Tregaron

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Tregaron is an ancient market town in Ceredigion, Wales, astride the River Brenig, a tributary of the River Teifi. Tregaron is 11 miles northeast of Lampeter. According to the 2011 Census, the population of the ward of Tregaron was 1,213 and 67% of the population could speak Welsh. Tregaron is a community covering 86 square kilometres. Two-thirds of the population were born in Wales. ()

Alternative names: Population: 1.2 thous.Coordinates: 52°13'10"N, 3°55'60"W

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Tregaron – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Strata Florida Abbey, Church of Saint David, Derry Ormond Tower, Bremia Fort.

5.6 miNE
Monastery
Strata Florida Abbey, Pontrhydfendigaid
142 min walk • Strata Florida Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey situated just outside Pontrhydfendigaid, near Tregaron in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. The abbey was founded in 1164.
2.9 miS
Church
Church of Saint David
74 min walk • St David's Church is a Grade II* listed medieval church in the Welsh village of Llanddewi Brefi, 3 miles south of Tregaron in the county of Ceredigion.
7.5 miSW
Memorial
Derry Ormond Tower
191 min walk • Derry Ormond Tower is a Grade II*-listed folly situated above Betws Bledrws, 3 miles north of Lampeter in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. It was built in the early nineteenth century as an unemployment relief project.
3 miSW
Forts and castles
Bremia Fort
77 min walk • Bremia is the name of the Roman fort in Llanio, West Wales. It is in Llanddewi Brefi community area, south-west of Tregaron, in Ceredigion. The fort was built by the Romans around AD 75 and was in use to AD 120 in Roman Wales. The fort was situated on Sarn Helen, a Roman road leading north from the fort at Dolaucothi.
2.7 miN
Park
Cors Caron National Nature Reserve, Cors Caron
69 min walk • Cors Caron is a raised bog in Ceredigion, Wales. Cors is the Welsh word for "bog". Cors Caron covers an area of approximately 349 hectares. Cors Caron represents the most intact surviving example of a raised bog landscape in the United Kingdom.
5.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Fanod
142 min walk • Llyn Fanod is an upland lake situated between Penuwch and Bontnewydd in Ceredigion, Wales. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest partly owned by the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales. Public access is via a bridlepath from the road.
6 miNW
Memorial
Mynydd Bach
154 min walk • Mynydd Bach is located in the midlands of Ceredigion. It is a range of low hills, rather than a single mountain as its name suggests. The highest point reaches 329 meters above sea level. This area contains a few small villages and is an important place in Ceredigion’s cultural history.
6.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Eiddwen
164 min walk • Llyn Eiddwen is a lake and site of special scientific interest near Trefenter in Ceredigion, Wales. It is the source of the River Aeron. This natural lake provides an environment to preserve rare local water-plant life and seasonal animals. It is owned and managed by the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales.

Tregaron

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Tregaron – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)