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New Quay

A picturesque seaside town on the Cardigan Bay Coast just off the A487 between Cardigan and Aberaeron, built along the sides of a steep bay, New Quay started off as a couple of cottages which then developed into a fishing and smuggling port, later shipbuilding grew reaching its zenith in the middle of the nineteenth century. Today New Quay has little industry - just a little fishing and a shellfish processing plant. The pier was built with stone from a quarry which can now be seen at the end of Rock Street. A railway was built to carry the stones from the quarry to the end of the pier. The track of this railway is now reflected in the name given to Rock Street. The small stone lighthouse, 30 feet high, was not built until 1839 and was placed at the end of the pier. It was known locally as the 'Pepper Pot' - an item that it clearly resembled. 

By far the majority of residents now are associated with tourism and its associated services, small local fishing and pleasure craft still come and go. With three different beaches in New Quay, visitors have plenty of choice and space to sunbathe. Boat trips are also available sailing around Ceredigion Bay from New Quay, spotting for dolphins, seals and other rare animals and birds that inhabit the Bay's sheltering waters. The Newquay area can boast some of the highest numbers of dolphins spotted on the entire west coast of Wales. Fishing trips are also available from the harbour.

Of course, New Quay has a very famous resident to boast about and that person is Dylan Thomas. Dylan Thomas lived in New Quay during 1944/45 and a book 'The Dylan Thomas Trail' includes many walks around New Quay following the steps of the great poet. Popular supposition states that "Under Milk Wood" is actually based on New Quay and a local author, David Thomas, notes that many of the characters (from New Quay) were written in long before Dylan Thomas ever visited Laugharne. He also wrote the radio scripts 'Quite early one morning' and 'Memories of Christmas' here - the former apparently after an early morning walk through the town and along the cliff path where he would have seen the town of New Quay in all its glory. Other works completed during his time in New Quay were  the poems, 'Vision and Prayer', 'Holy Spring', 'Poem in October', 'Fern Hill', and 'a Refusal to Mourn the Death by Fire of A Child in London'.  In 2008, the film, "Edge of Love" starring Matthew Rhys, Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller was partly filmed in New Quay

Why not stay in this glorious area with the FBM Holidays popular properties of Craigfryn and Snowdrop in nearby Aberaeron and enjoy a relaxing holiday in Ceredigion. New Quay is a bustling town from Easter and through the Summer holidays, but still remains a haven of tranquillity during the Autumn and Winter period.

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