Kidwelly, a small Carmarthenshire town is the home of Burns Pet Nutrition.

One of Wales' oldest boroughs, Kidwelly stands at the confluence of the rivers Gwendraeth Fach and Gwendraeth Fawr, which run into Carmarthen Bay.
Many of Kidwelly's visitors are drawn by the Medieval Castle, remarkably well-preserved it stands imposingly on a steep ridge above the river.

Kidwelly Castle is a mighty and imposing monument of power. It is also a beautiful example of castle development, as the castle was dramatically altered on a number of occasions to conform to the latest thinking in military science.

The ring work at Kidwelly was constructed on a steep ridge overlooking the River Gwendraeth at its upper tidal limit. No further strengthening was needed on the riverside, and the present semicircular bank and ditch formed the 12th-century defences which would have been supplemented by a timber palisade on the bank, probably further strengthened by towers and certainly by a gate.

In the interior would have been the timber domestic buildings of the lord. This castle fell to the Welsh on a number of occasions in the late 12th and early 13th centuries. By 1201, however, it was back in Norman hands and remained English from then on, despite periodic attacks.

In more recent times, Kidwelly was a busy trading port and in the 19th century was firmly established as one of Britain's largest tinplate manufacturing centres.

What to visit in town:

Kidwelly Castle, the Church, Kidwelly Tinplate Museum (just outside the town)
Tea Rooms - home cooked produce

Nearby: Pembrey Country Park, Pembrey Ski Slope, Pembrey Motor Circuit, the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (nr Llanelli), the Carmarthenshire Museum (Abergwili), Glyn Abbey Golf Course (Trimsaran), Ashburnham Golf Course (Burry Port)

Source: CADW

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