The British Bird of Prey Centre — Attraction in Llanarthney

What an amazing experience me and my son had today!

We booked for the private bird of prey handling experience at 2pm and when we arrived we first watched the flying display which was fab.

The birds fly so close and are so well behaved and beautiful (except for one cheeky lass who flew into the woods for a bit before being coaxed back ). The falconers are very professional and knowledgeable and make sure that the birds fly to and from a number of points dotted around the outside of the seating area so everyone gets a chance of seeing a close up view as they fly between the benches.

The private experience then was absolutely astounding. Simon was amazing, so knowledgeable and patient and an expert in the handling of all four of the birds we met and flew.

He explained so much to us and gave us wonderful insights into each individual birds personality and what they were doing and helped us to observe body language and the birds sightlines to explain some really fascinating behaviours.

The poor Blue Winged Kookaburra (Bruce) who came to fly with us got spooked by 2 wild Common Buzzards who were flying overhead so he was very hesitant to fly. Only managing a few flights onto my sons glove. But the patience of Simon and his clear love, respect and care for all the birds was wonderful to see and made it for such a unique experience as Simon pointed out the wild Buzzards and then had to traipse into some heavy bramble to reassure Bruce ️

A truly magical day. My usually sullen son has never smiled so much in his life. Very highly recommended. Thank you all the...

Absolutely loved our time here. Booked a half day private experience to fly some birds, I also planned to propose to my partner who absolutely loves birds/birds of prey, whilst on this experience using the birds. The centre honestly went above and beyond to help me plan, and go through with this. With the help of the great grey owl Dory who flew a sign to my partner. It was honestly just a beautiful day and a wonderful experience. Truly a day and memories we will treasure forever. I cannot thank or praise the centre and the staff enough for executing this surprise so perfectly. I was sooooo nervous but honestly it could not have gone better. They were all so so lovely, and went above and beyond without a doubt, even bringing us glasses of prosecco after. Also cannot praise our falconer Poppy enough, who made our experience wonderful, was like walking around flying birds with a friend, which added to our memories and made the experience just relaxed (as much as i could be) and just so much more enjoyable! I am positive we will be back next time we are in Wales, you guys and Dory are now an important and special part of our story. Thank you again for all of the amazing staff for giving us memories we will never forget and will never get sick of telling people about....

My partner booked the Owl Flying Experience, Private Hawk walk and added on the chance to have a hold of the stunning Golden Eagle Midas for my birthday. The whole experience was magical, Celyn and Alex the Falconers were amazing and informative for the experiences and made it such a special day. On top of that we managed to squeeze in not one but two shows making it a full day of enjoying time watching the birds, learning about them, their environments and wonderful personalities. Emma the Falconer took the time to talk to us after the display as well and had so much information on the history of some of the magnificent species they have. It is a serious must do for anyone who loves these wonderful birds and wants to know more about them from the food they eat, to the history of falconry, Or even if you just want to get up close and personal with these amazing animals. We cannot thank the Falconers enough for making this day special for us and Gizmo the Chaco Owl, Boomerang the Kestrel, Rusty the Long Eared owl and the stunning Midas the Golden Eagle for being such wonderful birds to get this experience with. This would be great for families, couples or just someone who loves the birds and wants a truly in...