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, Ceredigion West Wales
A restored bonded warehouse on Teifi Wharf in Cardigan, with timber-lined bedrooms dressed in Welsh wool blankets, private shower rooms, a bar and dining room, and…
Cardigan, Ceredigion West Wales
A historic coaching inn on the High Street in Cardigan, a few steps from the castle, with smartly refurbished en-suite bedrooms, several bars and snugs, and…
Cardigan, Ceredigion West Wales
A waterside hotel directly on the Teifi estuary below St Dogmaels near Cardigan, with balconied rooms, a seafood restaurant, a bar, a sun terrace and Poppit…
Cardigan, Ceredigion West Wales
Award-winning 5-star luxury cottages on a peaceful farm overlooking the Teifi Marshes near Cardigan — exceptional quality. Dog-friendly.
Cardigan, Ceredigion West Wales
A stylish boutique B&B in Moylegrove within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park near Cardigan — luxurious and peaceful. Dog-friendly.
Cardigan, Ceredigion West Wales
Unique B&B and self-catering accommodation within the historic grounds of 900-year-old Cardigan Castle, in the heart of town.
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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