Argo Villa

St Dogmaels Village information www.stdogmaels.org 

• The 12th Century Abbey ruins are in the centre of the village.
• The new Coach House Visitor Centre is located by the Abbey. www.welshabbey.org.uk
• The village church contains the 'Segranus' stone with Irish Goidelic/Ogham and Latin inscription that provided the key to deciphering the ancient Irish language.
• Y Felin is a working medieval corn mill with water wheel and mill pond, and sells its own flour etc. see www.yfelin.co.uk
• Village Green with children's playground and views along the river.
• Many houses in St Dogmaels were fishermen's cottages nestled into the hillside, some with access only by footpath. The village footpath network reflects this and gives an unusually intimate feel for the village.
• The Village Festival is held during May, with concerts and activities.
• A Shakespeare play is enacted within the Abbey grounds during first week of August (there are also other open air plays performed in Cilgerran Castle and at the Wildlife Centre during the summer)
• A Medieval Fair is held in the Abbey grounds on August Bank Holiday Monday.

Food & Drink within the village

Ferry Inn - 20 metres across the road, is located on the river with good views. Now reopen with new chef and a reputed to be a step up from pub grub.

Teifi Netpool Inn - 10 min walk, above river, is not serving food at the moment.

White Hart - 15 min walk, in village with satellite sport TV, good home cooked food.

Webley Hotel - 5 min drive, on estuary and a good place for bird watching, has a new restaurant as well as serving bar meals.

Bowen's Fish & Chips - 12 min walk to the village's superb licensed fish & chip shop with seating. It is not open on Sunday and Mondays.

Cardigan (1 mile)
For activities consult http://www.whatevertheweatherwales.co.uk 
Cardigan has a number of café's, pubs & hotels and an indoor market. See also http://www.visitcardigan.com/cardigan-food-and-drink.htm.

The Mwldan Theatre & Cinema complex has state of the art digital and 3-D projection also has a good cafe http://www.mwldan.co.uk

Gwbert (10 minute drive) on the other side of the estuary, has great views and 2 hotels with restaurants.

Beaches

July & August live web cast of the surf at Poppit Beach visit www.baysports.co.uk

Poppit Sands Beach, 1 mile away is a Blue Flag expanse of sandy beach, backed by dunes with newly refurbished café, accessible toilets, lifeboat station with lifeguard facilities in the summer season. Excellent geological formations accessible at low tides. Level access.

Mwnt Beach, 20 mins drive is a National Trust owned small and secluded sandy beach, down many steps with kiosk shop serving tea etc and toilets available. The headland, with it's 15th c. church, is also a good place for watching dolphin and chough.

Ceibwr Bay Beach, a 20 minute drive or local bus journey to Moylegrove, a unspoilt secluded rocky cove with pebble beach, amazing cliff formations and views but it has no facilities. The cliffs here are a good place to go to watch the sunset.

Full beach listings

Visit http://www.visitcardigan.com/cardigan-activities-beaches.htm www.visitpembrokeshire.com/beaches/beaches-north.aspx

Tide Time Tables

Are available for reference in the entrance hall and may be purchase locally in Cardigan.

Watching Birds and Otters

For best local info look up www.visitcardigan.com http://www.visitcardigan.com/bird-watching-west-wales.htm www.visitpembrokeshire.com/wildlife

Teifi Marshes Nature Reserve, has a visitor centre with café, see www.welshwildlife.org

Cardigan Town

For a rainy day, Cardigan has cafés, shops, covered market and a great theatre/cinema complex.Visit www.visitcardigan.com

Cycling

New Image Bicycles (NIBCO), Cardigan provide bicycle hire and spare parts. Tel. 01239 621 275 www.bikebikebike.co.uk

SUSTRANS cycling network www.sustrans.org.uk and www.cyclepembrokeshire.com

Pembrokeshire Greenways Cycle Routes, www.pembrokeshiregreenways.co.uk www.cycling.visitwales.com

Entertainment

The Cellar bar (Y-Seler) is the Castle Café by day. In the evenings it's a music venue, good value, visit www.y-seler.co.uk/SHOPS/tcb.nsf/Sessions for a listing. Also try The Eagle which has recently become a live music venue.

