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Saddle up for the magic of Merlin
Nearly 600 cyclists from all over the UK will be saddling up on Sunday July 1st for The Merlin Ride. Riders from as far afield as Northern Ireland, London, Scotland and Yorkshire will be descending on the National Botanic Garden of Wales in the early hours of the morning ready for the start of one [...]
No CommentsWater, Water Everywhere…….
The other morning I woke up thinking about the garden make over programme “Ground Force” and the water features they used. Well it had been raining all night! It made me think about the water at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. There’s a lot of water there and so I started a little guided [...]
No CommentsCome and be king of the castle
Come and be king of the castle (or a bouncing queen) Stonehenge is going on tour – and its first stop is the National Botanic Garden of Wales on Thursday (June 21). ‘Sacrilege’ is a life-size inflatable replica of Stonehenge, created by Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller and is part of the Cultural Olympiad. Admission [...]
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Tales of Peter Rabbit
There’s a magical day of outdoor theatre in store for all the family at the National Botanic Garden of Wales on Saturday June 16. Garden regulars and popular performers from Quantum Theatre bring their latest production, The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny, to the Carmarthenshire attraction. Quantum are promising a unique production, perfect [...]
No CommentsWho’s the Daddy?
There’s music, magic and motors at the National Botanic Garden of Wales this Fathers’ Day (Sunday June 17) – and Dads are FREE for the day, too. Whitland Classic Car Club is putting on a display of vintage vehicles, Jugglestruck will be providing the magic, mirth, merriment and balloon-modelling while local duo Fiddlebox will be [...]
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Diamonds, pirates and beautiful music
This year’s Midsummer Concert at the National Botanic Garden of Wales is promising to be a diamond jubilation. The 40-piece Symphonica Tywi will be playing from 7.30 until dusk in the Great Glasshouse on Saturday June 23 and this year’s musical feast is entitled ‘Happy and Glorious’, featuring 60 years of radio, TV and film [...]
No CommentsA first for Busy Fingers
The National Botanic Garden plays host to the first ever public performances of the Busy Fingers Saxophone Choir on Saturday June 16. The Carmarthenshire-based 10-sax band will play music by Holst, Lennon-McCartney, Karl Jenkins, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Elgar, Stevie Wonder and more. They will perform two 45-minutes sets at 12 noon and 1pm. For [...]
No CommentsSpecial week for volunteers
The hard work done by volunteers at National Botanic Garden of Wales volunteers is being recognised with a special week. From Monday June 11 until Sunday June 17, all the Garden’s volunteers are invited to ‘Bring A Friend Free of Charge’ so they can show their friends and family the fruits of their labour. [...]
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