Cilgwyn is just five miles from the largely unspoilt market town of Lampeter, an essential stop on your visit to West Wales.

Lampeter was established as a market borough in medieval times and still remains the focus of the local farming community. The town is home to the University of Wales Lampeter College and is a vibrant centre for local tourism.

There are regular Marts and Antique Auctions in the town and the annual Horse Show and annual Food Fair are major summer events. For more details of the town, its attractions and events log on to the town guide on www.cardiganshirecoastandcountry.com

Cilgwyn is also within easy driving distance of all the major Mid and West Wales holiday attractions with the best of the Cardigan Bay coast less than an hour’s drive away. The towns of Aberaeron (16 miles), Aberystwyth (24 miles) and Cardigan (34 miles) are all easily reached and are well worth a visit.

Aberaeron is a delightful Georgian town renowned for its architectural layout, with a wonderful panorama of buildings surrounding its sheltered harbour. One in four of the town’s buildings is listed as being of special architectural or historical importance and all form part of a unique layout resulting from Aberaeron’s development as one of Wales’ first “planned” towns.

No visit to the town would be complete without a taste of its prize-winning honey ice cream from “The Hive on the Quay”. Such is the ice cream’s reputation and taste that there is usually a queue at the Hive, but the wait is always amply rewarded. For details see www.aberaeron.co.uk

Aberystwyth, a popular seaside town since the 19th century, has several world-class attractions including the Electric Cliff Railway and the Camera Obscura located on Constitutional Hill. The town has its own modern University College and is home to the National Library of Wales. Both the College and the Library are situated in imposing buildings on Penglas Hill overlooking the town.

A walk along the promenade from the old University buildings to the foot of Constitutional Hill is an unforgettable experience. For more information visit www.aberystwyth.com

The market town of Cardigan is situated on the Teifi estuary and is the northern starting point for the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path. The town has a distinctive 19th century character and charm, with many original Georgian and Victorian fronts to the traditional shops, inns and eating places, all carefully restored.

No visit to Cardigan would be complete without visits to the market in the Guildhall, the Heritage Centre and the Theatre Mwldan and Art Gallery. For more see www.cardiganshirecoastandcountry.com

This last website also includes pages for Aberaeron and Aberystwyth and other important county places.

Between Aberystwyth and Cardigan there are many delightful seaside places. all providing a perfect family away-day.

The largest of these is New Quay (20 miles) with sandy beaches, seaside shops, amusements and a picturesque harbour. Boat trips from the harbour offer the chance to see Cardigan Bay’s dolphins at play and fishing trips are regularly organised. See www.newquay-westwales.co.uk

However, there are many secluded and unusual beaches within easy reach.
Llangranog (27 miles) is a favourite with many visitors offering “beside the beach” parking for the early day visitors.

Penbryn (28 miles) is National Trust property with a long unspoilt, sandy beach, Tresaith (30 miles) has a spectacular waterfall falling on to its sandy beach, Cwmtydu (27 miles) is noted for its visiting seals and Mwnt (40 miles) is another National Trust property with a wonderful beach and a tiny white-washed church set high above it.

For a wealth of information about Cardigan Bay, its towns, beaches (and even its tide times !) log onto http://tourism.ceredigion.gov.uk

For the visitor organising his own golfing holiday there are many courses less than an hour’s drive away. There are 18-hole courses at Aberystwyth, Penrhos, Cardigan and Carmarthen and 9-hole courses near Llangranog and at Brecon. For details see www.welshgolfcourses.com