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CARDIGAN...
The most southerly of Ceredigion's towns, Cardigan guards the entrance to the county from Pembrokeshire. Located on the northern bank of the Teifi estuary, Cardigan is surrounded by stunning countryside with much of that environment carrying Special Area of Conservation status.
Special Areas...
The Teifi Valley is a Special Area of Conservation whilst, seaward, lies the Cardigan Bay Special Area of Conservation.Ceredigion's Heritage Coast stretches northward from the Teifi Estuary with the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park extending to the south.
The Welsh Wildlife Centre, at Cilgerran, surrounded by the Teifi Marshes National Nature Reserve, is easily accessible using a multi-purpose path leading direct from Cardigan town.
Plenty to see and do...
Cardigan offers excellent indoor sports and leisure facilities and quality cinema, arts and entertainment provisions on an all-year basis at Theatr Mwldan which also offers a gallery area. Details of Theatr Mwldan's programme are accessible from the events page.Cardigan's Tourist Information Centre is also based at Theatr Mwldan and is open all year.
Walking wonderland...
Focusing on the immediate surrounds of the Teifi Estuary, Cardigan offers a collection of circular walking routes that encompass sections of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, the Ceredigion Coast, the Afon Teifi (River Teifi) Special Area of Conservation - including the Teifi Marshes National Nature Reserve and the Welsh Wildlife Centre - as well as historic settlements such as Cardigan town, Saint Dogmaels and Cilgerran. You can download a PDF from the page devoted to walking .
Beach Facilities & Dog Restrictions...
Click here to view an explanatory map of Mwnt BeachSpecial History..
Cardigan was the power base of Prince Rhys ap Gruffydd of the royal family of Deheubarth (South West Wales). Rhys was the last of the Welsh Princes of that lineage to rule an independent principality free of Anglo-Saxon or Norman control. It was at his castle here in Cardigan, in the year 1176, that Rhys hosted the very first truly "national" eisteddfod of Wales. Since Wales, Ireland, England and Scotland were independent in those days, there is a strong argument in favour of this first eisteddfod having been an international event since it was proclaimed the length and breadth of the British Isles. The Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales revisited Cardigan in 1976 to commemorate the eight hundredth anniversary of Rhys's original event. Although much of the latest castle to be built at Cardigan is now in ruins, the imposing outer walls remain to dominate the historically important river crossing bridging Ceredigion with Pembrokeshire - the site of many a bloody battle between native patriots and invading Saxons or Normans in times of old.The site and ruins of the existing castle have recently been acquired by Ceredigion County Council. Supervised public access is occasionally arranged.
Cardigan is also home to the National Shrine of the Catholic Church in Wales - Our Lady of the Taper.
Accommodation & Map
To view holiday accommodation in this area, visit the accommodation page or download a PDF of 2010 accommodation in the Cardigan & lower Teifi Valley area.Click here for an A4 street plan of Cardigan.