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 miles
- Llanelli 4.9 miles
- Llanelli Rural 4.4 miles
- Neath 18.4 miles
- Briton Ferry 18.7 miles
- Ammanford 13.5 miles
- Gorseinon 8.9 miles
- Carmarthen 12.1 miles
- Ystalyfera 20.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pembrey and Burry Port Town Parish 0.9 miles
- Pembrey Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Pwll Built-up area 2 miles
- Trimsaran Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Hengoed Ward 2.6 miles
- Carway Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Elli Ward 3.5 miles
- Kidwelly Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Tyisha Ward 3.8 miles
- Five Roads Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Glanymor Ward 4.1 miles
- Lliedi Ward 4.1 miles
Example postcodes in Burry Port
SA16 0EB, SA16 0SA, SA16 0HD, SA16 0HN, SA16 0AB, SA16 0LW, SA16 0TJ, SA16 0FA, SA16 0RP … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 43.8 miles
- Bristol Airport 69.1 miles
- Pembrey and Burry Port Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Llanelli Railway Station 3.9 miles
Hotels near Burry Port Ad
- Ashburnham Hotel 3 0.8 miles
- The Diplomat Hotel Restaurant & Spa 4 4.2 miles
- Three Rivers Hotel 3 7.2 miles
- Sessile Oak, Llanelli by Marston's Inns 5.1 miles
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 miles
- Towyn Burrows Hill 3.7 miles
- Pembrey Forest Forest 3.9 miles
- Llanelli FC Stadium 4.3 miles
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 4.3 miles
- National Botanic Garden of Wales Nature reserve 11.5 miles
- Richmond Park Stadium 12.1 miles
- The Egypt Center Museum 12.8 miles
- St. Clears FC Stadium 13.9 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 14 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 14.2 miles
- Dinefwr Castle Estate 16.7 miles