Cardigan (Aberteifi) is a market town on the River Teifi, a few miles up from the sea. Its restored castle stands above the old bridge. The first eisteddfod anybody wrote down was held there at Christmas in 1176. An eisteddfod is a competition in poetry and music, and the National Eisteddfod of Wales still runs for a week every August.
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Cardigan, Pembrokeshire
A large 5-star guest house in the quiet North Pembrokeshire countryside near Eglwyswrw and Cardigan — a peaceful base.
Cardigan, Ceredigion West Wales
A four-star clifftop hotel and spa at Gwbert near Cardigan, with 76 bedrooms, an underground spa, a sea-view restaurant and its own 9-hole golf course.
Cardigan, Ceredigion West Wales
A peaceful choice of self-catering cottages or a lakeside caravan on a quiet working farm near Cardigan. Dog-friendly.
Cardigan, Ceredigion West Wales
A historic former coaching inn in the centre of Cardigan, blending period charm with comfort. Dog-friendly.
Cardigan, Ceredigion West Wales
A hotel in a spectacular clifftop location at Gwbert near Cardigan, overlooking the Teifi Estuary with uninterrupted Cardigan Bay views.
Cardigan, Ceredigion West Wales
A stylish boutique guesthouse in a beautifully restored Grade II listed building in the heart of Cardigan.
Cardigan, Ceredigion West Wales
A 5-star farmhouse B&B on a traditional working farm near Cardigan, with spectacular views over the Teifi Marshes.
Cardigan, Ceredigion West Wales
A family-run four-star village hotel at Llechryd on the River Teifi near Cardigan, with traditional en-suite rooms including family rooms, a restaurant, a residents' lounge with…
Cardigan, Ceredigion West Wales
A beautiful detached former corn mill cottage in St Dogmaels near Cardigan, sleeping 6, full of character. Dog-friendly.
Cardigan, Ceredigion West Wales
A collection of self-catering cottages on a quiet working farm near Cardigan, surrounded by beautiful countryside. Dog-friendly.
The Welsh Wildlife Centre sits two miles upstream in the Teifi Marshes, with hides over the reedbeds and an hour’s flat walk to it along the river. Boat trips head out from the quay to see bottlenose dolphins, seals and porpoises, and the Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire coast paths meet close by.
The best of the beaches need a car. Mwnt is four miles out and Poppit Sands is across the river in Pembrokeshire. Tresaith and Llangrannog are a short run up the coast road.
Cardigan was once one of the busiest ports in Wales, shipping slate, wool and emigrants across the Atlantic from its quays on the Teifi. The castle above the bridge began as a Norman earthwork. Rhys ap Gruffydd, the Welsh ruler of the south-west, rebuilt it in stone in 1171. Five years later he held the gathering of poets and musicians here that is counted as the first eisteddfod.
The castle then stood shut and propped with scaffolding for the better part of forty years, before a £12 million restoration reopened it in 2015. Concerts run on the lawns through the summer, and there is a walled kitchen garden behind the old house.
Today the High Street is the reason to walk up from the bridge. Crwst bakes and cooks on the corner, and Pizzatipi puts tables out beside the river through the summer. The Guildhall Market keeps a covered row of stalls trading in the middle of town.
The castle grounds are open to walk round, with an exhibition on the Eisteddfod and a restaurant in the old house. Down at the quay, boats run out into the bay to look for dolphins, seals and porpoises.
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