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Laugharne is
an all year round town, with many local events exhibitions, readings
and activities.
Dylan Thomas
Writer and poet, made
Laugharne his home. The Boat House and writing shed are
National Heritage sites. As well as a museum the Boat House also has
Tea Rooms which overlook the Taf estuary. The file Edge of Love due
out in 2008 starring Sienna Miller, Matthew Rhys, Keira Knightley
and Cillian Murphy was filmed in and around Laugharne See: Mail
Travel or PDF version Dylan
Thomas
Laugharne
Castle & Corporation
On the mouth of the estuary the castle
is open during the summer months and is a favourite with visitors
from all over the world. The castle was built by the Normans after
1100 as part of their invasion of Wales. It was seized by Rhys ap
Gruffudd of Deheubarth in 1189.
The Corporation of Laugharne
is an almost unique institution, and the last surviving medieval
corporation in the United Kingdom. The Corporation was established
in 1291 by Sir Guy de Brian, a Marcher Lord. The Corporation is
presided over by the Portreeve, wearing his traditional chain of
gold cockle shells, the Aldermen, and the body of Burgesses. Courts
are held on a regular basis, where administration of the common
fields is dealt with. The Laugharne open field system is one of only
two surviving and still in use today in Britain
Customs
associated with the Laugharne Corporation include the Common walk,
held every three years. The local pubs open at approx 5.00 in the
morning, and following a liquid breakfast the throng commence a trek
of some 25 miles around the boundaries of the Corporation lands. At
significant historical landmarks a victim is selected to name the
place. If they cannot answer,
they are hoisted upside down and ceremonially beaten three times on the
rear!
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