Theatr Mwldan hosts many concerts and events, it also has a state of the art digital cinema www.mwldan.co.uk/whats-on-live.php

Family Activities

Teifi Mania, a childrens' indoor play centre with padded play frame, climbing activities, sports court and café for parents. www.teifimania.co.uk

Cardigan Island Coastal Farm Park, excellent location to view seals and dolphins with childrens activities and farm animals. www.cardiganisland.com 01239 623637

Felinwynt Rainforest Centre, walk through Amazonian tropical house with large exotic butterflies, café, exhibition, etc www.butterflycentre.co.uk

Castell Henllys, reconstructed Iron Age village with activities, www.castellhenllys.com

Oakwood Theme Park, ride on the wildside, www.oakwoodthemepark.co.uk

Llys-y-Fran Country Park and reservoir for cycling, sailing, rowing, angling, walking, playground, visitor centre with restaurant café, Tel. 01437 532 273

Pemberton's Chocolate Farm, award winning, make your own chocolates on a factory tour at www.welshchocolatefarm.com

Teifi Valley Railway steam locomotives, www.teifivalleyrailway.com

Fishing

Llys-y-Fran Country Park & Reservoir, 30 minutes away is one of Wales' finest trout fisheries. Tackle hire, tuition and boats available including adapted boats for disabled anglers. Tel. 01437 532 273

hydlewis Trout Fishery and smokery is 30 minutes away.

Ian Heaps' Premier Coarse Fishery, the World Champion's fishery at Llawhaden is about 30 minutes awaywww.ian-heaps.com Detailed information can be found on www.visitpembrokeshire.com/fishing Local organisation can be found on www.pembrokeshireanglers.org.uk

Sites and organisations in Ceredigion are listed on www.anglerswelcome.com

Sea Fishing is available wherever there is access to the sea shore,

Yet-y-Gors coarse & fly fishing, see www.yet-y-gors.co.uk 01348 873497

Geology

For the geology of the Pembrokeshire area see www.pembrokeshirevirtualmuseum.co.ukFor the immediate locality visit the excellent geology section found at www.visitcardigan.com/landscape-of-cardigan.htm

Golf

Cliff Hotel 10 minute drive away to Gwbert and has 9 holes, www.cliffhotel.com

Cardigan Golf Club's, award winning 18 hole par 72 & is around the corner from the Cliff, www.cardigangolf.co.uk

Newport golf club 30 minute drive away tel. 01633 890011.

Herons Brook at Narbeth (35 minute drive) is a challenging par 3 precision course, www.heronsbrookretreat.com

Horses & Riding

We have a listing of 12 Riding Centres, more information is available on request.

Dyfed Shires & Leisure Farm, Eglwyswrw, www.leisurefarm.co.uk

Local Food Products

Caws Cenarth for assorted organic cheeses also sold at Harrods visit www.welshorganiccheese.co.uk or www.cawscenarth.co.uk

Cig Lodor Farm sausages served at the Argo Villa breakfast table are are available on Saturdays in Cardigan covered market.

Ffynnon Las Vineyard is near Aberaeron and is open to visitors for tours and wine tastings without charge, tel. 01545 570234. Penlon Cottage Brewery at Llanarth produces Vegan bottle conditioned beers and has tours by prior arrangement, visit www.penlon.biz

Siop Fferm Llwynhelyg (about 15 min drive) in Sarnau, is a farm shop that stocks over 50 types of Welsh cheeses as well as local produce at www.llwynhelygfarmshop.co.uk

Y Felin St. Dogmaels village medieval corn mill sells its own flour and bread etc. www.yfelin.co.uk

Museums, Exhibitions and Heritage Centres

Cardigan Heritage Centre, (1 mile) on the wharf giving a history from Norman to present day, tel 01239 614404.

Pendre Art Gallery and Café in Cardigan www.pendreart.com

Cilgerran Castle, (15 min drive) overlooks Teifi gorge, for events, plays etc see www.cadw.wales.gov.uk 01239 621339

Llanerchaeron Estate is a National Trust property near Aberaeron (itself a pretty Georgian harbour town) is a John Nash villa demonstrating self sufficient for Welsh gentry country life in the 18th century. 01545 570200

National Wool Museum, free entry working mill with good family activities at Dre-Fach Felindre, www.museumwales.ac.uk 01559 370929

Internal Fire Museum of Power, Castell Pridd, Tanygroes, www.internalfire.com tel. 01239 811212

