Burry Port (Porth Tywyn)
Built-up area in Carmarthenshire, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.688, -4.249 |
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| OS grid ref: | SN 44 01 |
| Population: | 8,310 |
| Dialling code: | 01554 (Llanelli) |
Burry Port is a small coastal town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, sitting beside the Burry Inlet just a few miles from Llanelli. It grew up in the 19th century as a busy harbour for the coal and tinplate industries, linked to the old Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway, and the waterfront still shows traces of that industrial past alongside a working marina and breakwater.
Today Burry Port mixes seaside leisure with local industry and commuter life: sailors, anglers and walkers use the harbour and nearby beaches, and the town is a gateway to the Millennium Coastal Park and Pembrey Country Park. Community pride in maritime heritage sits alongside ongoing regeneration and local events, giving it a relaxed, working‑class coastal character rather than a polished tourist image.
Postcode districts covering Burry Port
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Llanelli 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Llanelli Rural 4.4 miles7.2 km
- Neath 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Briton Ferry 18.7 miles30 km
- Ammanford 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Gorseinon 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Carmarthen 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Ystalyfera 20.1 miles32.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Pembrey and Burry Port Town Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Pembrey Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Pwll Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Trimsaran Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Hengoed Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Carway Built-up area 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Elli Ward 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Kidwelly Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Tyisha Ward 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Five Roads Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Glanymor Ward 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Lliedi Ward 4.1 miles6.6 km
Example postcodes in Burry Port
SA16 0YN, SA16 0PH, SA16 0SW, SA16 0YP, SA16 0HF, SA16 0BR, SA16 0NG, SA16 0PN, SA16 0FY … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 43.8 miles70.5 km
- Bristol Airport 69.1 miles111.1 km
- Pembrey and Burry Port Railway Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Llanelli Railway Station 3.9 miles6.3 km
Hotels near Burry Port Ad
- Ashburnham Hotel 3 0.8 miles1.3 km
- The Diplomat Hotel Restaurant & Spa 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Three Rivers Hotel 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Sessile Oak, Llanelli by Marston's Inns 5.1 miles8.2 km
Schools in Burry Port
- Burry Port Primary
- Glan-y-Mor School Secondary
- Parc Y Tywyn Primary
Local points of interest
- Ffos Las Racecourse Recreation 3 miles4.8 km
- Towyn Burrows Hill 3.7 miles6 km
- Pembrey Forest Forest 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Llanelli FC Stadium 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 4.3 miles7 km
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Richmond Park Stadium 12.1 miles19.4 km
- The Egypt Center Museum 12.8 miles20.6 km
- St. Clears FC Stadium 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 14 miles22.5 km
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 16.7 miles26.9 km