A CHANGE of venue for Carmarthenshire Hunt's Boxing Day event proved a success, with hundreds turning up to see the traditional spectacle.

The hunt had moved from Meidrim, its home of the past 40 years, to Cross Hands.

Some 25 horses and riders took part, meeting at the Cross Hands Hotel in Llandeilo Road at 10.30am.

Hunt master Michael Watts said the change of venue was due to the closure of the Meidrim pub, the New Inn, which acted as a meeting place.

Across the country more than 300 legal hunts — following a trail or a scent, rather than chasing a fox — were held on Boxing Day.