EXPLORE CEREDIGION

Culture and heritage in Ceredigion

Explore Ceredigion's castles, abbey ruins, museums, Welsh literature and local legends, with ideas for cultural days out.

The pale Georgian villa at Llanerchaeron beside a lawn and mature trees

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Discover Ceredigion's cultural landmarks

Ceredigion's cultural heritage connects castle towns, abbey ruins and former mining communities with a living Welsh language and creative traditions. Start with a museum or historic site, then follow the related stories into the surrounding towns and countryside. Keep documented history distinct from the legends that give many places another layer of meaning.

Find your cultural trail

Follow Dylan Thomas to New Quay, explore the county's literary connections or look for landscapes recognised from film and television. Art, architecture and music offer other ways to experience this distinctive part of Wales.

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Image credits: National Library of Wales.jpg — Ian Capper / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons). · Tregaron Market Place.jpg — Gordon Hatton / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons). Images may be resized or cropped for the layout.