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There are plenty of quiet walks nearby including access to the newly established Ceredigion Coastal Path which runs along the cliff top at the bottom of the lane and is continuous from Cardigan in the South where the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path ends to Ynyslas North of Aberystwyth.

The local seas team with life, Seals near Cardigan, Dolphins in Cardigan Bay, and numerous seabirds all along the coast as well as dramatice coastal scenery.

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 fish and chip restaurant (The Celtic) which also offers a huge range of take-away meals, 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 Mallards Café and Restaurant (open every day except Monday evenings) - sadly no longer providing Sunday Lunches but you can book in advance for other meals, [01545 571721]. 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, Cwmtydu, Aberporth, Llangrannog, and Mwnt and a couple of miles away is a very active outdoor carting and quad bike centre.

Aberaeron boasts its own Leisure Centre [ www.ceredigion.gov.uk ] called the Sir Geraint Evans Leisure Centre open from 9.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m. Monday to Friday and different weekend times with an admission charge.

There are three major activities in Aberaeron which occur annually - the Seafood Festival - not to be missed but on a single day only each year - July 4 2010 - The Aberaeron Festival of Welsh Ponies & Cobs held on August 8 2010- Annual Aberaeron Carnival scheduled for August 30th 2010

At Aberystwyth if you want to spot some of the Premeiership stars of the future visit Wales and the UK's number one International summer tournament - Teams from around of the world will be in attendance at the Welsh International Super Cup for what will be a truly special spectacle of football which will as always attract the many Premiership football scouts in the search for the future stars of the game. In past years players such as Michael Owen, Shay Given, Steve Gerrard, Mark Delaney, Robbie Fowler, Dieter Hamann, Andriy Shevchenko, Thomas Rosicky have all played at this annual event and gone on to achieve great accolades in the game. Thios year from July 24 to 31 2010.

- 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. There is a Farmers Market in Aberaeron on the first Wednesday of each month from June to October and twice monthly in Aberystwyth on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays throughout the year.

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.

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