We are 5 minutes drive from Aberaeron, in the county of Ceredigion, West Wales.

If you want to treat yourself during your stay, here’s some recommendations. We suggest booking ahead in order to avoid disappointment. This is a rural area and many places are not open everyday.

• The Harbourmaster– Aberaeron, 5 minutes drive away or walk down footpaths from site (1.5 hours) .  An upmarket gastropub.
• New Celtic Fish & Chips –Aberaeron, Sit on the harbour wall eating your chips and watch the world go by. If you have walked down from site then these are a well earned guilt free treat!
• Watson & Pratts Aberaeron– Organic sourdough bakery, pastries, takeaway sandwiches, coffee etc.  Good stop off for picnic supplies.
• Conti’s Cafe – Llanerchaeron National Trust Cafe, a 2 minute drive away or walk down from site (40 mins). Simple lunches, cream teas and lovely organic ice cream. Also a branch in Aberaeron
• Angelato’s– Aberaeron, 5 mins.  Homemade Gelato using milk from a local farm- delicious! Vegan options available.
• Y Ffarmers– Llanfihangel Y Creuddyn, 45 mins, Traditional Pub set in a tiny village.  Serves Great food and they make everything from scratch so can cater for Coeliacs.
• Medina – Aberystwyth, 30 mins, Large cafe/restaurant serving middle eastern influenced food (think Ottolenghi) and amazing cakes- Yum! Very family friendly. We love this place!
• Ultracomida – Aberystwyth, 30 mins, An independent Spanish delicatessen and wine shop, pop in for a take away lunch and eat it on the seafront- tortilla and salad is great!
• Arabic Flavour– Aberystwyth, 30 mins, As recommended by Jay Rayner, Syrian cuisine.  Booking essential. 
• Y Talbot -Tregaron, 30 mins, an old drovers inn serving very good food.  Eat in the bar for a more relaxed, authentic atmosphere.  Dog friendly.  Booking essential at weekends. Combine with a trip up into the Cambrian Mountains. Tregaron lies right on the edge of this beautiful wilderness.
• Lime Crab– New Quay, 20 mins, The best fish and chips in the county!  Expect squid, mackerel goujons, grilled halloumi, fish bites and delicious vegan curry. A bit pricey but worth it in our opinion. We recommend eating your food on the harbour wall and looking out for passing dolphins. To beat the queues, order online in advance.
• Caffi Patio –20 mins, Llangrannog beach, the BEST ice cream in Ceredigion!
• Tafell A Tan, Llangrannog, 20 mins, Woodfired sourdough Pizza on the beach. Order online to beat the queues.
• Bara Menyn Bakery – Cardigan, 40 mins, Simple, regularly changing menu of really good food.  They make everything from scratch and genuinely use local ingredients as much as they can.  The bread is really good and its worth popping in just for a loaf. Or grab a slice of pizza for lunch. No website but you can follow them on Instagram.
• Grain– Cardigan, 40 mins, (formerly Pizza Tipi) where the cool cats hang out to eat pizza, drink good beer and sit by the campfire.  Dog and children friendly, this is a great place to go for lunch after the beach or finish off the day here listening to some music. Open seasonally, so check its open before you go.
• Albion Hotel Cardigan, 40 mins, Really great, Scandinavian/welsh style food.  Check opening times before going.
• The Castle Inn– 40 mins, Cardigan.  Beer and freshly cooked pizzas on the river. No reservations taken. As with all our recommendations, we’d suggest checking opening times before you go.

For us, going on holiday is all about the…FOOD So, with that in mind and assuming that everybody else also plans their holidays around their tummies, we aim to make cooking and eating here a real pleasure.  Cook in your own kitchen space or outside over the camp fire.  We supply EVERYTHING you might need, from cutlery to coffee press, tea towels to salad bowls.  You just need to bring the food and here’s where we buy ours:

