Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Guildhall
(
www.guildhall-cardigan.co.uk
;
High St)
The neo-Gothic Guildhall dates from 1860 and is home to
a variety of community meeting spaces, a thriving gallery and Cardigan's Indoor Market
which features stalls selling everything from antiques to local cheeses and handicrafts
(Monday to Saturday). The field cannon outside commemorates the Charge of the Light
Brigade in 1854, which was led by Lord Cardigan (after whom the button-up woollen
sweater was named).
MARKET
Pendre Art
( 01239-615151;
www.pendreart.com
; 35 Pendre; 10am-5pm Mon-Sat)
Not only a great place to buy
local art, Pendre has an excellent coffee shop serving sandwiches, wraps, baguettes and
home-baked scones. Bring your laptop to take advantage of the free wireless connection.
GALLERY
Activities
Set between the Pembrokeshire Coast Path and the Ceredigion Coast Path, Cardigan of-
fers plenty of options for walkers as well as anyone keen to try out some adventure sports.
Walking
For a challenging but spectacular day's walk, head to St Dogmaels (
Click here
)
and tackle
the last leg of the PCP in reverse, catching the bus back from Newport. In the other direc-
tion, the first day of the CCP is shorter, ending up in Aberporth where you can catch the
550 bus back.
If you don't fancy a full-day's trek, you can walk or cycle from Cardigan through the
Teifi Marshes
to the Welsh Wildlife Centre (WWC). From the High St head downhill to the
river, cross over the footbridge to Castle St and then cross the road. Take the pedestrian
walkway leading onto the riverbank and follow it out of town past the reed beds and along
a wooded trail the wildlife centre. The walk is about 1 mile long, but it's 4 miles by road.
The tourist office stocks the
Walking the Teifi Estuary
brochure, outlining five other
graded walks in the area. including a 10-mile circular walk to the gorgeous hidden cove at
Mwnt
. Here a small arc of golden sand sits between folds of the cliffs, and a simple white-
washed church overlooks the sea where you'll often spot dolphins, seals and porpoises.
