The Old Printing Office

The Old Printing Office is a family run business in the heart of the beautiful market town of Llandovery, Carmarthenshire. The building dates back to the 1700s and housed one of the first printing presses in Wales, producing historic tomes such as Brutusiana, an example of which is on display.

The surviving printing press machinery was donated to the National Museum of Wales and can be seen on display from time to time in St Fagans and other heritage centres.We've been open since 1977, and have recently expanded so that we could open the caf, which has outdoor seating overlooking the garden.

Howell Whitney, our picture framer, provides a comprehensive service to get your work of art or personal mementos displayed beautifully on your walls. His workshop is a treasure trove of frame and mount-board samples. He will work with you to decide on your style and finish and give you a quote and a timescale for the work to be completed.

We are the sole agents for Dyfed Cleaning Services for the Llandovery area and offer a complete and competitive range of dry cleaning and laundry services. Just drop off your items into the shop and we'll arrange the rest. Collection and delivery days are on Tuesdays and Fridays which means we can offer a quick turnaround.

We're always on the look out for local artisans and manufacturers and wherever possible we support British manufacturers. A recent example of a British manufactured product is Orchard Toys range of educational and completely affordable games and toys. Its not just us that have noticed that these tick all the right boxes, everyone seems to think that their games are innovative and they regularly receive awards and 5* reviews.

Our philosophy is to only serve a few seasonal meals each day, along with a selection of cakes and desserts made by us. Vegetarian food features in equal measures to meat based dishes, using the most local and most ethically reared meat available and we try hard to cater for those with gluten free or dairy free diets.