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Llangranog

Lying in a narrow valley and rather reminiscent of a Cornish fishing village with its narrow streets dropping to the sea, Llangranog (sometimes spelled Llangrannog) is one of the most attractive villages along the Ceredigion coast and its small beach can become crowded in summer. The headland and cliffs to the north of the village (now the property of the National Trust) offer excellent walks and dramatic scenery. The sheltered coves around Llangranog once helped to sustain a thriving shipbuilding industry, but they also proved perfect landing and hiding places for contraband and the area was rife with smuggling activity. On the beach there is a rock known as Carreg Bica (‘Bica’s Rock’). Legend says it is the tooth of the giant Bica, who spat it out when he had toothache. The Parish Church of St Caranog is dedicated to a saint who was the grandson of Ceredig, from whom Ceredigion gets its name. The church was founded in the 6th century, though the present building dates from 1885. In the churchyard is the grave of Sarah Jane Rees (1839–1916), master mariner and poet. She was the daughter of a ship’s captain and taught navigation and mathematics in her native Wales, as well as in Liverpool and London. She was also a leading member of the Band of Hope and a supporter of the Temperance Movement.

To the east of the village is the Walled Garden at Pigeonsford, a Georgian walled garden, which has been replanted with botanical collections of herbaceous plants and shrubs as well as vegetables and fruits. Maintained as a working garden, the walled garden is set in large and less formal grounds that include shrubbery, woodland and riverside walks, and a 1920s summerhouse.