PLACES TO GO & THINGS TO DO
 

The Village - www.stdogmaels.com
* The 12th century abbey ruins and grounds are in the centre of the village.
* The new coach house centre is located by the abbey.
* The village church contains the 'Segranus' stone with Irish Goidelic/Ogham and latin inscription 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. www.yfelin.co.uk
* Village green with children's playground and views along the river.
* The village festival is held during first 2 weeks of May, with high profile concerts and activities.
* A Shakespeare play is enacted within the abbey grounds during first week of august.
* A medieval fair is held in the abbey grounds on august bank holiday Mondays.

Food & Drink in the village
Ferry Inn - just down the road towards Poppit Sands, is on the river with good views
Teifi Netpool Inn - 4 min walk, above river, good for special dietary needs
White Hart - 5 min walk, in village with satellite sport TV
Webley Hotel - 5 min drive, on estuary and good place for bird watching,
Bowen's Fish & Chips - 5 min walk to the village's superb licensed fish & chip shop with seating. It is not open on Mondays.

Beaches
Live webcam at Poppit Beach www.baysports.co.uk

Poppit Sands Beach, 1.5 miles away is a Blue Flag expanse of sandy beach, backed by dunes with cafe, 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 and toilets. The headland, with it's 15thc 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 has no facilities. The cliffs here are considered a good place to go to watch the sunset.

Local Entertainment
The Cellar bar (Y-Seler) is the Castle Cafe by day. In the evenings it's a music venue, tickets usually cost £5 and a set meal can be purchased separately for £3 at any point in the evening up until 10pm. There is an interval at about 9:30pm www.myspace.com/castlecafecellarbar

Mwldan Theatre hosts many concerts and events, it also has a state of the art digital cinema
http://www.mwldan.co.uk

Family Activities
Folly Farm, Hundreds of animals including Wales' only giraffes. 'Best Family Day Out in Wales' award winners at the National Tourism Awards for Wales 2010-2012.. www.folly-farm.co.uk
Teifi Mania, a childrens' indoor play centre with padded play frame, climbing activities, sports court and cafe 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, cafe, 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 cafe, 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

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

Walking
The Pembrokeshire Coast Path starts very close by.

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 of
www.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 Area
www.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

Tourist Information Centre, Cardigan
Theatre Mwldan, Bath House Rd, Cardigan, 01239 613230