{"id":714,"date":"2016-07-06T11:41:55","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T11:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valleyholidays.co.uk\/?p=714"},"modified":"2024-06-23T14:14:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T14:14:33","slug":"things-to-do-on-a-wet-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valleyholidays.co.uk\/?p=714","title":{"rendered":"How to keep everyone entertained on a wet day"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_717\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-717\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-717 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/valleyholidays.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Rainbow-2.jpg\" alt=\"A wet day in the Valley\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/valleyholidays.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Rainbow-2.jpg 448w, https:\/\/valleyholidays.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Rainbow-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Into every life, a little rain must fall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The sun normally shines on Godremamog Mill &#8211; Dale\u00a0in\u00a0Pembrokeshire is the 4<sup>th<\/sup> sunniest place in the UK, so the Valley must come close! but, even here, a little rain must fall ! \u00a0If it is wet, we hope that you can find lots to do in and around the Valley itself.\u00a0 There are books and DVDs in the apartments.<\/p>\n<p>You can still enjoy the gardens on a wet day &#8211; up at the Mill, there is the summerhouse and BBQ hut while you enjoy an alfresco cuppa. \u00a0But why not hit the hot tub? \u00a0\u2013 you\u2019re going to wet anyway!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Out and About<\/strong> \u2013 There are plenty of places to visit, even when it\u2019s wet.\u00a0 Some suggestions include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/museum.wales\/wool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/adveturebeyond.co.uk <\/a><strong>&#8211; Adventure Beyond &#8211; <\/strong>local outdoor pursuits including kayaking, climbing, coasteering, bush craft, surfing and rafting.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/museum.wales\/wool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/museum.wales\/wool\/<\/a><strong>\u00a0\u2013 National Woollen Museum<\/strong> at Drefach Felindre\u00a0<strong>\u2013 <\/strong>20 minutes drive from the mill. \u00a0(free and very interesting if you want to know more about how Godremamog Mill would have been in 1885, wonderful for children, plus they do a mean welsh rarebit).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.escape-game.co.uk\">https:\/\/www.escape-game.co.uk<\/a> &#8211; <strong>Escape Game &#8211; <\/strong>Welcome to the Escape Game, Carmarthen, join us for your escape experience and enjoy using your mind to escape one of the themed rooms.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.folly-farm.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.folly-farm.co.uk<\/a> \u2013 <strong>Folly Farm<\/strong> \u2013 on the A478 at Begelly, going down to Saundersfoot (lots of outdoor fun but also indoor animal areas, indoor children\u2019s adventure playground, amusements and a stunning indoor fairground).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hangar5.wales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/hangar5.wales\/<\/a> \u2013 <strong>Hangar 5<\/strong> Haverfordwest \u00a0A trampolining experience \u2013\u00a0interconnected trampolines, angled walls, roll-over platforms, slamdunk basketball nets, punch bags, trick airbag etc<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coraclemuseum.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.coracle-centre.co.uk <strong>\u00a0National Coracle Centre<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Cenarth (exhibition showing coracles from all over the world, the guide is great).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theloftwales.org\">https:\/\/www.theloftwales.org<\/a> &#8211; <strong>The Loft &#8211; <\/strong>2 escape\/challenge rooms, climbing wall, crazy golf, air hockey, indoor curling, shooting game and racing cars. All activities start from \u00a31.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carewkarting.co.uk\">https:\/\/www.carewkarting.co.uk <\/a>&#8211; <strong>Carew Karting<\/strong> &#8211; open from early March, great fun for all the family, junior and adult karting.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teificheese.co.uk\">https\/\/www.teificheese.co.uk<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.damhile.co.uk\">https:\/\/www.damhile.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0 <strong>Glynhynod Farm &#8211; Teifi chesse and Da Mhile Distillery &#8211; <\/strong>farm shop with cheese and spirit tasting on site.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.celticquest.co.uk\">https:\/\/www.celticquest.co.uk<\/a> <strong>Celtic Quest<\/strong> &#8211; wriggle into a wet suit, fasten up your adventure kit ready to be led along the stunning stretch of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardenofwales.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.gardenofwales.org.uk<\/a> \u2013 <strong>National Botanical Garden of Wales<\/strong>\u00a0on the A48, going towards the M4, about 15 minutes out of Carmarthen, (2 glass houses, including the largest single span glasshouse in the world, \u00a0the other is a butterfly house, exhibition of bees, 100 year old chemist shop and art gallery, as well as extensive outdoor gardens, much of which can be viewed from a covered land train).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You may want to go shopping.\u00a0 The new shopping centre at Carmarthen is good and there is an indoor market there.\u00a0 Caf\u00e9 Nero and Costa Coffee are fun for people watching.\u00a0 There are lots of lovely shops in the towns and villages around the mill.\u00a0 Newcastle Emlyn has plenty to offer. The tea shops in Newcastle Emlyn are all very cosy.\u00a0 Narberth is particularly nice for art galleries and boutiques.<\/p>\n<p>If you would prefer beer to tea, most of the pubs around here are very welcoming.\u00a0 The Nags Head at Abercych or the Three Horse Shoes and White Hart in neighbouring Cenarth.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You may just want to go to the pictures.\u00a0 There is a multiplex at Carmarthen and a cosy picture house (and theatre) in Cardigan \u2013 Theatre Mwldan. \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mwldan.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.mwldan.co.uk<\/a> <strong>\u2013 Theatre Mwldan \u2013 <\/strong>Cardigan\u2019s cinema &amp; theatre \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.myvue.com\/home\/cinema\/carmarthen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.myvue.com\/home\/cinema\/carmarthen<\/a> \u2013 Carmarthen\u2019s cinema<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sun normally shines on Godremamog Mill &#8211; Dale\u00a0in\u00a0Pembrokeshire is the 4th sunniest place in the UK, so the Valley must come close! but, even here, a little rain must fall ! \u00a0If it is wet, we hope that you can find lots to do in and around the Valley itself.\u00a0 There are books and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/valleyholidays.co.uk\/?p=714\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to keep everyone entertained on a wet day<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[8],"class_list":["post-714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-things-to-do-in-west-wales","tag-west-wales"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valleyholidays.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valleyholidays.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valleyholidays.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valleyholidays.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valleyholidays.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=714"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/valleyholidays.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2304,"href":"https:\/\/valleyholidays.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714\/revisions\/2304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valleyholidays.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valleyholidays.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valleyholidays.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}