Local Attractions
Pennar Fach, 2 miles from the sea at Cwmtdu is situated
between the villages of Plwmp and Llwyndafydd is convenient for touring the
stunning landscape and undeveloped coastline. It is set amid a pristine
natural playground. The stone farmhouse sits at he
head of the stable yard in an attractive tranquil setting, at the end of a
pretty farm-lane. There is a pretty farm walk
through the woods and around the fields, where you will meet the sheep, and
horses, you can also see the badger sets,
Pennar is close to country Market towns and villages, shops,
restaurants, pubs and small theatre/ arts centre.
You will not be the only summer visitors to return year after year, the
swallows and house martins come back annually to build nests rear their
young in and around the house and farm buildings. In the twilight the tiny
Pipestrell, bats will swoop and fly around the garden and yard catching
insects on the wing. Barn and Screech owls call from the near by woodland
and the Woodpecker taps out his message to any interested party.
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Watch the Wildlife - From New Quay's Pier,
you can see the famous
Cardigan Bay Dolphins most days in the summer. Other important wildlife of
the area includes the rare Chough, the
Red Kite, the seabirds
and the Grey Seals.
There are many unique
wild flowers along the coastal path and a great diversity of
marine life in
the rock pools along the coast. Click on the photo for more. |
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In and around New Quay - There are many safe
sandy beaches in New
Quay and nearby with interesting
Marine Life, a
great variety of local accommodation including
self catering cottages,
caravans and campsites,
Bed and Breakfast,
a fantastic selection of
restaurants and pubs.
Click on the photo for more photos of New Quay. |
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Dylan Thomas - Many believe that New
Quay is the 'cliff-perched town at the far end of Wales' immortalised by Dylan
Thomas (see his
Life story here ) in 'Under Milk Wood'. Dylan
Thomas lived in New Quay in 1944 in a little house called 'Majoda' atop
the cliffs opposite the town. The
Dylan Thomas Trail in
New Quay takes the visitor to many of the places either frequented by Thomas or
believed to be mentioned in 'Under Milk Wood'. Click
on the photo for more.
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Places to visit - There are a number of
interesting places to visit in the locality including the bustling University
town of Aberystwyth some 20 miles to the north with its Cliff Railway, the
Camera Obscura, the Vale of Rheidol Steam Railway, the Ceredigion Museum and of
course the National Library of Wales. Eighteen miles to the south is the town of
Cardigan with nearby Cilgerran Castle and the beautiful Cenarth Falls. Click on
the photo for more. |
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Filming in New Quay: Keira Knightly and
Sienna Miller recently were on location here. 'The edge of love' - a film about
the relationships of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, featured the shooting incident at
Thomas' home 'Majoda' and focuses on events in New Quay in 1945. Knightly
played the poet's childhood friend Vera Phillips, Miller starred as Caitlin
Thomas and Welsh actor Matthew Rhys played Dylan Thomas. Click on the photo
(left) for a page of photos of the filming.
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Mining in Ceredigion - just an hour's drive
from New Quay, the uplands of the Plynlimon Mountains contain the relics of a
once thriving Lead and Silver mining industry that shaped the landscape of the
county. Click on the photo for more information. |
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The New Quay Lifeboat Station -
Click here for
details of the history and current work of the New Quay Lifeboat Station
including details of recent service by both the ILB and the ALB and fund raising
events.
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