Cardigan Coastal Cottages, overlooking Cardigan Bay on the west coast of Wales

Welcome to Cardigan Coastal Cottages, where the holiday begins

How to get here

Location

Cardigan Coastal Cottages is the core of one of the Ffrwdwenith (wheat stream) farms situated four field back from the cliffs, in a village called Felinwynt (windmill). This is half way between Aberporth and Mwnt, four miles along the coast heading north from Cardigan.

The location provides a panoramic view of Cardigan Bay. From here we can see most of the coast up to Aberystwyth, Cader Idris, Snowdon, the higher parts of the Lleyn Penninsula, Bardsey Island and the Bardsey lighthouse. The Preseli Hills are just to the south of us and the beaches along this stretch of coastline are simply beautiful.

This part of the coast enjoys a microclimate due to the effects of the Gulf Stream and being sheltered by the Preseli Hills and the Cambrian Mountains.

The Ceredigion Coastal Path has been extended, recently, and now joins Ynyslas (northern extreme of Ceredigion, near Borth) with Cardigan and the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path. Cardigan Coastal Cottages is situated on a loop from the path that links east of Mwnt to west of Parcllyn. Our hostel should prove popular with both walkers and cyclists passing this way.

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Driving here

There is a reasonably large sign at the top of the headed "Holiday accommodation" and showing the Cardigan Coastal Cottages logo. Entering the postcode SA43 1RW in to your satellite navigation system should bring you to the bungalow almost opposite the top of our drive. Some Satnav maps don't oblige and take you to a nearby business park instead. The map, below, shows our actual location - marked by the green pin.

We have plenty of off-road parking, level or very gently sloping, adjacent to each of our cottages and the hostel.

Arriving by train and/or bus

The nearest stations are Aberystwyth and Carmarthen

From Aberystwyth, from outside the railway station, take the X50bus to Blaenannerch or 550 bus Felinwynt, via Aberporth. Click here for a timetable.
From Carmarthen, from outside the railway station, take the 460 or 461 bus to Cardigan (Finch Square), then change to the 550 bus to Aberystwyth via Aberporth, alighting at Felinwynt. Click here for a timetable.

Including the 0.4 mile driveway, Cardigan Coastal Cottages and Piggery Poke hostel are 2 miles from Blaenannerch and about 1 mile from the Felinwynt bus stop. Collection from these points is usually possible. Telephone to enquire before making your journey.

Cycling here

The top of the driveway to Cardigan Coastal Cottages and Piggery Poke hostel meets the Sustrans, National Route 81 (see Ceredigion Route 4D) which passes within 1/2 mile of the top of our driveway.

Ring of Fire (see Ceredigion Route 4E) which passes the top of our driveway.

Walking here

Cardigan Coastal Cottages and Piggery Poke are situated at Ffrwdwenith Isaf which is on a loop off the Ceredigion Coastal Path.

There is a series of useful maps with the coast path marked clearly on them that can be downloaded from the Ceredigion County Council web site.

The time taken to walk here from the following landmarks is approximate:

Cardigan - 3.5 to 4 hours
Mwnt - 75 to 90 minutes
Parcllyn - 30 to 40 minutes
Aberporth - 45 minutes to 1 hour
Tresaith - 1.5 to 2.5 hours
Llangrannog - 3.5 to 4.5 hours

If carrying supplies is difficult, it is possible for us to buy food in for you to save you carrying it - please give at least 24hrs notice. If you prefer to cater for yourself, there are shops in Cardigan, Parcllyn and Aberporth. Tesco home delivery service operates in this area.

Access statement

Access to each of our accommodation units is as follows:

The Farmhouse

Access from the parking area in the farmyard, which has a concrete surface and a 10% gradient, is either: through the utility room which involves negotiating 2 steps of 175mm each (one over a raised threshhold) into the utility room, through an 800mm wide doorway, and a further 3 steps of 170mm each, through an 800mm wide doorway into the kitchen, or
through the front door which is up a series of 7 steps, 4 of which are 200mm and the remainder are 100mm, through an 800mm wide doorway Access from the rear includes negotiating a 100mm step through a 700mm wide gateway from the farmyard, around the house on a coarse gravel path with a raised manhole cover, then over a 180mm threshhold and through a pair of double doors with a maximum opening width of 125mm

Once inside the farmhouse, there is a 170mm step between the kitchen and dining room - the rest of the ground floor is level. The doorway between the dining room and lounge is 650mm wide, the doorway between the hall and the lounge is 800mm wide and the doorway to the cloakroom is 750mm wide. There is a ground floor bedroom with a twin, electrically-adjustable bed, accessed through a doorway 800mm wide. This bedroom has an en suite which is accessed through a 750mm wide doorway. Access to the upper floor bedrooms is via a staircase and all doorways on the upper floor are 750mm wide.

Ysgubor Mawr (The Large Barn)

Access from the front of the building: from the farmyard, there is a ramp with a gradient of 10% leading to an 800mm wide doorway with a flush-threshhold Access from the rear parking area is via a 20m coarse gravel pathway, giving access to either: a pair of double doors with a maximum opening width of 100mm with a 70mm threshhold, or
an 800mm wide doorway into the utility room with a threshhold of less than 20mm

Once inside Ysgubor Mawr, the whole of the ground floor is level and all doorways are 800mm wide. There is a ground floor bedroom with a zip-linked bed and an en suite which is equipped with a walk-in shower fitted with a seat. Access to the upper floor bedrooms is via a staircase comprised of thirteen 200mm steps with a handrail on one side and all doorways on the upper floor are 750mm wide.

Beudy Bach (The Small Barn)

Access from the front of the building: from the farmyard, there is a 200mm step up over the threshhold through an 800mm wide doorway Access from the side parking area is via a 20m coarse gravel pathway, giving access to either: two steps, each with a rise of approximatley 100mm, leading to an 800mm wide doorway into the kitchen, or
a flight of thirteen 250mm steps to an 80mm wide doorway into the bedroom

Once inside Beudy Bach, there are two 100mm steps through an 800mm wide doorway between the lounge/dining room and the kitchen. The en suite bedroom on the first floor is accessed via a 750mm wide flight of twelve 200mm stairs with a handrail on one side. The en suite is accessed via a 750mm wide door with a level threshhold.

Contacts

Correspondence

For all correspondence that needs to be posted to us, including cheques, please use the address given below. Please note that, as postal delivery, processing and replying to your correspondence, and return postage can each take a day or two, you should not expect any response for at least five days.

Ffrwdwenith Isaf
Felinwynt
Cardigan
SA43 1RW

Telephone contact

If you need to communicate with us more quickly, or want assurance that a booking you have made is secured, please call us on the telephone number given below. Please note that, as we are often outside maintaining the property, the telephone is not constantly attended. Please leave a message on the answerphone and your call will be returned as soon as possible.

+44 (0)1239 811777

E-mail

If you prefer to e-mail us, please use one of the addresses given below. Please note that, although we check e-mail several times each day, there may be a short delay in responding to your e-mail.

angela@cardigan.cc or paul@cardigan.cc