Dylan Thomas Trail

#1210 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Hiking, Hiking trail

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Facts and practical information

The Dylan Thomas Trail runs through places associated with the poet Dylan Thomas in Ceredigion, west Wales. It was officially opened by Aeronwy Thomas, Dylan’s daughter, in July 2003. It also featured in the celebration in 2014 of the centenary of Dylan's birth. ()

Coordinates: 52°16'47"N, 4°10'39"W

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WalesUnited Kingdom

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Dylan Thomas Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Llanerchaeron, Pont Aberarth, Gaer Penrhôs, Llyn Fanod.

4.7 miSW
Garden, Historical place, Park
Llanerchaeron, Aberaeron
120 min walk • Llanerchaeron, known as "Llanayron House" to its nineteenth-century occupants, is a grade I listed mansion on the River Aeron, designed and built in 1795 by John Nash for Major William Lewis as a model, self-sufficient farm complex located near Ciliau Aeron, some 2½ miles south-east of Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales.
2.9 miSW
Bridge
Pont Aberarth
75 min walk • Pont Aberarth, also known as the Llanddewi-Aberarth Bridge, is a single-arched grade II listed bridge, which spans the River Arth in the village of Aberarth, Ceredigion, Wales. It was completed in 1849, and carries the A487 trunk road between Cardigan and Aberystwyth.
2.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Gaer Penrhôs
73 min walk • Gaer Penrhôs, in Ceredigion, Wales, was a ringwork castle at the summit of a steep hill near the village of Llanrhystud; now all that remains are the outlines of its ringworks. Through the years it has variously been referred to as Llanrhystud Castle and Castell Cadwaladr and has likely been the site of more than one structure.
5.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Fanod
145 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.
3.1 miS
Forts and castles
Dinerth Castle
79 min walk • The Castle of Dinerth is a Welsh castle located near Aberarth, Ceredigion, west Wales that was completed c. AD 1110. It is also known as Hero Castle, presumably from the Norse hiro.
4.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Trychrug
119 min walk • Trychrug is a mountain in Ceredigion, Wales, which rises to 343 metres high at SN542599 to the north of the valley of the River Aeron and south of the valley of the Afon Wyre.

Dylan Thomas Trail

Facts and practical information

Dylan Thomas Trail plan & book

Dylan Thomas Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Llanerchaeron, Aberaeron

Pont Aberarth

Gaer Penrhôs

Llyn Fanod

Dinerth Castle

Trychrug