Out and About
Within a short walk Tregaron offers the Talbot Hotel, an ancient Drover's Inn as old as the town itself (13th Century) with its oak beams, stone walls and open fires. The Talbot sits on the town square so provides a hub for the various events in the town: Ffair Garon (a traditional fair held on Whit Monday), the three day August horse trotting extravaganza (August Bank Holiday) and Diwrnod y Porthmyn (a fundraising event held the beginning of November). It is also well known for its live entertainment (organised by local society Cambria Arts) with artists such as Paul Young, Albert Lee, Chris Jagger and the Welsh Meic Stevens, Heather Jones and Elin Fflur (to name but a few) having performed here on more than one occasion. It is also where a passing circus troupe buried their elephant after it died in 1848!
Tregaron also has Rhiannon's Gold Centre, Cambrian Art Gallery, Red Kite Centre and Cors Caron, Britain's largest rising peat bog.
Tregaron has a Barclays Bank, garages, Post Office, Library, Leisure Centre, several general stores and a selection of other small shops.
Five minutes up the road is Pentre Bach, where the children's programme featuring Sali Mali and Jac y Jwc is filmed. Further a field are Mid Wales Activity Centre, Strata Florida Abbey, Devil's Bridge Falls and the historic towns of Aberystwyth to the north and Lampeter and Carmarthen to the south.
"The Strata" is one of the most famous "greenlanes" and attracts 4x4 drivers from all over the country, (it starts at the abbey and ends up over the Abergwesyn road) there is also many other lanes around Aberystwyth/Machynlleth and also one which ends up in Llandewi Brefi the home of "Little Britan".
The small university town of Lampeter is a 20 minute drive away with post
office, banks, supermarkets, take-aways and a wide selection of cafes and
pubs. The
Within easy reach of the cottage there are opportunities for:
- Walking. The cottage is just a few miles off the Cambrian
Way, a classic high route that runs the length of
- Bird watching. As well as the variety of birds that can be seen in the woodland around the cottage Dinas Bird Sanctuary is only a 20 minute drive away.
- Exploring the Area’s History. There are various ancient sites nearby and the cottage is just off the old Roman and Droving road of Sarn Helen. You can explore old Roman gold mines, and see if you can’t find a bit of gold to pay off the holiday at Dolaucothi Gold Mines, or visit the mountain hideout of our local Robin Hood, Twm Sion Cati, near LLyn Brianne reservoir.
- Fishing. The “Queen of Rivers”, The River Teifi, runs through the town with excellent opportunities for catching Sea Trout, Salmon and Brown Trout. There is also the Towy just a 20 minute drive away.
- Horse Riding. There are two riding centres that offer guided tours within 20 minutes drive: Cae Iago and Five Saints. The owners of the The Old Fire Station run Western Riding events and can provide a large indoor arena and stabling.
- Mountain Biking. A wealth of tracks run through local forestry and moor land and a little further a field there is the high-level wilderness track at Nant-yr-Arian and others up at Machynlleth. The newly opened Ystwyth Trail runs nearby.
- Paragliding. The cottage is near various paragliding site used by the local club and paragliding school.
Other information about the area can be found at the West Wales or the Mid Wales Tourism websites.
There is a suggestions book at the cottage where you can find more details, especially favourites of previous visitors.