Treforgan Farm

The farm is a mile east of the famed old Ceredigion coastal town of Cardigan, in splendid setting home to spectacular sights like Cardigan Castle, St Dogmael's Abbey, and the Guildhall, now home to Cardigan's market. Kayaking is available in the River Teifi from Cardigan when tides and weather permit: arrange it at the activity centre next to the old bridge, or ask in the town tourist office. More watery – as well as sandy – adventures – can be had at the beaches all around the Cardigan coastline and Cardigan Bay: try Mwnt or Aberporth, each 15 minutes' drive from the farm; Newquay and Aberaeron, about 35 minutes to the east, and Newport and Fishguard, 25 and 35 minutes west. The lively seaside resort of Aberystwyth is just over an hour away. This is a top spot for wildlife watching too, with rare seabirds all around the coast and Atlantic grey seals as well as bottlenose dolphins spottable in Cardigan Bay. The Cardigan Island Coastal Farm Park (15 minutes) is the place to see the lot, as well as the park's menagerie of goats, Shetland ponies, Welsh mountain ponies, rabbits and Kunekune pigs. The Welsh Wildlife Centre is also 15 minutes away.