Aberaeron

Aberaeron is a coastal town in Ceredigion, Wales, with multicoloured houses, a harbour and many small independent shops.

Understand

Aberaeron is a Welsh-speaking town.

Get in

There is no train station. The nearest is in Aberystwyth, from where there are buses. By road, the main A487 runs through the town.

Get around

It's about a 20-minute drive to Aberystwyth. To the south there are good beaches at Llangrannog and Cwmtydu.

See

Aberaeron's harbour and picturesque Georgian houses

• The town and harbour. Aberaeron is well known for its multicoloured houses and buildings. Take a stroll down the High Street and around the harbour. Look out for the local family of Bottle-nosed Dolphins out to sea.
• 1 Llanerchaeron, Ciliau Aeron, SA48 8DG (2.5 miles southeast), ☏ +44 1545 570200, llanerchaeron@nationaltrust.org.uk. 18th-century Welsh gentry estate - with house, walled gardens and home farm  

Do

• Ceredigion Coast Path. Aberaeron and Aberarth are on the path. Walk along the cliff tops as far as you please. 

Buy

• Cegin Cymru (Welsh Kitchen), 18 Market Street. Lovely little shop selling locally-produced delicacies. The farmhouse cheeses are a particular favourite. 
• Aeron Sports, 2 Alban Square. Fishing tackle and other sports gear 
• Book Worm (Gwisgo Bookworm), 8 Sgwar Alban, SA46 0AD, ☏ +44 1545 238282, info@gwisgo.co.uk. A good selection of Welsh and English books. Plenty at the more intellectual end of the spectrum. Free parking nearby. (updated Sep 2018)

Eat

• 1 Harbourmaster Hotel (Gwesty'r Harbwr), 2 Quay Parade, ☏ +44 1545 570755. It has a superb restaurant, specialising in seafood 
• 2 New Celtic, 8 Market Street, ☏ +44 1545 570369. A restaurant serving fish-and-chips and more. Eat in or take away, it's a tasty and substantial meal 
• 3 The Hive on the Quay, Cadwgan Pl (exactly where the name implies), ☏ +44 1545 570445. The Famous Holgate's Honey Ice Cream. Also holds a cafe/restaurant serving more substantial meals. 
• 4 Friends Coffee Shop, 5 Alban Square, ☏ +44 1545 571122. A great cafe and takeaway specialising in baguettes and Segafredo coffee. Great quality food at very reasonable prices with a warm and friendly atmosphere. 
• 5 La Cuccina, 35 Alban Square, ☏ +44 1545 571012. A little bakery. 

Drink

• 1 Cadwgan Arms, 10 Market Street, ☏ +44 1545 570149. 
• 2 Royal Oak, 30 North Road, ☏ +44 1545 570233. 

Sleep

• 1 The Harbourmaster Hotel (Gwesty'r Harbwr), Pen Cei (1 Quay Parade), ☏ +44 1545 570755. A cobalt blue small hotel with views of the sea and harbour. £80-120 per night for bed and breakfast. 
• 2 Nant Meigan (Holiday Home), 9 Water Street, ☏ +44 7971 282007. A Grade 2 listed Georgian terrace holiday let, in the centre of the town. A 5-minute walk to the pebble beach, and backing onto the river Aeron, the property enjoys a walled garden. 

Go next

• New Quay
• Aberystwyth