Aberaeron, Ceredigion. Free entry. Open daily.
Details
Accessibility:
There is plenty of parking, which includes designated disability spaces. There are a couple of public toilets in the town, including toilets with disability access. Most of the town is wheelchair friendly.
Brief Description:
Aberaeron is a charming regency town with multi-coloured houses and an attractive harbour. It is centrally located on Cardigan Bay.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberaeron
"Aberaeron (Welsh pronunciation: [abɛˈrei̯rɔn]), previously anglicised as Aberayron, is a town, community and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales. Located on the coast between Aberystwyth and Cardigan, its resident population was 1,274 in the 2021 census.[1]
The name of the town is Welsh for "mouth of the Aeron". It is derived from the Middle Welsh aer (slaughter),[2] which gave its name to Aeron, believed by some to have been a Welsh god of war.[3]
One of the main Ceredigion County Council office sites is located in Aberaeron.
In 1800, there was no significant coastal settlement here.[4] The present town was planned and developed from 1805 by the Rev. Alban Thomas Jones Gwynne. He built a harbour which operated as a port and supported a shipbuilding industry in the 19th century. A group of workmen's houses and a school were built on the harbour's north side, but these were reclaimed by the sea.[5] Steam ships continued to visit the harbour until the 1920s but, in later years, it evolved into a small half-tide harbour for recreational craft. The estuary is also crossed by a wooden pedestrian bridge.
Crafts were an important part of village life in the 19th century. Information recorded in trade directories shows that in 1830, although it was not yet fully developed as a port, in Aberaeron there were one woollen manufacturer, one bootmaker, one baker, one corn miller, one blacksmith, one blacksmith and shovel maker, two shipwrights, one carpenter and one hatmaker.[6]
In the late 1890s, a hand-powered cable car, the Aeron Express, was built to ferry workers across the harbour when the bridge was demolished by floods. The structure was recreated in 1988 as a tourist attraction that ran until the end of summer 1994, when it was closed under health and safety regulations.[7]
The architecture of Aberaeron is unusual for this part of rural Wales, being constructed around a principal square, Alban Square, of Regency style buildings grouped around the harbour. This was the work of Edward Haycock Sr., an architect from Shrewsbury. His designs also included the former Aberaeron Town Hall, which was completed in 1846 and became County Hall, Aberaeron in 1910.[8] Some of the architecture was of sufficient interest to feature on British postage stamps.[5]"
Further Information:
Address:
Aberaeron, Ceredigion, SA46 0AP
Email:
https://www.aberaeron.info/en/contact-us
Phone:
Tourist info 01545 570602Website:
https://www.aberaeron.info/en/welcome-to-aberaeron
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8n062l54yo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy57wx05qlo
Directions:
Aberaeron is situated in between New Quay and Aberystwyth via the A487. OS SN 458628
Opening Times:
Open daily.
Transport:
There is a regular bus service to Aberaeron.
2024: "A regular bus service links the town with Aberystwyth, Lampeter and Carmarthen, with several daily through services to Swansea, Bridgend and Cardiff. Another service connects with New Quay, Aberporth and Cardigan from Monday to Saturday.[23] " For further travel information in Wales please see: www.traveline.cymru/travel-info
Or call Traveline Cymru on 0800 464 0000
Amenities:
There is a huge amount to do in the Aberaeron area. It is well known for its hotels, B&B’s, self-catering Holiday Cottages, cafés, pubs and restaurants. For more info on places to eat out and for places to visit please go to-https://www.discoverceredigion.wales/areas-of-ceredigion/ceredigion-beaches-and-coastal-communities/aberaeron/
Also see https://carparkmaps.co.uk/carparks/Aberaeron
Travel Information
For further travel information in Wales please see: www.traveline.cymru/travel-info
Or call Traveline Cymru on 0800 464 0000
Location
Nearest Venues
Roots Hair Salon, Aberaeron, Ceredigion
14 metres*
Paradise Pizza ,Aberaeron, Ceredigion
27 metres*
K and P pet shop, Aberaeron, Ceredigion
36 metres*
Allied Pharmacy, Aberaeron, Ceredigion
42 metres*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.