St Dogmael's Cardigan Bay West Wales
Photo from St Dogmaels Poppit - Janet Baxter
St Dogmael's is a village and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales, on the estuary of the River Teifi a short walk from Poppit Sands - one of many beaches along the Cardigan Bay and Pembrokeshire Coast
A mile downstream is the town of Cardigan. St Dogmael's has a small but useful supermarket and a number of public houses and restaurants, St Dogmael's gallery has a frequently changing programme and there are excellent facilities for launching boats, canoes and kayaks.History of St Dogmael's
St Dogmael's village is famous for the remains of a 12th century Tironian St Dogmaels abbey, which was in its day one of the richer monastic institutions in Wales. It was once a marcher borough, described in 1603 as one of five Pembrokeshire boroughs overseen by a portreeve. The abbey has just recieved funding to develop it's visitor centre and attract more tourists. The new café is excellent!
Plays by Shakespeare are
performed in the Abbey Ruins annually in the summer. Some of the actors
are from the local area, others come from all over Great Britain and return
regularly.
This year the play is 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream'. In this production the Abbey Shakespeare Players under director Georgina Ferry will capture the wonder and imagination of the Elizabethan theatre with a decidedly modern accent.
Please dress warmly. Chairs provided.
Performances from 31 July - 3 August 2013 at 8pm
St Dogmaels Abbey, St Dogmaels
Pembrokeshire SA43 3DX
Box Office: 01239 621200
In 2006 the village won the Wales Calor Village of the Year competition. The village is twinned with the village of Trédarzec in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany.
A short drive from St.Dogmael's are
the Preseli Hills (Mynyddoedd Preseli), a wide stretch of high moorland
with many prehistoric monuments and the source of the bluestones used in
the construction of Stonehenge in England. The dramatic Pentre Ifan Stone
Age burial chamber is well worth a visit.
St Dogmaels Local producers market
Every Tuesday between 9am - 1pm - a chance for you to buy some local
produce including vegetables, meats, cheese, vegetarian options, gluten
free produce, fresh fish, cakes, breads, natural paints, crafts. etc This
new and exciting market gives you the option to buy your weekly food locally.
At the Coach House & Abbey St Dogmaels -
by the Abbey
Walks around St.Dogmaels including the Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion Coastal footpaths.
Cardigan
to St. Dogmael's
Circular Walk St Dogmaels, Cemaes Head
Where to stay near St.Dogmael's
- Canllefaes Holiday Cottages Self Catering
- Trenewydd Cottages and B&B St Dogmaels Cardigan Self Catering
- Blaenwaun Caravan Park Mwnt Camping
- Craig y Nos Guest House B&B
- Brongwyn Holiday Cottages Self Catering
- Cardigan Bay Sea View Cottage Self Catering
- Cardigan Bay Holiday Cottage Self Catering
- Penwern Fach Holiday Cottages Self Catering
- Mwnt Holiday Cottages Self Catering
- Ysgubor Hen Cottage Self Catering
- Fernhill Lodge Guest House B&B
- Over the Rainbow Guest House B&B
- Brongwyn Touring Caravan and Camping Park Camping
- Nant-y-Croi Farmhouse Holiday Cottages Self Catering
- Nant-y-Croi Farmhouse Bed And Breakfast Guest House B&B
- Nantmawr Farm Holiday Cottage Self Catering
- Nantmawr Farm Bed and Breakfast Guest House B&B
- Ffynnon Grog Mwnt Self Catering
Useful Links
St Dogmaels Abbey
and Interpretation Centre [great cafe]
St Dogmael's
Gallery
Shakespeare in
the Abbey