• Watson & Pratts Organic Supermarket/Bakery.  2 branches- a smaller one which is 5 minutes away in Aberaeron and a larger one 20 minutes away in Lampeter.  They do click and collect, so you can order and collect on your way to us. Or they deliver to our postcode (SA48 7PT) twice a week.  If you go for a delivery option then please let us know so we can be around to to receive it.
• YDFA health food store in Aberaeron, 5 minutes drive.
• Costcutter minimarket Aberaeron- good for basics
• The Mulberry Bush Healthfood Store, Lampeter, 20 mins
• Sainsbury’s Lampeter 20 mins
• Tesco Aberystwyth (30 mins) Cardigan (40 mins) or Carmarthen (Tesco Extra 1 hour)
• Morrisons Aberystwyth
• M&S Aberyswyth
• Glebelands Market Garden St Dogmaels, Cardigan, 40 mins.  Fresh from the garden, organic and great value veg.  Only open from Thursday-Sunday but worth popping in if you pass.

• Hafod Estate.1 hour, As a child Jessie lived in a farmhouse in the middle of this old country estate. The 200 hectares of what is described as some of the ‘finest examples in Europe of a picturesque landscape’ were effectively her back garden. Ask her about it, not surprisingly she knows it like the back of her hand! Hafod is a great place to walk and discover gardens and statues buried by time, waterfalls, grottos and caves. Take a picnic, swim in the river and spend the day. Free Entry.
• Nearby Devils Bridge Falls are well worth a visit. In Devil’s bridge you will also find the Vale Of Rheidol steam railway which runs from Aberystwyth. The falls cost between £1-2 per person depending on which route you choose. Check the railway website for up to date prices and timetables.
• Dolaucothi Gold Mines 30 mins, take a tour underground into an old mine, pan for gold or explore the walks in the surrounding forest.
• Centre For Alternative Technology. 1 hour 10 mins.  A pioneer within the green movement, if you are interested in green technologies and alternative living then this place is a must. Close to the market town of Machynlleth, named the ‘sustainable capital of the UK with the museum of modern art, bookshops, a beautiful handmade shoe shop and some nice little cafes for lunch.
• Cilgerran Castle is a 13th century ruined castle, perched overlooking the impressive Teifi Gorge. Once you have explored this you can take the short drive to the Welsh Wildlife Centre Take a picnic with you or eat in the restaurant. Cilgerran is a half hour drive from us and it is easy to visit the wildlife centre and castle in one day.
• The Elan Valley with its stunning scenery, empty mountain roads, Victorian reservoirs and Dam system is well worth a day trip. Follow one of many walks, hire a bike or tour the reservoirs by car.  Its also an international dark sky park so if you hang around long enough you might get an amazing view of the stars.  You can reach the Elan valley in 1.5 hours from us and if you let us know you are going we’ll direct you on a circular route ending back at the old drovers inn in Tregaron Y Talbot which does fabulous food.
• The Cambrian Mountains area of outstanding natural beauty is a half hours drive from us. A spectacular empty wilderness of lakes, rolling hills and deep hidden valleys where you can walk for miles without seeing another soul. Ask us for some of our favourite places before you set off.
• Gwenffrwd Dinas Nature reserve and Celtic rainforest.  Home to the legendary Twm Sion Cati- the Welsh Robin Hood, who apparently sheltered in a cave on the hillside here for many years to avoid detection.
• Head to the mountains.  A 1 hour 20 minute drive away is Cader Idris, the 9th highest mountain in Wales, at the southern tip of Snowdonia.  Get up early, pack a picnic and if you are fit, you can be there and back before tea time.  Take a towel and you can go wild swimming in the crystal clear waters of the volcano crater half way up.  Check the weather (or ask us to) before you go.  Only suitable for children who are very fit and used to long hikes.
• Head to Llandeilo, a historic market town full of independent shops and character.  Right on the edge of town you’ll find Dinefwr Country Park with its stately home and crumbling castle set high on a ridge.
• The National Botanical Gardens of Wales, 1 hour drive. Wales’ National Garden, built to celebrate the millennium with the enormous glasshouse designed by Norman Foster and acres of outdoor gardens to explore. With daily flying displays at the British Bird of Pray Centre.
• Go Horse riding in the hills above Lampeter (40 mins drive) at a tiny riding stables with just a handful of gentle horses.  Sam & Tim live in a beautiful house up high in the hills and you can enjoy a riding lesson or go for a hack in the wilderness. Book early to avoid disappointment. Saddletramps Riding