Ystrad Peithyll

#4529 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Ystrad Peithyll is the remains of a small 12th-century motte-and-bailey castle on the River Peithyll, near Penrhyn-coch in northern Ceredigion, Wales. The castle was attacked and destroyed by followers of Gruffydd ap Rhys in the early 12th century. ()

Coordinates: 52°25'24"N, 3°58'55"W

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Ystrad Peithyll – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Padarn's Church, Constitution Hill, Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

3.5 miW
Monastery
St Padarn's Church, Aberystwyth
89 min walk • Saint Padarn's Church is a parish church of the Church in Wales, and the largest mediaeval church in mid-Wales. It is at Llanbadarn Fawr, near Aberystwyth, in Ceredigion, Wales, United Kingdom.
4.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, View point
Constitution Hill, Aberystwyth
109 min walk • Constitution Hill is a hill in the Welsh town of Aberystwyth, situated to the north of the town. The hill overlooks Cardigan Bay in Ceredigion, Wales, running between the town and the coastal settlements Borth and Clarach to the north.
4.3 miW
History museum, Museum
Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth
110 min walk • Ceredigion Museum is a museum in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales.
3.4 miW
Concerts and shows, Cinema, Museum
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth
88 min walk • Aberystwyth Arts Centre is an arts centre in Wales, located on Aberystwyth University's Penglais campus. One of the largest in Wales, it comprises a theatre, concert hall, studio and cinema, as well as four gallery spaces and cafés, bars, and shops.
3.7 miW
Bookshop, Library
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
94 min walk • The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, is the national legal deposit library of Wales and is one of the Welsh Government sponsored bodies.
4.5 miW
Pub, Hotel, Piers and boardwalks
Royal Pier, Aberystwyth
114 min walk • The Royal Pier, Aberystwyth is a pleasure pier located in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. The first pier to open in Wales in 1865, after a series of storm attacks, it is now a much shortened version of its originally constructed length of 242 metres.
4.9 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Ystwyth Trail, Aberystwyth
125 min walk • The Ystwyth Trail is a 21-mile multi-use rail trail linking Aberystwyth, Llanfarian, Ystrad Meurig and Tregaron in Ceredigion, Wales. Cycling and walking are permitted along the entire length while horseriding is permitted on several sections only.
3.5 miW
Museum, Art museum
Aberystwyth University Ceramics Collection, Aberystwyth
89 min walk • The Aberystwyth University Ceramic Collection & Archive is located in Aberystwyth, Wales. It holds one of the major collections of studio ceramics in Britain and is particularly noted for its studio pottery of the period 1920–1940.
3.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Hafod Uchtryd
97 min walk • Hafod Uchtryd is a wooded and landscaped estate in the Ystwyth valley in Ceredigion, Wales. Near Devil's Bridge, Cwmystwyth and Pont-rhyd-y-groes, it is off the B4574 road.
3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Cwmsymlog
77 min walk • Cwmsymlog is a short valley, sheltering a hamlet of the same name, in Ceredigion, in the west of Wales. Once an important mining area, but the mining slowly declined and finally came to an end in 1901.
3.1 miSW
Vernacular architecture
Nanteos Mansion, Aberystwyth
80 min walk • Nanteos is an 18th-century former country house in Llanbadarn-y-Creuddyn, near Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales. A Grade I listed building, it is now a country house hotel.