Aberaeron
Aberaeron is a coastal town in Ceredigion, Wales, with multicoloured houses, a harbour and many small independent shops.
Understand
[edit]Aberaeron is a Welsh-speaking town.
Get in
[edit]There is no train station. The nearest is in Aberystwyth, from where there are buses. By road, the main A487 runs through the town.
Get around
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Map of Aberaeron
It's about a 20-minute drive to Aberystwyth. To the south there are good beaches at Llangrannog and Cwmtydu.
See
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- The town and harbour. Aberaeron is well known for its multicoloured houses and buildings. Take a stroll down the High Street and around the harbour. Look out for the local family of Bottle-nosed Dolphins out to sea.
- 1 Llanerchaeron, Ciliau Aeron, SA48 8DG (2.5 miles southeast), ☏ +44 1545 570200, llanerchaeron@nationaltrust.org.uk. 18th-century Welsh gentry estate - with house, walled gardens and home farm
Do
[edit]- Ceredigion Coast Path. Aberaeron and Aberarth are on the path. Walk along the cliff tops as far as you please.
Buy
[edit]- Cegin Cymru (Welsh Kitchen), 18 Market Street. Lovely little shop selling locally-produced delicacies. The farmhouse cheeses are a particular favourite.
- Aeron Sports, 2 Alban Square. Fishing tackle and other sports gear
- Book Worm (Gwisgo Bookworm), 8 Sgwar Alban, SA46 0AD, ☏ +44 1545 238282, info@gwisgo.co.uk. A good selection of Welsh and English books. Plenty at the more intellectual end of the spectrum. Free parking nearby.
Eat
[edit]- 1 Harbourmaster Hotel (Gwesty'r Harbwr), 2 Quay Parade, ☏ +44 1545 570755. It has a superb restaurant, specialising in seafood
- 2 New Celtic, 8 Market Street, ☏ +44 1545 570369. A restaurant serving fish-and-chips and more. Eat in or take away, it's a tasty and substantial meal
- 3 The Hive on the Quay, Cadwgan Pl (exactly where the name implies), ☏ +44 1545 570445. The Famous Holgate's Honey Ice Cream. Also holds a cafe/restaurant serving more substantial meals.
- 4 Friends Coffee Shop, 5 Alban Square, ☏ +44 1545 571122. A great cafe and takeaway specialising in baguettes and Segafredo coffee. Great quality food at very reasonable prices with a warm and friendly atmosphere.
- 5 La Cuccina, 35 Alban Square, ☏ +44 1545 571012. A little bakery.
Drink
[edit]- 1 Cadwgan Arms, 10 Market Street, ☏ +44 1545 570149.
- 2 Royal Oak, 30 North Road, ☏ +44 1545 570233.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 The Harbourmaster Hotel (Gwesty'r Harbwr), Pen Cei (1 Quay Parade), ☏ +44 1545 570755. A cobalt blue small hotel with views of the sea and harbour. £80-120 per night for bed and breakfast.
- 2 Nant Meigan (Holiday Home), 9 Water Street, ☏ +44 7971 282007. A Grade 2 listed Georgian terrace holiday let, in the centre of the town. A 5-minute walk to the pebble beach, and backing onto the river Aeron, the property enjoys a walled garden.