Millennium Coastal Park

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The Millennium Coastal Park was originally a project undertaken by Llanelli Borough Council to transform a 20km stretch of industrial wasteland on the south Carmarthenshire coast in to green parkland. The project was then taken over by Carmarthenshire County Council after the amalgamation of Welsh local authorities and aims to transform the land into a recreational area for the general public. Although many parts of the park have been finished and open to the public for a while, the development of new facilities continues in forms such as the expansion of Burry Port marina and the construction of housing and lesiure complexes at Llanelli's North Dock.

The park offers stunning views of the Gower Peninsula on the other side of the Loughor estuary. Running though the park is the Millennium coastal path (a stretch of the Celtic Trail cycle route, also known as National Cycle Route 4).

[edit] February Storm Damage

On the evening of Monday February 19th a high tide combined with a high storm swell caused severe damage to a section of the path and cycle route near Burry Port. The damage to a 500m section is severe, with complete loss of a 150m section.

The damage is expected to take many months to repair. A diversion is in place along the Burry Port relief road.