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West Wales Holiday Cottages
These companies provide a good range of West Wales self catering cottages and holiday properties throughout the year. Prices are as low as £185 per week in some cases and special offers are also available.
Visit the sites for the latest information about availability and booking rates.
Cottages 4 You - Around
200 West Wales holiday cottages, located in Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion. Their range includes holiday cottage complexes, farmhouse conversions, modern holiday homes and traditional cottage properties.
Holiday Lettings - More than
180 West Wales cottages in Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire. 7 day breaks are available for just £185 for certain holiday properties. Many are situated close to local beaches with pets also permitted for a good number of their cottages.
Cottage Direct - About 130 West Wales cottage properties with booking rates starting at £238 during low season. Locations include Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion. Their collection consists mostly of traditional properties and farmhouse conversions.
Independent Cottages - Close to 100 cottages in West Wales, situated in places like Haverfordwest, New Quay, Fishguard and Narbeth. Low season booking rates start at £195 per week and some holiday properties have achieved 5 star ratings.
West Wales
West Wales is an officially recognised area of natural beauty and consists of wooded vales, dramatic coastline and plush green hedgerow countryside. It is one of Wales' most popular destinations.
Carmarthenshire has a picturesque countryside of rugged moors and thickly wooded valleys such as Teifi and
Crychan. This is an area steeped in rural and farming history and is known for its dairy farming. It is also known for it attractive gardens and parks and is home to the idyllic National Botanical Gardens of Wales.
The coastal majesty of
Pembrokeshire is also a major attraction in this part of the world and has a coastline that affords some amazing views, with land meeting sea in some of the most dramatic seascapes Britain has to offer.
The green and wooded Vale of Glamorgan, and its meandering country lanes provides a quiet retreat while the
Gower Peninsula provides endless trails and paths perfect for cliff side walks and hiking. More information about West Wales visitor attractions, activities and places of interest follows below.
West Wales visitor attractions
Cottage holidaymakers will find much to entertain and interest them in West Wales. The area on the coast of Pembrokeshire with its sandy beaches and windswept cliff scenery is perfectly complemented by the tranquil rural landscape and pretty market towns of
Carmarthenshire.
Outdoor Activities
The 230 square miles comprising the
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is famous for its wildlife – puffins, Manx, shearwaters and gillemots can be found in abundance. The area is a perfect base for extreme watersports - surfing, sailing, coasteering and windsurfing. The Celtic Quest at
Fishguard offers courses and at Cleddau Reach in the Pembrokeshire Activity Centre has state of the art equipment and qualified instructors. The Dunes Riding Centre offers pony -trekking and horse riding for all ages and abilities.
Food and drink
In West Wales there is no shortage of places to eat and drink. There is a wide choice which includes pubs, restaurants, inns and tearooms. The majority serve locally brewed beer, local foods and Welsh specialities such as salmon and trout caught locally. Enjoy a leisurely lunch at Afon Duad Inn in the
Teifi Valley which serves traditional pub food.
Try the
Capel Bach Bistro which has an extensive à la carte menu, offers vegetarian and vegan food and seasonal local produce. Booking essential. For food made on the premises, including bread, have a meal at the award-winning
Angel at Salem.
The Pastapaolo at Pendine serves authentic Italian meals and won the Silver Standards Award (Food Standards Agency).
History and Culture
Carreg Cennen Castle, four miles from Llandeilo, is set on a hillside and thought to be one of the most magnificent sites in Wales. Built in 1248, it fell to the English in 1277 (Edward I). Three hundred feet above a valley, the views are stunning and it is possible to descend into a deep cave that was once a well. Torches are available at the gift-shop in the car-park. Beyond
Llandovery is the huge hill fort of Garn Goch which occupies nearly 15 acres.
The
Llandovery Heritage Centre is worth visiting to learn about the local legends such as the Lady of the Lake and the Welsh equivalent of Robin Hood - Twm Sion Cati. To the west, visit the
Dolaucothi Gold Mine, open Easter to mid-September daily (10.00am to 5.00pm).
Another landmark is the twelfth-century tower of ruined
Talley Abbey sited near two lakes. At Laugharne the Dylan Thomas Boat House is open daily Easter to October (10.00am to 5.30pm). Visit the Tudor Merchant House in Tenby which contains sixteenth-century furniture on three floors. Open April to September daily except Wednesdays.
