Hard Landscaping Services South Wales – Patios, Driveways & Stonework

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Hard Landscaping Services South Wales – Patios, Driveways & Stonework

Professional Hard Landscaping Services Across South Wales

Welsh Stonework – Your local experts in high-quality hard landscaping within a 20-mile radius of Swansea. We specialise in patios, driveways, stone walls, retaining walls, garden paths, steps and all forms of hard landscaping using authentic Welsh Blue Pennant stone and other premium materials.

What is Hard Landscaping?

Hard landscaping (sometimes called hardscape) includes all the non-living, structural elements of your outdoor space. This covers everything from paved patios and block-paving driveways to natural stone walls, steps, raised beds, pergolas and water features.

In the wet and windy climate of South Wales, properly installed hard landscaping is essential for creating outdoor areas that are beautiful, functional and built to last for decades with minimal maintenance.

Our Complete Hard Landscaping Services

  • Patio Design & Installation – Indian sandstone, porcelain, Welsh slate or traditional Blue Pennant flagstones
  • Driveways & Forecourts – Block paving, resin-bound, tarmac, gravel or natural stone setts
  • Natural Stone Walling – Dry-stone walls, mortared boundary walls and feature walls using local Welsh stone
  • Retaining Walls & Terracing – Essential for sloping gardens in the Swansea Valley and Gower
  • Garden Paths & Steps – Safe, non-slip surfaces perfect for steep Welsh gardens
  • Raised Beds & Planters – Built with reclaimed or new Welsh stone
  • Decking, Pergolas & Timber Structures – To complement stone features
  • Drainage & Groundworks – Proper sub-base, membrane and drainage included on every job
  • Full Garden Makeovers – Combining hard and soft landscaping for a complete transformation

Why Choose Welsh Blue Pennant Stone?

Welsh Blue Pennant is one of the toughest natural sandstones in the UK. Quarried locally in the South Wales coalfield, it has been used for centuries across Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot because it:

  • Withstands freeze-thaw cycles better than imported stone
  • Offers a non-slip surface even when wet
  • Weathers beautifully to a classic grey-blue colour
  • Blends perfectly with traditional Welsh architecture

Our 20-Mile Service Area – Where We Work

We proudly serve homeowners and businesses within approximately 20 miles of Swansea, including all of the following towns and villages:

  • Swansea (city centre, Sketty, Uplands, Killay, Dunvant, Gorseinon)
  • Neath & Neath Port Talbot
  • Port Talbot & Margam
  • Llanelli & surrounding villages
  • Mumbles, Langland, Caswell & Bishopston
  • Gowerton, Penclawdd, Three Crosses & Dunvant
  • Pontarddulais, Gorseinon & Loughor
  • Briton Ferry, Baglan & Aberavon
  • The Gower Peninsula (Rhossili, Port Eynon, Oxwich, Parkmill, Southgate)
  • Swansea Valley (Clydach, Pontardawe, Ystradgynlais)
  • Morriston, Llansamlet, Birchgrove & Glais

If your property falls within this area, we’d love to help. Not sure? Just give us a call – we’re always happy to confirm.

Why South Wales Homeowners Trust Welsh Stonework

  • Over 20 years’ experience in Welsh stonework and hard landscaping
  • 100% local – we live and work in Swansea
  • Full public liability insurance & all work guaranteed
  • No deposits required – you only pay when you’re completely satisfied
  • Free, no-obligation quotations with fixed pricing
  • We leave your site clean and tidy every day
  • Hundreds of happy customers across Swansea, Neath, Llanelli & Gower

Recent Hard Landscaping Projects (2024–2025)

  • Large rear patio in Mumbles – 90 m² of sawn Welsh Blue Pennant with charcoal block border
  • Resin-bound driveway in Sketty – 140 m² replacement of old concrete
  • Dry-stone retaining wall in Pontarddulais – 18 m long x 1.4 m high using reclaimed local stone
  • Porcelain patio & raised beds in Killay – Modern grey porcelain with LED lighting
  • Full garden makeover in Bishopston – New patio, paths, walls and turf

Get Your Free Hard Landscaping Quote Today

Ready to transform your garden or driveway? Contact Welsh Stonework for professional, reliable hard landscaping services anywhere within our 20-mile Swansea radius.