National Coracle Centre, Cenarth Falls, www.coracle-centre.co.uk

Scolton Manor in Bethlehem is Pembrokeshire's County Museum a reasonably priced eco-centre and country park with special events, tea room etc. tel. 01437 731328/457

Outdoor Activities

The area is renowned for the natural beauty of its coastline and hills ideal for walking excursions. If you are looking for other organised activities there are;

Fforestoutdoor for climbing, abseiling, mountain biking, as well as water activities, etc www.fforestoutdoor.co.uk

Cardigan Bay karting, paintball centre, maize maze, www.cardikarts.co.uk 01545 580 794

Cenarth Outdoor Paintball & Laser games, www.cenarth-paintball.co.uk

Walking

This is our most recommended activity for St. Dogmaels, there are lots of interesting walks that can be tailored to different interests, energy levels and ability. The Pembrokeshire Coast Path starts about 150m from Argo Villa, one nearby section overlooks a beach where we once counted 134 seals relaxing below us.

For guided Preslei Hill walks visit Andrew & iris Dugmore's www.pembrokeshirepaths.co.uk or ring 01437 530 025

For Pembrokeshire Coast Path, see National Trail section ofwww.pcnpa.org.uk http://nt.pcnpa.org.uk/website/sitefiles/nt_page.asp?PageID=2 www.visitpembrokeshire.com/coastpath

Suggestions for shorter circular walks (off the coast path)http://www.pcnpa.org.uk/website/default.asp?SID=172

Teifi River Trails, incl. gorge and estuary walks are listed in www.visitcardigan.com http://www.visitcardigan.com/teifi-river-trail.htm

Walking in the Cardigan Areawww.visitcardigan.com/cardigan-activites-walking.htm www.tourism.ceredigion.gov.uk/teifiestuary/saesneg/walking.htm

Preseli Circle walking trail links Fishguard, Crymych with the Teifi Valley www.greenwaysholidays.com

The Walkers Coast Bus gives details of the coast path bus routes linking villages and beaches along our national trail. This makes it easy to walk different sections of the coast path and return to the same overnight, visit the following: www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/coastbus and www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk

Green Dragon Bus service can be booked by walking groups in advance, visit http://www.prta.co.uk

Sea and River Activities, Trips and Wildlife watching

Cardigan Bay is a Special Area for Conservation home to bottlenose dolphins, seals, porpoises and many other sea creatures, for more info Visit www.visitpembrokeshire.com/wildlife/whales.aspx www.visitcardigan.com/cardigan-bay-special-area-of-conservation.htm www.visitpembrokeshire.com/videogallery.aspx#dolphin

A Bay To Remember, boat trips from Gwbert exploring local coast. www.baytoremember.co.uk

St. Dogmaels village has a boat park, slipway and pontoon.

New Quay Boat Trips, 24 miles north of cardigan, tel. 01545 560800.

National Coracle Centre, Cenarth Falls, www.coracle-centre.co.uk

Heritage Canoes incl. Kayaking, Cardigan, www.heritagecanoes.co.uk 01239 613961

Fforestoutdoor for coasteering, surfing, white-water rafting, Cardigan's dedicated paddlesport store, café and adventure activities, www.fforestoutdoor.co.uk

Cardigan Bay Watersports, kayaking, sailing, windsurfing, powerboat training, www.cardiganbaywatersports.org.uk

Voyages of Discovery, seen on TV, www.ramseyisland.co.uk

Teifi Boat Club, is situated at Patch, Gwbert, Cardigan. Tel. 01239 613890

Wildlife further afield

To view dolphins, seals, sea birds, islands and coast: Adventure Wildlife Boat Trips, www.baytoremember.co.uk

Thousand Island Expeditions, www.thousandislands.co.uk

Dale Sea Safari, www.dale-sea-safari.co.uk

Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre, Newquay www.cbmwc.org uses water microphone to listen to dolphins

There are lots more attractions and activities in the area that are to numerous to mention. These range from the National garden to country gardens and farmhouse cheese producers to ancient standing stones, the source of the Stonehenge Circle stones and a very good value local summer rock music festival.

Events and Festival Listing

In general, visit www.visitcardigan.com/cardigan-festivals.shtm

Tourist Information Centre, Cardigan

Theatre Mwldan, Bath House Rd, Cardigan, 01239 613230

Cash Points

These can be found at the local branches of Barclays, Lloyds, HSBC and Nat West, all located on Cardigan High Street. Tesco Cardigan also has a hole in the wall machine.