Type of service: Play and leisure

Website: http://www.merthyr.gov.uk

Provides a safe and pleasant walk for everyone, including those with sensory and/or other impairments. The Sensory Garden is situated directly below the bowling green and tennis courts. The walk starts at Cyfarthfa Castle itself leading down to an enclosed garden area which offers views across the valley including the old iron works with the viaduct and remains of the old tramway. Features of the garden include a recently renovated pool where you can experience the gentle sound of cascading water splashing on the rocks. A bronze 'interpretation' feature offers information visually and through touch - whilst at the same time providing a stunning and beautiful focus of modern art. The garden also features a raised herb bed where you can take in the heavy perfume of the plants. There is also an archway which will be covered with climbing clematis and honeysuckle - adding to both the beauty and sensory experience of the garden. You can see, touch and feel a variety of trees from around the world including the unusual bark of the cherry trees which appears to peel from the smoothly polished trunk.

Aimed at: Adolescent , Adult , Adult sibling, Child , Child/adolescent sibling, Parent/carer of a child, Parent/carer of an adult, Partner

Gender: All genders

Specialisms: Generic