Call us on: 07476 190 005

Email: info@welshstonework.co.uk

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long does a typical patio take?
Most domestic patios are completed in 3–7 days depending on size and access.

Do you handle planning permission?
Permitted development usually covers patios and driveways, but we’ll advise you if anything needs approval.

Can you work on sloping gardens?
Yes – we specialise in terracing and retaining walls for the hilly gardens common across South Wales.

Are you fully insured?
Yes – £5 million public liability insurance and all work is fully guaranteed.

 

 
Landscape Design

Landscaping With Stone

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Natural stone is a great choice for landscaping. Not only is it durable, but it offers a classic, timeless look. Landscaping rock provides you with a great foundation to create any type of landscaping design you wish. In order to make your garden more remarkable and unique, try adding rocks, small stones or boulders in your garden.

Generally when we think about landscaping, a picture of shrubs, plants, and trees come to mind. These things are common in any garden, however using rock to add colour and definition to your landscaping is a great idea. Most rock is very inexpensive and easy to maintain. It also doesn’t require water or other types of care like living landscaping features do. The use of landscaping rock to personalize your landscaping is quite easy.

Landscape Designing Tips:

Stone Garden Hard Landscaping

First decide where you would like to place the rock. Take into account the shape of your home and select a rock complementing your home. Any open space in the garden will be ideal for placing the rocks. You can place stone around plants, which will create a wall around them, giving a separate entity to each plant. You can separate different sections of your garden with a rock wall too, or you can use rocks for stepping stones. For stepping stones you must use flat stones to avoid the risk of accidents. Our Blue Pennant Crazy Paving is a great example of suitable stone.

If your garden has a stream or pond, adding small rocks creates the look of river banks along the sides of a river, adding a more natural look to your landscape. Do not worry about the colour of rocks not blending with your home. Once you find appropriate rocks, you can easily colour them, so that they could complement your home.

Front Garden Landscaping

Large boulders can add distinction to your landscaping. They also make the area look wider and make great centre pieces or striking focal points. You can purchase boulders that are small enough to be put in place by a few healthy individuals or ones that are so large they require a crane to put them into place. Boulders are available in all shapes, sizes, and colours to give you a very unique look. You definitely get a good deal when you invest in natural stone. It can be used to accentuate walkways and patios or to build them. If You need landscape gardeners Neath Port Talbot and Swansea Areas of South Wales  Please Contact us

New Build Construction

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Swansea House Build Stone Work Local Construction CompanyThis is a recent build completed in the Swansea Valley. The main build material was locally quarried Blue Pennant Stone. We Managed this Project from concept to completion.  All of the construction was completed by us and we  also undertook  the role of Project Manager. Our project management  services can be suited to manage all or part of your new self build project. By using  Welsh Stonework, it should help ensure completion on time and a quality of build of which you you can be proud. We have the  experience  to ensure your commission is built to budget.
Swansea Patio Construction Blue Pennant flagstone

Flagstone Paving

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Flagstone when used on floors, patios, walkways and foyers always  looks exceptional. Blue Pennant patterned stone has a formal, yet rustic appearance, which is great for creating that special touch.

Gwrhyd Pennant  fine grained riven sandstone varies from light blue/grey through to brown/rust colors.  Gwrhyd Pennant stone is quarried  from the Rhondda Beds of the Pennant series of Carboniferous Sandstones.

Riven paving has a naturally rough surface because it is hand split, or ‘riven’, from large flagstone paving slabs. The blocks are formed in sedimentary layers called strata or beds which allows the stone to be split with hand tools.

For information about Flagstones please check out Flagstone Information page.

Blue Pennant  Stonework  building work covering Neath ,Swansea, Port Talbot, Bridgend,Cardiff, Carmarthen, Merthyr Tydfil.

Exterior Stone Walls

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Some examples of  outside blue pennant stone work. Whether its a small paving area or a retaining wall to last a lifetime you can be guaranteed we will supply above and beyond your requirements. There is just something about a stone wall. Looking at one, you think of its honesty, strength, and permanence. To achieve these characteristics my crew and I have to do a tremendous amount of work that is never seen. If we lay the right groundwork, the wall will withstand the weather as well as the test of time.

There are many different products you can use to build a retaining wall—railroad ties, pressure-treated lumber, telephone poles, concrete stacking blocks—but none can match the feeling of building with stone.