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Borth

The former fishing hamlet of Borth boasts one of Ceredigion’s longest beaches – two miles of safe, sandy beach, which has been voted one of the two best in Wales. The town enjoys spectacular views out over Cardigan Bay and inland to the mountains. The original settlement of this popular seaside resort lies on the slopes of Rhiw Fawr and it is there that some of the older fishermens’ and farmers’ cottages can still be seen. The growth of the village began with the arrival of the railway linking it with Aberystwyth in the 1860s.

Inland from Borth is the Animalarium, a collection of unwanted animals from other zoos, and some exotic pets – even the African leopard was an unwanted pet. There’s leopard feeding every afternoon, and crocodile feeding twice a week.

At a very low tide it is possible to see the remains of a submerged forest that, according to local legend, once formed part of the dynastic holdings of Cantre’r Gwaelod (the Lower Dynasty), which extended out into the bay and was protected by a huge sea wall. It was ruled by King Gwyddno Garanhir, and flourished in the 6th century. It was said to be very fertile, and that one acre of land in Cantre’r Gwaelod grew as much as four acres anywhere else. One night the gatekeeper is said to have had too much to drink and forgot to close the gates against the rising tide so that, with the help of a storm, it drowned the forest and the dynasty.

To the east of the village lies Borth Bog (Cors Fochno), an important area of raised coastal peat mire (one of only two such areas in Europe) that supports an abundance of wildlife.