Opening Times 2025
Opening times may vary on event days. See What's On or our social media for the latest updates.
October to March
Thursday to Monday, 10:30-3
April to September
Thursday to Monday, 10-5
School Holidays
October-March, every day, 10:30-3
April-September, every day, 10-5
Any questions? Call 01994 427420 or 01267 228696 or email us info@cofgar.wales
Access
Parking
There is no parking at the Boathouse.
The nearest public car park is Green Banks Car Park, just off the A4066, adjacent to the marsh. Check the tide timetable for high tides as the car park can get flooded.
Getting to the Boathouse
The Boathouse is a 10-15 minute walk from the main public car park and the town centre. Both routes include blue fingerposts directing visitors to us.
Walking from the town centre or from the public car park is step-free, but both routes include inclines that may be challenging for visitors with disabilities that affect mobility.
Boathouse Entrance
Access to the Boathouse entrance is via steps only and is not suitable for wheelchair users. There are 40 steps leading down from the entrance gate that adjoins the Wales Coastal Path.
Once at the Boathouse, there are a further 10 steps down to the tearoom, and 10 steps up to the top floor.
There is no accessible toilet onsite.
Assistance Dogs
We welcome suitably trained assistance dogs. Please read the access guidance below for more information on visiting the museum with an assistance dog.
Find further access information.
Tickets
Every ticket you purchase supports us to organise more activities and events that you enjoy.
Day Tickets
Adults: £6.00
Children (5-18 years old): £3.00
Concessions (students and people with disabilities only): £5.50
Carers: Free entry
Art Pass Members: Free entry
We offer a 10% discount on the advertised ticket prices above for families or groups of four or more individuals arriving together.
Weekly Tickets
Our Weekly Multi-Site Tickets offer you an unlimited number of visits to both the Dylan Thomas Boathouse and our sister site at the Museum of Land Speed in Pendine for 7 days from the day of purchase.
The two sites are situated just a few miles apart along the wondrous Wales Coastal Path. One multi-site ticket is equal to less than the price of individual day tickets to both sites. What excellent value!
Weekly ticket prices are:
Adults: £10.40
Children (5-18 years old): £5.75
Concessions (Students and people with disabilities only): £9.40
Find us
See the map further down this page or find us on Google Maps.
We encourage all visitors to consider sustainable forms of travel to visit the Boathouse.
Our sustainable travel guidance gives you more information on how to visit the Dylan Thomas Boathouse using public transport and/or active travel.
Our address is Dylan Thomas Boathouse, Dylan's Walk, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, SA33 4SD and our telephone number is 01994 427420 (during opening hours).
Families
See our Families page to get the most out of your family visit to the Dylan Thomas Boathouse.
We also host plenty of activities, events, and exhibitions throughout the year. Find out What's On at the Dylan Thomas Boathouse when you visit.
Eat, Drink, Shop
Gift Shop
The Boathouse gift shop has a carefully curated selection of gifts and souvenirs of your time in Dylan Thomas's last home. We offer books, cards, recordings and much more.
Art Pass members receive a 10% discount on all purchases.
Y Gegin Gartref
If you're feeling hungry, the Boathouse has a fine tearoom called Y Gegin Gartref ('The Boathouse Kitchen') that serves light lunches, drinks, and snacks. Our scones and Welsh cakes always receive great reviews!
View our current menu below:
Much of our food is homemade in the original kitchen used by Dylan Thomas and his family. We do our best to use locally-sourced ingredients wherever possible and we even offer dog-friendly ice cream as a special treat!
Art Pass members receive a 10% discount on all food and drink purchases.
Please ask us at the tearoom for allergen information and we'll be very happy to help.
Photography
You're welcome to take photos for your personal use. And, if you post them on social media, don't forget to tag us @cofgar.wales and #DylanThomasBoathouse.
Commercial or wedding photography at the Boathouse is subject to a charge. Get in touch with us to find out more at info@cofgar.wales or check out our Venue Hire pages.
All money raised through these charges helps us to keep the Dylan Thomas Boathouse looking fabulous and to keep hosting amazing events and exhibitions.
Welcome to the Dylan Thomas Boathouse
The Boathouse was the last home of Wales's most famous poet, Dylan Thomas, who lived here with his family for four years between 1949 and 1953. This was a special place for them all - a warm and happy family home. The Boathouse may be small, but the atmosphere and memories it evokes are great, which attracts visitors from all over the world.
Inside, you'll find many reminders of Dylan's time here, from the cosy sitting room downstairs to images and objects from his life and times upstairs.
You'll discover Dylan's story and how he became famous (and infamous!) and see a range of displays that will bring you closer to his creative and unconventional mind.
Dylan Thomas at the Boathouse
Dylan Thomas first arrived in Laugharne in 1934 aged 19. He came with a friend by ferry from the other side of the Taf estuary and would have alighted just behind the Boathouse. He was instantly fascinated with Laugharne.
It was from the Boathouse that Dylan made the fateful journey to New York where he died in 1953 aged 39; an early death that turned a talent into a legend.
Dylan’s family still have a very strong connection to the Boathouse. Aeronwy, Dylan’s only daughter, became an ambassador for his work as well as a fine writer herself. Since her untimely death in 2009 the mantle has passed to her daughter, Hannah Ellis, who is herself a regular visitor to the Boathouse with her family. This is a place the Thomas family still feel very much at home.
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Finding us
Keys
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Abergwili SA31 2JG
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Felinfoel Road Llanelli SA15 2LJ
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Pendine SA33 4NY
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Kidwelly SA17 4LW
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Laugharne, SA33 4SD