The Coastal Path
Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire's coastal paths are part of the Heritage features of West Wales, with the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path being the only coastal national park of its kind in the UK. The 187 miles of the coastal path follows the dramatic cliff tops and offers unparalleled opportunities to see local wildlife, whether on land or at sea.
Cardigan Bay – A Special Area of Conservation
The amazing variety of wildlife and habitats of Cardigan Bay and the River Teifi make them exceptional and internationally significant environments. Declared Special Areas of Conservation, a European designation that helps to ensure the wildlife and their habitats are kept safe for future generations.
Bluebells on the Coast of Wales
English Bluebells are the most fragrant, though Spanish Bluebells are just as charming. Because English woodlands often contain deciduous trees and are quite open, they allow the necessary light for these lovely unassuming bulbs to pop up and flower prior to the trees coming into leaf. Where you find our native birches with their wonderful white trunks, the contrast with the bluebells is even more spectacular. The magic bluebells can be seen when looking over fields of bluebells in spring.
Sunsets are Golden and Glowing
The sunset over Wales will leave you in awe of the massive natural beauty of this rugged coast. Typically the sunrise and sunsets here are nothing short of spectacular. What better way to spend an evening than sipping a cold drink or a warm cup of tea surrounded by the reds and golds of a multi-hued Wales Sunset.
R.I.P. Billy
Many of our guests will be very sad to learn that our lovely goat, Billy passed away during the night. He was much loved by us, and stole the hearts of many of our guests
Walk Magazine Spring 2011
Ceredigion Coast Path – Mapped from Llainfran
The freelance Fiona Barltrop used Llainfran as a base to devise this spectacular walk from New Quay to Aberporth, and it is featured in Walk Magazine Spring 2011.
The last section of footpath between Cwm Tydu and Llangrannog was completed in 2008, making a continuous walk between the Dyfi estuary and the Teifi at Cardigan.
Now that the footpath has been linked through, we have seen a marked increase in the use of the coastal path along this amazing coastline, with the hills and cliffs towering some 200m above sea level. This is the most spectacular walk, and sometimes, not for the fainthearted amongst us.
Llainfran is an ideal base for walking the coast. With our current No 1 ranking on Trip Advisor, for providing the best accommodation in and around New Quay, and after one of Mike’s hearty breakfasts to set you up, this coastal walk would be many peoples idea of heaven
Spring has Sprung
Spring has officially arrived here at Llainfran. Our first daffodil has come into flower this morning.
Payment by Credit Cards – reduction of Surcharge
We have changed our supplier of card payment processing, and have managed to reduce the Credit Card surcharge from 2.6% down to 1.9%. We continue to offer Debit Card Transactions with no surcharge.
Stable Cottage – School Holidays 2011
We have been very busy taking your bookings this week. The only School Holiday weeks that are now still available in Stable Cottage until Christmas are:
Week commencing 9th April – £450
Weeks commencing 28th May – £600 (Spring Bank Holiday Week)
Happy 14th Birthday Lola
Lola our lovely Wirehaired Dachshund is 14 today. She is popular with our guests and has helped many of our younger guests get over their fear of dogs.
She is looking forward to meeting new friends this year
2011 Holidays
We have been very busy taking your bookings for 2011. It is an honour that so many of our guests return to visit us year after year and enjoy all that Llainfran has to offer. We also look forward to meeting new guests. Take a look at our web site, and give us a call
Dougal and Zeberdee
Meet Dougal and Zeberdee, two Angorran goats, currently on loan to us as company for Billy
Welcome To Our New Blog Section
Hello and welcome to the new and exciting “Blog” section of our web site. I think the main attraction for us, is, that with the advancement of technology we are now able to enter and update this section of the web site at will and as frequently as we wish. I also understand that you will also be able to post replies and your thoughts as well. [As soon as our web designers have explained to me how this is going to work, I’ll let you know]
So under this section will come latest new and late availability which will be far more relevant than in the past as we can keep you updated regularly.
That’s all for now. I’ll tell you more when we are up and running, probably in January
Regards to all Mike