There are plenty of quiet walks nearby including access to coastal paths which run along the cliff top at the bottom of the lane. Supermarket; Gift Shops, Post Office and Banks are available in Aberaeron; Aberystwyth (18 miles north); and Cardigan {Abertaefi} (20 miles South). Public Transport on the nearby A487 (200 yds) links these towns and the many attractions of the region. The village, where the house is situated, itself has a small public house which offers Sunday lunches whilst there are numerous places to eat in Aberaeron including tea rooms, an excellent varied take-away and fish and chip restaurant (The Celtic), and two or three cafes.

Aberaeron has a number of attractions including:-

• The Clos Pengarreg Craft centre where we would recommend a visit to the Cherubs Café and Restaurant (open every day except Monday evenings) - they provide an excellent Sunday Lunch if you book in advance, [01545 571721]. Also visit Satori's for beautiful gemstone jewellery and candle designs, for the enthusiast there is an excellent model shop with ranges for railway modellers and dolls houses plus other shops and crafts.
• Several gift shops in the town including a shop which specialises in Welsh Gold Jewellery at discounted prices, Jibinc for 21 st century fashion, the National Trust shop by the harbour, The Harbourmaster Hotel and Restaurant which has won national awards for its cuisine and the famed honey ice-cream café.
• The Harbour is normally full of yachts and launches and natural history trips can be booked for trips into Cardigan Bay to see the Seals, Birdlife, Dolphins and the geology of the coastal area. As well as the Coastal voyages to see the geology and wildlife of the Ceredigion coast daily in season various sea fishing trips can be booked.
• There are a number of sandy bays locally including Newquay and a couple of miles away is a very active outdoor carting and quad bike centre.
• Aberaeron has churches of numerous denominations including C. of E., Roman Catholic, and Methodist and services are held regularly.

Aberaeron is one of Wales' very first "planned" towns, the idea of establishing a port at the Aeron's mouth having been the brainchild of a local cleric - the Reverend Alban Jones-Gwynne - in the nineteenth century.



Aberaeron's most notable feature is its architecture - one house in every four is listed as being of special architectural or historical interest. The graciously designed town just invites you to walk around it and feast your eyes on the subtle differences between this house and the next, that street and the other.....

A thriving port in the days of commercial sailing, sailing still plays a major part in the life of the town, its stonewalled harbour sheltering yachts from near and far for most of the year.

As well as being a most popular centre for yachting Aberaeron is a popular port from which to set forth to marvel at the wildlife of Ceredigion's Maritime Heritage Coast - the first offshore conservation area of its kind in the United Kingdom.

Aberaeron is a popular shopping centre for its surrounding hinterland and also offers a wide selection of crafts and local produce at the Clôs Pengarreg Crafts Centre.

Whatever you choose to do on your visit to Aberaeron, most people find it difficult to leave without enjoying a honey ice-cream - there's even a Honey Bee exhibition.

Inland, from Aberaeron, you may follow the Aeron valley, past Llanerchaeron Mansion - the restored National Trust property being opened to the public for the first time in 2002. A cycleway leads from Aberaeron to Llanerchaeron. The road leads onward from Llanerchaeron to Felinfach and Talsarn, where Dylan Thomas was fond of visiting - as the name of his daughter "Aeronwy" testifies.

Beyond Talsarn the green vale wends its way to Llangeitho where one of Wales's greatest revivalist preachers - Daniel Rowland - once drew thousands from all parts of Wales to marvel at the power of his oratory.