Skanda Vale
A spiritual centre and monastery in the hills of Carmarthenshire near Llanpumsaint, founded in 1973 by Guru Sri Subramanium. Run by the Community of the Many Names of God, it welcomes people of every faith and centres on devotion and selfless service.
- Where
- Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 51.9650, -4.3020
Get the Skanda Vale stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Skanda Vale. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Wales volume with your photos and a note.
Near Skanda Vale
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park 56 km
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Brecon Beacons 60 km
A range of grassy mountains in south Wales whose peaks include Pen y Fan, the highest in the south, and its twin Corn Du. They gave their name to the wider national park, now known in Welsh as Bannau Brycheiniog.
St Davids Cathedral 67 km
A Church in Wales cathedral in St Davids, Britain's smallest city, close to the most westerly point of Wales. It stands on the site of the monastery of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, in a hollow below the town.
Cardiff Castle 94 km
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Wales Millennium Centre 96 km
Wales's national arts centre on Cardiff Bay, opened in 2004 and finished in 2009. Its curved front is clad in bronze-coloured steel with lines of poetry in Welsh and English cut through it, lit up after dark.
Harlech Castle 100 km
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Portmeirion 106 km
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Tintern Abbey 116 km
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Questions
Where is Skanda Vale?
Skanda Vale is in Carmarthen, Wales, United Kingdom. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (56 km), Brecon Beacons (60 km), St Davids Cathedral (67 km).
How do I get the Skanda Vale stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Skanda Vale and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Wales volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Skanda Vale before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Wales volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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