Just three miles away, New Quay justifiably holds a reputation as West Wales, most enchanting holiday resort and has been casting a spell over visitors for many years now. There is fresh air, scenery and wonderful wildlife in the bay. Originally a fishing village, but New Quay is said to have been linked with the smuggling trade in past times.
A Georgian coastal town with an eclectic variety of coloured buildings, many of architectural interest is seven miles away. The town really took off in 1807 when the Reverend Alban Thomas Jones Gwynne obtained a private Act of Parliament to build a harbour.
Cardigan lies on the estuary of the River Teifi at the point where Ceredigion meets Pembrokeshire. In 1176 the first National Eisteddfod of Wales was held in the town. Cardigan is surrounded by stunning countryside with much of that environment carrying Special Area of Conservation status.
The is the county town of Ceredigion and the home of the National Library of Wales. It is a thriving centre for shopping and the starting point for the narrow gauge Vale of Rheidol Railway.
