Lampeter Town (and its Warm Spaces), Ceredigion, Wales. Open Daily. Free Entry
Details
Accessibility:
Lampeter has three main public car parks; St Thomas Street offers three disability bays but no disability toilets, Market Street (next to the Sainsbury's supermarket in the centre of town) offers three disability bays and disability toilets and Rookery Lane offers no designated disability spaces but does offer disability toilets. The town offers some time-limited on-road parking along High Street and College Street.
The main shopping areas cater well to disabilities with drop kerbs and well-maintained, flat and uncluttered pavements. The back streets tend to lack pavements because of the widths of the roads.
Brief Description:
Lampeter is the third largest town in Ceredigion and lies at the confluence of the River Teifi and the Afon Dulas.
The Norman castle of Pont Steffan, from which the town took its name, was destroyed in 1187 but still forms part of the university campus to this day. The university itself is the oldest in Wales and the third oldest in the UK after Oxford and Cambridge. It is now part of University Wales Trinity St David.
The town is a thriving centre for what is otherwise a very rural area, with many shops, pubs, eateries and supermarkets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampeter
"Lampeter (/ˈlæmpətər/; Welsh: Llanbedr Pont Steffan (formal); Llambed (colloquial)) is a town, community and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, at the confluence of the Afon Dulas with the River Teifi. It is the third largest urban area in Ceredigion, after Aberystwyth and Cardigan, and has a campus of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. At the 2011 Census, the population was 2,970. Lampeter is the smallest university town in the United Kingdom. The university adds approximately 1,000 people to the town's population during term time.
The Welsh name of the town, Llanbedr Pont Steffan, means "Peter's church [at] Stephen's bridge" in reference to its church and castle. Its English name derives from this, as does the colloquial Welsh name Llambed.[3] An alternative English spelling occurs as "Thlampetre" in 1433. [4]"
Further Information:
Address:
Lampeter, Ceredigion, SA48 7BB
Telephone:
None available.
Email:
https://www.lampeter-tc.gov.uk/en/contact/
Website:
https://www.lampeter-tc.gov.uk/en/
https://www.lampeter-tc.gov.uk/en/map-transport/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampeter
Opening Hours:
Open daily.
Directions:
Lampeter is in Ceredigion where the A482, A475 and A485 meet, around 25 miles south of Aberystwyth and 23 miles north of Carmarthen.
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Transport:
https://www.lampeter-tc.gov.uk/en/map-transport/
For more travel information go to https://www.traveline.info/ or call 0800 464 00 00
Amenities:
There are plenty of cafes, pubs, restaurants and shops to find food and drink in Lampeter. Further details can be found on the websites above.
https://www.lampeter-tc.gov.uk/en/
"Lampeter Warm Spaces
Camfan, 4 Drovers Road, Lampeter, SA48 7AT:Unlimited tea and coffee throughout the day. A variety of activities and access to the internet.
Monday to Friday
9.30 -15.30
Louise Jenkins Louise.jenkins@poblgroup.co.uk
St Thomas’ Methodist Church, St Thomas’ Street, Lampeter, SA48 7DQ:
Coffee morning, tea, coffee and biscuits. A warm and welcoming and social space. Tuesday 10.00 – 12:00
Revd Flis Randall ceredigionsuper@outlook.com
Longwood Community Woodland, Longwood Centre, Llanfair Clydogau, Lampeter SA48 8NE:
Longwood community woodland visitor centre is open and heated during the opening times below.
On Tuesdays there is a wellness session held on the Forest School site, a warm lunch is cooked on fire.
Monday Wednesday, Friday and Saturday10:00 – 16:00
Robert Joyce info@longwood-lampeter.org.uk
Lloyd Thomas Hall, Trinity Saint David University, Lampeter SA48 7ED:
Free tea and coffee. Users will be asked to register during their first visit to the Space so that we can provide a warm food voucher at a discount for them to use in Cafe 1822 on the campus."Open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 10:00 – 15:00"
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampeter
- Lampeter's local Eisteddfod, Eisteddfod Rhys Thomas James Pantyfedwen, is held annually over the August bank holiday.[17] It is particularly noteworthy for its competition for singers under the age of 30, colloquially known as Llais Llwyfan Llambed ('the voice of Lampeter's stage').[18]
- Lampeter Museum covers the cultural and agricultural development of the town as well as the history of the college.[19]
- Theatr Felinfach, a small regional theatre located outside the village of Ystrad Aeron in Dyffryn Aeron, about 7 miles from Lampeter.[20]
- During the Second World War, Dylan Thomas and his wife Caitlin lived at Plas Gelli, a secluded mansion just outside Talsarn.[21] The Dylan Thomas Trail links Talsarn and Lampeter with the other places in Ceredigion associated with the poet, such as Aberaeron and New Quay.[22]
- In 1968, William Julian Cayo-Evans first marched his paramilitary nationalist 'Free Wales Army' from Lampeter.[23]
- The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a Roman Catholic Church, is Grade II listed and is considered a fine example of mid-20th century church architecture.[24] "
Travel Information
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Location
Nearest Venues
Harford Fountain, Lampeter, Ceredigion
7 metres*
Conti's Cafe, Lampeter, Ceredigion
21 metres*
Bargain Box, Lampeter, Ceredigion
22 metres*
HSBC Lampeter, Lampeter, Ceredigion
24 metres*
Ivy Bush Inn, Lampeter, Ceredigion
26 metres*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.