The Local Area

NEW QUAY is an attractive town 3 miles (4.8km) away with a full range of facilities.

including a small supermarket, a wide range of pubs, cafes, restaurants and many small

boutiques and gift shops. The harbour has a full range of watersports activities including

sailing, windsurfing, wingsurfing, wake boarding, kayaking and paddle boarding.

It has two lovely sandy beaches, one of which stretches for over one mile and is dog friendly.

Cardigan Bay is home to pods of bottlenose dolphins, porpoises and grey seals.

New Quay is the main base for dolphin spotting boat trips. The town is also famous for its

connections with Dylan Thomas, who spent much of his time there. He wrote "Under Milk Wood" in the small bungalow on the clifftop overlooking the beach. The town and Brynteg Cottage featured in the film "Edge of Love" which was based on his life.

ABERAERON is a Georgian town some 10 miles (16km) north on the coast, with its colourful houses built around two harbours. The town has many pubs, cafes and restaurants, a supermarket and a wide variety of food a gift shops.

LLANGRANNOG is another delightful village some 6 miles (9km) from the cottage, having a sheltered sandy beach and several pubs, cafes and gift shops.

CWMTYDU some 2 miles (3.2km) from the cottage is a picturesque cove once used by smugglers and often visited by grey seals.

Further afield are the pretty coastal resorts of TRESAITH and ABERPORTH, and the lovely beaches of PENBRYN and MWNT.

The larger towns of ABERYSTWYTH and CARDIGAN on the coast, and LAMPETER to the east provide a wider range of shops, cultural and entertainment facilities.

Local attractions:

Castles

• Cilgerran Castle near Cardigan

• Cardigan Castle

• Dinefwr Castle near Llandeilo

Historic buildings

• Llanerchaeron House and gardens near Aberaeron

• Dinefwr Park near Llandeilo

• Strata Florida Abbey near Tregaron

Gardens

• Cae Hir Gardens near Lampeter

• Aberglasney Gardens near Llandeilo

Farm parks

• Fantasy Farm Park at Llanrhystud

• Cardigan Coastal Farm Park

Watersports

• Cardigan Bay Watersports Centre in New Quay

• Heritage Canoes near Cardigan

Industrial heritage

• Dolaucothi Gold Mines owned by the National Trust near Lampeter

• Vale of Rheidol Railway near Aberystwyth

• Museum of Power near Aberporth

Nature

• Cardigan nature reserve and wetland wildlife centre

• Dolphin spotting in New Quay

Walking and Cycling

• Brechfa Forest off road walking and cycling trails near Abergorlech

• Nant y Arian off road walking and cycling trails near Ponterwyd

• The Teifi Trail walking route

• Ystwyth Trail cycling and walking route from Aberystwyth

• Aberaeron to Lampeter Trail walking route

Other attractions

• Devil's Bridge Falls near Aberystwyth

• Aberystwyth Arts Centre

• Afon Mel Honey Farm near New Quay

• Llangrannog Ski Centre near Llangrannog

• Celtic Lakes Fishing Centre near Lampeter