ABERPORTH.
A pretty coastal village with award winning sandy beaches on the Cardigan Bay coastline.
Aberporth holiday cottage & apartment.
Our Aberporth holiday cottage and apartment are on the stunning Cardigan Bay coastline in West Wales.
Aberporth was once a busy fishing port and Coastal Cottage is a former 1800's fisherman’s cottage called Tyr Banc. The village is now a small & friendly coastal village and was also the first village in Wales to achieve ‘plastic free’ status.
It bustles with visitors in the Summer months, yet still retains it’s laid back charm. In the quieter months you can enjoy the tranquillity of the beaches and coastline walks, often having the beach to yourself!
Cardigan town is just 7 miles away with it’s supermarkets, independent high street shops, cafes & Cardigan castle.
Aberporth is perfectly located for visiting countless other villages & beaches in Ceredigion and is an easy drive away to enjoy a day trip in Pembrokeshire.
The Ceredigion section of the Wales Coast Path travels through Aberporth to Tresaith in one direction and Mwnt in the other.
It has all of the essential shops & facilities you should need during your holiday and we’ve put together a guide to Aberporth below.
DOLWEN BEACH
This award winning, sandy beach is just 400m away from Coastal Cottage & Coastal Apartment. It is ideal for families as it’s sheltered and great for paddling and body boarding. From May to September it is manned by RNLI lifeguards and you can hire sea kayaks from the cafe overlooking the beach, or hire paddleboards and other equipment from Fosup. You can often spot dolphins in the bay from here.
DYFFRYN BEACH
Dyffryn is Aberporth’s bigger beach where Sean, the local fisherman, still goes out for his daily catch. You can sit on the sandy beach or the headland and watch the world go by. At low tide the rocks are ideal for rock pooling. In the Summer months, at the back of the beach, be sure to enjoy a drink or food at The Boy Ashore bbq shack. There's also the Cwtch for lunches & it’s ice cream parlour, usually open from Easter to October half-term. All year round you can enjoy The Ship Inn pub overlooking Dyffryn Beach.
EAT & DRINK
Aberporth is a small village, but has some lovely places to eat. Some will be seasonal, so please do check opening times before making a special journey. Booking a table in advance is highly recommended.
The Ship Inn, pub. Check out their Facebook page for news on live music and quiz nights.
The Boy Ashore, beach bbq restaurant & bar.(seasonal opening)
Caffi'r Sgadan, chip shop
Tarten, coffee & cake cart
Driftwood, cafe & occasional evening opening with theme nights and pop-up special guests
Sughanda, Indian restaurant & takeaway. If getting a takeaway, book your slot & order online.
Cwtch Glamordy, cafe & icecream. Evening pizza takeaway during Summer holidays (seasonal opening)
The Highcliffe, bar & restaurant
The Penrallt, bar & restaurant (short drive)
In The Welsh Wind, award winning gin distillery (short drive)
SHOPS & FACILITIES
Here are the places where you can stock up on your essentials and also the village's little shops & services. Please do check opening times as they can be seasonal.
London House Stores, village shop & newsagent
Penrhyn, pharmacy & Post Office
Golchi a Sychi, launderette
Siop Y Winllan, Parcllyn (0.5 miles) village shop
Gogerddan, petrol station & mini supermarket (2.8 mile drive)
FOSUP Paddleboard hire
Siop Fferm Cherry Picked, Farm Shop & Deli, Sarnau (4.5 mile drive)
Dewi James Butchers, Cardigan. Deliver daily to Aberporth. Order online
James’ Fresh Fish will be in Aberporth Village Hall Car Park every Thursday at 1.30pm
Cardigan Bay E-Bike hire, Brynhoffnant. Deliver to Aberporth.
WALKS
The Poetry Trail
A lovely walk through country lanes, woodland and fields. There’s a shorter 1.3km walk or a longer 5.7km walk.
Aberporth to Tresaith
The coastal path walk from Aberporth to Tresaith is tarmacced for the first part, so is nice and easy with beautiful views. It then gets a bit uneven underfoot as you head down into Tresaith, but it’s still one of the easier walks along the Ceredigion Coastal Path. And there’s a great pub at the end!
If you’re feeling energetic, you can keep walking to Penbryn, Llangrannog and beyond.
Aberporth to Mwnt
In the other direction, the Coastal Path runs near the Cottage & Apartment as it comes inland towards Mwnt. This is a more challenging stretch, but is well worth it for the views, especially as you come into Mwnt.
The Cardi Bach bus service runs the stretch of the Ceredigion Coastal Path, so you can walk in one direction & bus it back.
Here’s a Ceredigion Coastal Path guide
We also have other walks we have done featured on our Instagram & Facebook pages.
NATURE
Ceredigion's coast has not one, but two Special Areas of Conservation. Cardigan Bay has one of the largest populations of bottle nose dolphins in Europe and the biggest in the UK. You can often spot then from the beach or coastal path. If you head to New Quay or Gwbert you can get a boat trip to get a bit closer to them.
You can sometimes glimpse porpoise & seals too. Bird watchers can spot a host of marine birds throughout the year.
Both beaches at Aberporth are ideal for rock pooling at low tide.
This guide will give you a great insight into Ceredgion’s wildlife