Sometimes a trip away from the noise and high-speed life in the capital is just what you need to relax and unwind. When Joanne Ridout embarked on a road trip to Wales she was hoping to encounter beautiful country lanes and a pace of life slowed by local tractors. Instead, the intrepid reporter was on her way to a destination dubbed Wales' 'strangest town', more commonly known as Laugharne.
Having already visited the Carmarthenshire town, (or is it a village?), for a few hours years ago, Joanne was determined to return and get to know it better. Laugharne is nestled into the landscape that hugs the River Taf estuary as it meanders to the sea at Carmarthen Bay. The exceptional location is the first thing that hits you as you park in the main car park next to the castle ruins, described by Joanne as "a sweeping, mesmerising, panoramic view across the tidal water that includes Pendine sands, Pembrey and Gower Peninsula and Worm's Head on the horizon.
" READ MORE: People 'can't get over' seaside town with cobbled streets and 'mermaid beach' is in the UK She added "I instantly felt relaxed, refreshed by the gentle coastal breeze wafting into the main square of the village and rather over-awed by the towering castle ruins that emerge from a rocky outcrop, standing guard over my Mini Cooper. It was a breathtaking beginning to my visit and made it obvious why the village is a constant magnet for creative people, including painters, sculptors, writers and musicians." Laugharne's most fa.
