Cardigan Bay
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Description
Coastal region with rich heritage, wildlife and fishing!
Coastal region with rich heritage, wildlife and fishing!
Region
Wales
Wales
Pronounced
car-dig-an bay
car-dig-an bay
Cardigan Bay
The Cardigan Bay coastline is one of Britain’s most diverse areas for marine wildlife. It is home to a pod of over 100 bottlenose dolphins as well as porpoises and grey seals. You can enjoy Eco-friendly boat trips out to see the wildlife from New Quay. Picturesque Aberaeron with its stone walled harbour is where you can pick up an award winning honey ice cream while viewing the beautiful brightly coloured house facades which line the streets of the town. Further along the coast, hidden coves and sandy beaches offer an escape from the crowds. You can get great food at the Harbourmaster Restaurant.Further inland small villages and market towns nestle in the hills and valleys. There are also several nature reserves, home to rare species of flora and fauna. There are plenty of walking trails and a 35 km mountain biking trail in the Cambrian Mountains for the more adventurous!
Activities
Cardigan Market is housed in one of the finest buildings in West Wales the Guildhall (1858) and is the focal point of the ancient market town. Boat trips and Dolphin spotting trips are offered by a number of companies in New Quay or Aberaeron.
Coastal walks along much of the Ceredigion coastline can enable sightings of dolphins, seals, porpoise and many marine birds.
Cardigan Bay is also great for keen Anglers, offering catches of Bass and Black Bream, while nearby freshwater rivers include trout and salmon fishing.
Cardigan island coastal farm park is the best place in Wales to view seals in their natural habitat. A colony of Atlantic Grey Seals breeds in the many caves below the Farm Park.
Castell Henllys is an award winning reconstruction of an Iron-age village. Visitors can step inside thatched roof houses experiencing life 2000 years ago.
What's nearby
The university town of Aberystwyth is nestled between three hills and two beaches with castle ruins, a pier and harbour with Victorian and Edwardian buildings lining the seafront. Some of the attractions there include:
Camera Obscura, Cliff Railway (the longest cliff railway in the UK) and the National Library of Wales which as well as housing over 5 million historic volumes, also includes the country’s oldest text from the 13th century. The Vale of Rhiedol Railway takes you on a 11¾ mile journey between Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge taking one hour in each direction offering superb views of the Rheidol Valley
Stunning high level Mountain bike riding can be found in the Nant-yr-Arian forest which sits high on the mountains just inland from Aberystwyth.
The Centre for Alternative Technology just outside Machynlleth, uses 7 acres of interactive displays to show how we can live more sustainably with all kinds of solutions to some of the serious challenges facing our planet such as climate change.
Did you know...
The Crown jewels were kept in Aberystwyth during world war 2!
The Crown jewels were kept in Aberystwyth during world war 2!
From the region:
Led Zeppelin
(Rock Star)
Sir George Everest (Surveyor)
Led Zeppelin
(Rock Star)
Sir George Everest (Surveyor)
For more info: www.visitcardigan.com
