan family, which was later ennobled as Earls of Carbery. This was destroyed by fire and replaced in 1754 by a Neoclassical box of fine quality, with a long Doric-columned portico. In 1804, the estate was bequeathed by John Vaughan, the last of the Golden Grove Vaughans, to his Oxford friend John Frederick Campbell, Lord Cawdor of Castlemartin, later 1st Earl Cawdor. He demolished the existing building and built the current house, designed by the leading architect Sir Jeffry Wyatville, 700 yards to the south-west above the original (begun 1827, completed 1834). Wyatville was simultaneously occupied in the…
Visiting
The 2017 BBC television series Decline and Fall, based on the Evelyn Waugh novel, was filmed at Golden Grove, and in 2018 the house and park were primary filming locations for the film Six Minutes to Midnight.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.8596, -4.0386
- District
- Carmarthenshire
- Parish
- Llanfihangel Aberbythych
- Postcode
- SA32 8LR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caerfyrddin
- Established
- 1834
- Nearest railway station
- Ffairfach — 3.5 km
- Official site
- www.ruralscene.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5579521 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Golden Grove, Carmarthenshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Gelli Aur Country Park
Country parks · 0.2 km
Deer Park Viewing Platform
Viewpoints · 0.2 km
Golden Grove
Villages · 0.7 km
Cilsân Bridge
Historic bridges · 1.7 km
Pen-y-Garn
Vineyards · 2.2 km
Waun-y-Castell
Vineyards · 2.3 km
Dinefwr Castle
Castles · 2.4 km
Dynevor Castle
Mountains & hills · 2.4 km
Dinefwr Castle hillfort
Vineyards · 2.4 km
Derwydd
Villages · 2.6 km
War Memorial in Llangathen Churchyard
Memorials & monuments · 2.6 km
St Cathen's Church
Historic churches · 2.6 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Golden Grove?
- Golden Grove is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA32 8LR), in the parish of Llanfihangel Aberbythych.
- What is Golden Grove?
- Golden Grove — a garden in wales-south, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Golden Grove?
- The nearest railway station is Ffairfach, about 3.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode SA32 8LR.
- When was Golden Grove built?
- Built or established in 1834.
- Who owns Golden Grove?
- Golden Grove is owned by Golden Grove Trust.
- Is Golden Grove a listed building?
- Golden Grove is officially recognised as II listed.
- How do I get to Golden Grove?
- The nearest railway station is Ffairfach, about 3.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SA32 8LR.