Guidebook for Ceredigion
Food Scene
A great fish restaurant with outside eating area and views of the harbour and the sea.
8 locals recommend
Pysgoty
South Marine TerraceA great fish restaurant with outside eating area and views of the harbour and the sea.
A 20 minute car journey North but splash out on this Michelin Starred Restaurant, situated in beautiful gardens and next to the RSPB reserve.
18 locals recommend
Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms
A 20 minute car journey North but splash out on this Michelin Starred Restaurant, situated in beautiful gardens and next to the RSPB reserve.
An outside eating area with sea views and you can reduce the calories by walking along the Prom and "kicking the bar".
14 locals recommend
Gwesty Cymru Hotel & Restaurant
19 Marine TerraceAn outside eating area with sea views and you can reduce the calories by walking along the Prom and "kicking the bar".
A great selection of cakes and Mediterranean inspired lunches and salads. Family friendly with things for the children to do and play on. Small outside garden space.
34 locals recommend
Medina
10 Market StA great selection of cakes and Mediterranean inspired lunches and salads. Family friendly with things for the children to do and play on. Small outside garden space.
Agnelli's Trattoria & Deli
3 Bridge StExcellent coffee, cakes and delicious Italian home made food.
Try their authentic Spanish tapas with a glass of Rioja or sherry.
There is also an excellent deli at the front of the restaurant - so you can eat in and/or take-away!
33 locals recommend
Ultracomida
31 Pier StTry their authentic Spanish tapas with a glass of Rioja or sherry.
There is also an excellent deli at the front of the restaurant - so you can eat in and/or take-away!
Drinks & Nightlife
Baravin
1 Marine TerraceExcellent cocktails. Also offers good coffee and a food menu.
Rummers Wine Bar
63 Bridge StA longstanding popular venue with wine, food and live music
There is a bar at the end of the pier - an excellent spot to watch the sunsets, the murmuration of starlings and Constitution Hill and much, much more!
The Pier also has a bistro restaurant, night club, bars and an arcade.
The Pier
Marine TerraceThere is a bar at the end of the pier - an excellent spot to watch the sunsets, the murmuration of starlings and Constitution Hill and much, much more!
The Pier also has a bistro restaurant, night club, bars and an arcade.
Parks & Nature
Watching the red kites being fed is a must!! There are also mountain biking trails and walking trails. There is also a café, shop and toilets.
93 locals recommend
Bwlch Nant yr Arian Forest Visitor Centre
Watching the red kites being fed is a must!! There are also mountain biking trails and walking trails. There is also a café, shop and toilets.
Great for bird watching and wildlife - hosted the BBCs Spring Watch for many years.
33 locals recommend
RSPB Ynys-hir
Dyfi FurnaceGreat for bird watching and wildlife - hosted the BBCs Spring Watch for many years.
Excellent Observatory to see the ospreys and their nests (April to Sept.). Lots of other wildlife to see too - including water buffalo in the summer.
Disabled friendly with board walks. Superb quality CCTV of the osprey nest and footage is also shown on their great website - if you want to keep in touch. Good home made cakes too!
33 locals recommend
Dyfi Osprey Project
Excellent Observatory to see the ospreys and their nests (April to Sept.). Lots of other wildlife to see too - including water buffalo in the summer.
Disabled friendly with board walks. Superb quality CCTV of the osprey nest and footage is also shown on their great website - if you want to keep in touch. Good home made cakes too!
Fantastic walks through the sand dune complex to the glorious sandy beach with views over Aberdyfi
13 locals recommend
Ynyslas National Nature Reserve
Fantastic walks through the sand dune complex to the glorious sandy beach with views over Aberdyfi
Entertainment & Activities
The Arts Centre offers a Theatre, Cinema, 2 Exhibition Halls and 2 cafes all under one roof! There is a wide ranging programme of live drama, comedy and music to suit all tastes.
50 locals recommend
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
The Arts Centre offers a Theatre, Cinema, 2 Exhibition Halls and 2 cafes all under one roof! There is a wide ranging programme of live drama, comedy and music to suit all tastes.
Commodore Cinema
Bath StreetIn the centre of town, near to shops and beach
Friendly but professional staff with off road pony trekking for all abilities.
7 locals recommend
Rheidol
Friendly but professional staff with off road pony trekking for all abilities.
Arts & Culture
It's full of interesting local history from the Iron Age Hill Forts, Ship Building in the harbour. It also offers an activity programme and a café.
23 locals recommend
Amgueddfa Ceredigion Museum
It's full of interesting local history from the Iron Age Hill Forts, Ship Building in the harbour. It also offers an activity programme and a café.
Good exhibitions of books, paintings and artefacts of Welsh culture. Guided Tours I believe are also available at times.
30 locals recommend
National Library of Wales
Penglais RoadGood exhibitions of books, paintings and artefacts of Welsh culture. Guided Tours I believe are also available at times.
Sightseeing
Excellent views over Cardigan Bay and Aberystwyth town.
Train up the hill with walking paths for the more energetic. Coastal Path to Clarach and Borth runs through the summit.
Also a restaurant on the top with a bouncy castle - subject to weather conditions
Camera Obscura
Excellent views over Cardigan Bay and Aberystwyth town.
Train up the hill with walking paths for the more energetic. Coastal Path to Clarach and Borth runs through the summit.
Also a restaurant on the top with a bouncy castle - subject to weather conditions
Nice drive out to Ystrad Meurig with marked local walks and interpretation boards.
16 locals recommend
Strata Florida Abbey/ Abaty Ystrad Fflur
Abbey RoadNice drive out to Ystrad Meurig with marked local walks and interpretation boards.
Superb views from the Waterloo monument on the top of the hill. Pass the mounds and ditches of the Iron-Aged Fort on the way down. Then call into Ceredigion Museum to find out all about the archaeology - as there are not interpretation boards up there - missed opportunity...
Pendinas
Superb views from the Waterloo monument on the top of the hill. Pass the mounds and ditches of the Iron-Aged Fort on the way down. Then call into Ceredigion Museum to find out all about the archaeology - as there are not interpretation boards up there - missed opportunity...
The narrow gauge railway runs from Aberystwyth to Devil's Bridge (Pontarfynach). You can walk around the two spectacular falls or take one of the marked walks around the area and then go back on a later train.
There are lots of cafes and a large hotel/restaurant/pub for refreshments.
Devil's Bridge
Devil's BridgeThe narrow gauge railway runs from Aberystwyth to Devil's Bridge (Pontarfynach). You can walk around the two spectacular falls or take one of the marked walks around the area and then go back on a later train.
There are lots of cafes and a large hotel/restaurant/pub for refreshments.
Shopping
Visit the Dyfi award winning Gin Distillery - and sample the wares!!!
72 locals recommend
Corris Craft Centre
Visit the Dyfi award winning Gin Distillery - and sample the wares!!!
A local chain of shops offering ranges of clothes with a difference.
9 locals recommend
SPAR Aberystwyth
32 Terrace RdA local chain of shops offering ranges of clothes with a difference.