Top 10 Hidden Gems Things to do in Ceredigion, Wales

One of Europe's finest examples of an 18th-century picturesque landscape, Hafod Uchrtrydd is a wooded estate located in the foothills of the Cambrian mountains of Ceredigion, Wales. The 9 miles of restored footpaths offer the visitor a unique experience which encompasse: the rich historic, a valuable and diverse ecology and the opportunity to be with wild nature.

Wales destination shopping for traditional Welsh blankets. a purpose built Tin shed shop replicating the local vernacular for roadmens houses a century ago. Fitted out like a Mid century mill shop with floor to ceiling welsh blankets, quilts & accessories. The only place you can buy New, Vintage & antique Welsh blankets. An old fashioned service , with complementary tea for our customers. a place to sit & watch the birds or overnight accommodation in our vintage shepherds huts in the hay meadow.

Dolphin & Wildlife Watching Boat Trips departing from Cardigan using purpose built high powered RIBS to cover more ground in less time, increasing your chances of seeing all that Cardigan Bay has to offer. Trips ranging from 1 - 2 hours with something suitable for all ages & abilities. Dolphins, Seals, Sea Birds & Sea Caves make Cardigan Bay truly "A Bay To Remember".

Glass landscapes and jewellery created by hand and kiln in my studio near Carmarthen, reflecting the vast, ever-changing landscape of this part of Wales. Each handmade piece is a unique creation. Commissions are also accepted - please contact me to arrange details. The studio-gallery in Cwmpengraig, in a light-filled converted barn, is open easter to the end of September, Thursday, Friday & Saturday 10am - 5pm. Please feel free to phone at other times. See website for full details of how to find me - beware the satnav! - as well as selected outlets stocking my work.

CLOSED FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE DUE TO COVID-19 Stroll around the 2.5 acres of beautiful gardens, find something unique in the gallery and then treat yourself to tea and a selection of our yummy cakes. We are open on Wednesdays and Thursdays 11.00 until 5.00. From April until the end of September. Entry and parking is free, dogs on leads welcome.

Suitable for all ages from 3 years +. Well behaved dogs are also very welcome to join. Canoe on Wales's most untouched river. The River Teifi has some of the most breathtaking otherwise unreachable stretches in Wales, Heritage Canoes has the only commercial contract to take you there. Winding towards the sea the deep, tidal Teifi Gorge is a unique environment where fresh and salt waters meet and the species it is home to forms one of the most varied aquatic landscapes in the country. The gorge itself was hewn through a slate hill by a glacier retreating to the Irish Sea at the end of the last ice age. The gorge offers safe, gentle river paddling in open canoes for people of all ages and abilities. With the river flowing lazily past ancient woodland and wildlife habitats, a canoe trip should be high on your list of must-do’s on your holiday. The Teifi gorge is one of the best examples of tidal gorge in the whole country and offers a safe and awe inspiring location for your whole family to try a fun new sport. The steep, densely wooded banks form an important habitat to species of otter, red deer. Peregrine falcon, kingfishers, dragonflies, salmon and sewin (sea trout. The gorge has been an important centre of coracle fishing and slate quarrying for hundreds of years but now the gorge forms part of the Teifi marshes nature reserve. Our Open Canoe trips are fully guided journeys, using canoes which seat 2 or 3 people. Trips last around 2 hours and include all equipment and instruction. Canoeing in the gorge is a stunning adventure in the silent and untouched Teifi gorge. The river is very slow, flat water for most of the journey and there are a set of gentle rapids which you can run at the end of the trip. Expect to see native wildlife including kingfishers, rare dragonflies and if you’re really lucky an otter!

Bwlch y Geuffordd Gardens in Bronant is an ideal place to visit . Featured in the last series of “Pobl a’u Gerddi”, and also featured in ITV's Love Your Garden with Alan Titchmarsh, aired March 2020. Joint runner up of Gardeners World “Garden of the Year” competition, category “Challenging Plot”. There is something here for everyone. The garden is open daily, and is an adventure and fantasy garden for children (and adults). It is also a water garden, sculpture park, sumptuous flower garden, and so much more. Although the individual gardens differ widely in character, they still hang together as a delicious whole. It is peaceful, inspiring and colourful, wacky and wonderful, full of surprises, and a great day out for all the family.