Record numbers visit Llanelli's North Dock

Visitor numbers to Llanellli’s North Dock have hit an all time high.
Bumper figures show that the Millennium Coastal Park site has attracted an extra 1,000 visitors every week in the last six months.
More than 52,000 parking tickets have been sold at North Dock from April to November this year compared to 42,000 during the same period last year. Based on three people per car this equates to 30,000 more visitors - an increase of 23 per cent.
Ice cream sales have also increased with Joe’s vanilla flavour being the most popular.
The huge rise comes just months after a new nautical themed playground opened in April. The grassed facility located in front of the main car park has proved hugely popular with locals and visitors alike.
One Swansea family said: “We love it here and travel down regularly from Bishopston with our children. We bring our bikes with us too as it’s so safe for the children to ride on the cycle path and they absolutely love it. The ice cream is delicious too!”
Season car parking tickets are available from the Discovery Centre and cost £15
The council’s executive board member for leisure, Cllr Meryl Gravell said: “This is not surprising considering its beauty, breathtaking views and cycle pathway. The numbers of tourists flocking into Llanelli’s North Dock and Carmarthenshire is consistently increasing with visitors bowled over by what it has to offer. On a warm sunny day there’s no better place to be than on the coast in Carmarthenshire.”