Dylan Thomas Boathouse

Black and white photo of Dylan turning around to look at the camera from his desk in his Writing Shed — Credit: Alamy

"...this place I love and where I want to live and where I can work..."

Dylan Thomas, Letter to Margaret Taylor, 11 May 1949

"What's bettingly good about it...?"

A person stands beside a lakeside railing near a white waterside cottage, with a wooded shoreline and calm water in the background. The person wears a patterned light-coloured blouse and blue trousers, while the scene is framed by greenery and an overcast sky.

Visit

Find out all you need to know about planning a visit to the Boathouse.

Close-up of a child with bushy, blonde hair looking through a glass pane into Dylan's Writing Shed.

What to see

Discover the stories of Dylan and his family during their time in Laugharne.

Two halves of a scone on a plate. The scones are topped with jam and clotted cream.

Eat, Drink, Shop

The Boathouse is a beautiful place to come and enjoy a cream tea, light lunch, or pick up a Dylan-inspired souvenir.

A two-storey white cottage sits on a cliff overlooking a river with a sloping garden in front.

A New Creative Chapter

The Dylan Thomas Boathouse is being reimagined as a place for making, sharing and exploring creativity, as well as experiencing it.

A family visits a small shed beside a coastal path. One adult holds a young child while standing outside the pale green wooden shed, and another child peers through a narrow window in the door.

Outdoors

Writing Shed

Dylan’s Writing Shed is the first part of the property you’ll see if walking along the Wales Coastal Path from Laugharne. Many visitors mistake this for the Boathouse!

Wood beamed room with a circular, tabletop glass dome in the centre. A model town is visible through the glass. Display cases, interpretation panels, and pictures decorate the walls.

First Floor

Exhibition Gallery

The top floor of the Boathouse once hosted the family bedrooms. One was Dylan and Caitlin’s bedroom and the other, Aeronwy and Colm’s bedroom, their two youngest children. Llewelyn’s room was downstairs in the Gift Shop.

Ground Floor

Y Parlwr

After passing through the Gift Shop, you’ll enter into Dylan’s world in Y Parlwr (the Parlour).

Lower Floor

Y Gegin Cartref

Many visitors are lucky enough to be greeted with the aroma of freshly baked bread and Welshcakes as soon as they walk through the front door.

Photograph of a historic stone castle ruin standing on a grassy rise beneath a clear blue sky.

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Proudly part of CofGâr

Dylan Thomas Boathouse was the last home of Wales's most famous poet, Dylan Thomas, who lived here in Laugharne on the south-west Wales coast with his family for four years until 1953. This “seashaken house on a breakneck of rocks” was a special place for them all - a warm and happy family home. We’re owned and run by Carmarthenshire County Council (CofGâr).

We are a family of five museums based in Carmarthenshire. Together, we represent the Carmarthenshire County Council museums and arts service, and we're excited to welcome you to our wonderful venues.