West Wales Holiday Accommodation
Ceredigion, located on the western coastline of Wales, is sheltered from the east by the heather-clad heights of the Plynlimon mountain range. Quality accommodation, spectacular landscapes, award-winning beaches and welcoming people await your visit to Ceredigion - one of the last bastions of the Welsh language and culture.
What does Carmarthenshire conjure up in your mind's eye? If you don't know the area, it's probably an image of free farmland, sheep … and more sheep. It's certainly true that Carmarthenshire has its fair share of farming country. But there's much more to this beguiling, surprising part of West Wales than initially meets the eye.
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (park info here) This is Britain's only truly coastal national park, covering 620 sq km of spectacular landscape around Wales' south-western shore. Its spectacular scenery, abundant wildlife and fascinating history make it a very special place to explore and enjoy.
The park was designated in 1952 , and has a total area of 620 km². This falls into four distinct sections. Running clockwise around the coast, these are the south Pembrokeshire coast, including Caldey Island; the coast, including the coastal islands; and the Preseli Hills . The Pembrokeshire Coast Path connects the sections of the park.
The name Ceredigion means 'Land of Ceredig', who was a son of Cunedda, a chieftain who reconquered much of Wales from the Irish around the fifth century AD.
Ceredigion's Heritage Coast is a shoreline of great natural beauty with a wide variety of bird and animal populations. Birds that can be seen includes cormorants, choughs, raven, peregrine, and buzzard it also supports bottlenose dolphins. Porpoises, and grey seals.
The Cambrian Mountains cover much of the east of Ceredigion; this large area forms part of the desert of Wales. In the south and west the surface is less elevated. The highest point is Plynlimon at 2,486 feet, where five rivers have their source: the Severn, the Wye, the Dulas, the Llyfnant and River Rheidol, the last of which meets the Afon Mynach in a 300 foot plunge at the Devil's Bridge chasm. The 50 miles of coastline has many sandy beaches. The largest river is the River Teifi which forms the border with Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire for much of its length. Other significant rivers include the River Aeron which has its estuary at Aberaeron, the River Ystwyth and the River Rheidol both of which reach the sea in Aberystwyth harbour.
