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Aberaeron

Aberaeron, previously anglicised as Aberayron, is a seaside town and community in Ceredigion, Wales.

The place

Aberaeron, previously anglicised as Aberayron, is a seaside town and community in Ceredigion, Wales. Located on the coast between Aberystwyth and Cardigan, its resident population was 1,274 in the 2021 census.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

See

What Wikivoyage says to see

The town and harbour. Aberaeron is well known for its multicoloured houses and buildings. Take a stroll down the High Street and around the harbour. Look out for the local family of Bottle-nosed Dolphins out to sea.

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    Llanerchaeron

    Ciliau Aeron, SA48 8DG (2.5 miles southeast), llanerchaeron@nationaltrust.org.uk.

From Wikivoyage: Aberaeron, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Do

Things to do

Ceredigion Coast Path. Aberaeron and Aberarth are on the path. Walk along the cliff tops as far as you please.

From Wikivoyage: Aberaeron, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Eat

Where to eat

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    Harbourmaster Hotel
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    New Celtic

    A restaurant serving fish-and-chips and more.

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    The Hive on the Quay

    Cadwgan Pl (exactly where the name implies),.

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    Friends Coffee Shop

    A great cafe and takeaway specialising in baguettes and Segafredo coffee.

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    La Cuccina

    35 Alban Square,.

From Wikivoyage: Aberaeron, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Go there

Getting to Aberaeron

Airports
Cardiff (CWL), 113 km · Bristol (BRS), 143 km · Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 154 km
  • Cardiff → Aberaeron
    113 km · quickest by road, 2h 50m · £15–19
  • Bristol → Aberaeron
    144 km · quickest by road, 3h 41m · £17–22
  • Liverpool → Aberaeron
    156 km · quickest by road, 3h 58m · £19–26
  • From anywhere
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Aberaeron

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Aberaeron. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

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    11 ways of moving, 22 sources

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    10 ways of moving, 31 sources

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  4. 04
    Inis Mór (Inishmore)IE

    8 ways of moving, 20 sources

    381 km
  5. 05
    Tarbert, Loch Fyne and KintyreGB

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    410 km

If you know how people move in Aberaeron – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.