Dylan Thomas Boathouse

The pretty town of Laugharne, on the estuary of the River Taf, was home to one of our most famous writers, Dylan Thomas. Laugharne was thought to be the inspiration for his best known play, Under Milk Wood. There are lots of sites associated with him here.

He wrote his work Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog in the castle summerhouse with its sweeping views across the Taf estuary. And the Boathouse, where he lived with his wife Caitlin and their children has been left almost untouched and his writing shed in the garden still has his notes scattered on the desk. You really get the feeling he’s just stepped out for a drink at Brown’s Hotel, his favourite drinking haunt, just a short walk away in the village.