5 Cwmdonkin DriveBirthplace and home ofDylan Thomas - a man of words"Diolch heaps, lovely setting and watching the same old sea in Swansea Bay from Dylan’s house. Mental!" Cerys Matthews, pop icon STOP PRESS Cerys at Cwmdonkin on the BBC |
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Take a look at what the Press and Media and our visitors have to say about Number 5 including video interview with Aeronwy Thomas - Dylan's daughter
We didn't want to be a museum anyway - how we failed to be eligible for a £100k prize |
Now a Self Catering Holiday Home and visitor experience...perfectly relaxing...
Welcome to 5 CWMDONKIN DRIVE - join us on a journey through history. This house played a large part in shaping the style and output of one of the finest poets of the Twentieth Century. Dylan Thomas was born in the first floor front bedroom of the house in 1914 and continued to return to the family home until his parents moved out in 1937. Over two thirds of his published output was written in this house - most in the tiny bedroom next to the gurgling hot water pipes in the airing cupboard
The house has been restored to original condition when bought as a new house in 1914. From 27th October 2008 (Dylan's 94th birthday) the house has been available to let as a themed holiday experience - for example, if you book for 14th August 2009 you will enter 5 Cwmdonkin Drive on 14th August 1915 - a newspaper of the day will await you but no phone, no television and no radio!
We guarantee though that there will be something you will see or touch in this house that will live with you for a long time after. It is a house that evokes memories of Florrie Thomas' cooking and cleaning, Dylan's father DJ's life as Head of English at Swansea Grammar School and his sister Nancy's desire to be an actress.
Make check our rates and contact us for availability now if you want to be one of only 300 people a year will be fortunate enough to stay in this unique house and enjoy the Cwmdonkin Drive Experience
See our photographs before the start of the work and a tour of the house with the BBC
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Spend some time at Number 5 in 1915?
It's now 1915 in Number 5 and just the time for a unique break in this house that will evoke memories in everyone - Check availability now!
The new plaque on the front of 5 Cwmdonkin Drive is ceramic with a 2,000 year life and was installed on 27th October 2008 Check if the dates you want are available
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Who is 5 Cwmdonkin Drive for? We think that anyone and everyone can gain something from staying at the house - you might be a family or a business group wanting to get away for some peace and quiet to plan your latest strategy or even a small group of friends looking for a unique venue for a birthday or other celebration
Oh, and it's a great place for honeymooners!
Check our rates and contact us for availability
Local? Rushing through? Why not come on a guided tour? Perfectly relaxing |
Check our links with other sites featuring the life and work of Dylan Thomas
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