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 Part of the Ceredigion Marine Heritage Coast |
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Home of the West Wales Dolphins
Change to local bus service (550) Aberystwyth to Synod Inn and Sunday bus timetable |
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 Weekly picture quiz where are we this week..click on image for a 600x400 view New image Sunday's from around 12.00 mid-day on the quiz page |
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Situated on the Cambrian Coast of West Wales, New Quay started with just a few cottages in the late 1790. It wasn't until the early to mid 1800’s that boat building started around what is the harbour today and the village started to grow. Another main feature in those early day’s was the small fleet of fishing boat’s catching Herring, Sprat’s, Mackerel, Crab and Lobster, all that remains today of this fishing fleet are five small fishing boats. Around the early part of the 20th centry a proposal was put forward to build a light railway to New Quay from the Lampeter to Aberaeron branch coming off the branch at Ciliau Aeron near Aberaeron, this never went beyond the proposal stage. New Quay did have a small tramway (1860) which worked from New Quay Head to New Quay pier helping to bring stone down from the quary to build the pier. Today New Quay’s main industry is its tourism having good accommodation facilities with Hotels, Guest Houses, Self-catering, touring Caravan Parks and B&B’s. With scenic views out across Cardigan Bay towards Snowdonia and with the coastal footpaths along the Marine Heritage Coast, which is noted for its marine wildlife and West Wales Bottlenose Dolphins. |
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2002 - 2010