Ideal holiday cottage near beach, lake, and tourist centres

Who does it appeal to? Almost anybody. Families with children of all ages would definitely enjoy the cottage since the safe beach is 20' away and the area is full of attractions to visit. Bird watchers have a marvelous vantage point to watch the gulls and waders on the Estuary and see puffins around the headlands. Golfers would enjoy their stay because Newport Golf Course is within easy walking or "driving" distance across the estuary. For dinghy sailors, windsurfers, and powerboat enthusiasts, keep your boat on our lawn and launch from the nearby beach. Why not go on a seal watch? Fishermen can cast from the sea wall and maybe catch a salmon or go out in the bay to chase the mackerel. Children have endless fun catching the crabs which live in the crevices of the sea wall. Why not walk the Coastal Path which stretches around the perimeter of the National Park, or follow the pilgrim's routes up the course of the Nevern? Or just have a place to chill out. There are plenty of windows where you can just curl up and watch the world go by.

We accept pets but ask that you restrict them to the porch. No more than two dogs I am afraid.

There are other interesting places in and around Newport such as The Parrog. This is the "new port" which gave the town its English name. For 500 years, herring fishing smacks and trading vessels were beached and then loaded and unloaded at low tide (we have pictures inside Camelot that show this). The largest warehouse has been converted to make the Boat Club HQ. Camelot, which was an old livestock shed, and our adjoining "ruin" are the only other surviving store buildings. Between Camelot and the mouth of the Nevern at Cwm, which makes an excellent evening walk, there are cottages and substantial houses served by small tracks and lanes. On your way, you will pass the excellent cafe restaurant at Morawelon. At Cwm, you will find the old lifeboat station built in 1884 but abandoned in 1895.

All four pubs in Newport are worth visiting, and they serve excellent real ale. Our particular favourites are The Royal Oak (excellent curries) and The Golden Lion. They all serve food. You also have a choice of a number of other restaurants or cafes in the town. They vary from the expensive Llys Medic to the excellent but more simple Bronlaes Cafe.

There are also shops as well as the well equipped Spar in Market Street where there is an excellent wholefood shop, a newsagent, an antique shop, several art galleries, a first class hardware shop which also provides trekking gear, and one of the best butchers in Wales.

You can also visit Newport Castle which was built around the beginning of the thirteenth century. By the mid-1500s, the castle was in ruins and so it remained until 1859 when Sir Thomas Lloyd converted the gatehouse (overlooking the town) into a Victorian residence. It is only rarely open to the public.

Newport's Cromlech is also one of the interesting places to visit. This can be found on a private housing development at the far end of town. This is the most easily accessible burial chamber in the Newport area. Like the awesome Pentre Ifan, a few miles away up the Nevern valley, it dates from the Neolithic period, about 3500 BC and has a massive capstone balanced on just two of its four uprights.

If you stand on Newport bridge and look upstream you can see a series of stepping stones over the river. These are the Pilgrims' stepping stones. There was a bridge here in the Middle Ages, but according to tradition it was removed in the 1600s to prevent an epidemic from reaching the town from Nevern parish. Until 1894, the stepping stones were used at low tide and a ferry boat operated when the tide was high.

The Gwaun Valley is a beautiful secluded valley on the other side of Carn Ingli from Newport where they still adhere to the Gregorian calendar and celebrate New Year's Day in the middle of January. If for no other reason, you should visit the wonderful and unique Dyffryn Arms in Pontfaen with its famous teetotal landlady Bessie Davies (but don't expect food.). You won't find a better pint of Bass anywhere!

You can also try visiting Shiphill Lime Kiln. This is typical of lime kilns that used to surround the Nevern estuary, there is also one facing onto the Parrog car park which is well worth exploring. This is a large and spectacular lime kiln on the northern shore of the estuary. Limestone fragments and culm were brought in by sailing vessels which came in on the tide and the lime was then burnt to make slake lime so that it could be spread on the local fields to reduce their natural acidity.

Who does it appeal to? Almost anybody. Families with children of all ages would definitely enjoy the cottage since the safe beach is 20' away and the area is full of attractions to visit. Bird watchers have a marvelous vantage point to watch the gulls and waders on the Estuary and see puffins around the headlands. Golfers would enjoy their stay because Newport Golf Course is within easy walking or "driving" distance across the estuary. For dinghy sailors, windsurfers, and powerboat enthusiasts, keep your boat on our lawn and launch from the nearby beach. Why not go on a seal watch? Fishermen can cast from the sea wall and maybe catch a salmon or go out in the bay to chase the mackerel. Children have endless fun catching the crabs which live in the crevices of the sea wall. Why not walk the Coastal Path which stretches around the perimeter of the National Park, or follow the pilgrim's routes up the course of the Nevern? Or just have a place to chill out. There are plenty of windows where you can just curl up and watch the world go by.

We accept pets but ask that you restrict them to the porch. No more than two dogs I am afraid.

There are other interesting places in and around Newport such as The Parrog. This is the "new port" which gave the town its English name. For 500 years, herring fishing smacks and trading vessels were beached and then loaded and unloaded at low tide (we have pictures inside Camelot that show this). The largest warehouse has been converted to make the Boat Club HQ. Camelot, which was an old livestock shed, and our adjoining "ruin" are the only other surviving store buildings. Between Camelot and the mouth of the Nevern at Cwm, which makes an excellent evening walk, there are cottages and substantial houses served by small tracks and lanes. On your way, you will pass the excellent cafe restaurant at Morawelon. At Cwm, you will find the old lifeboat station built in 1884 but abandoned in 1895.

All four pubs in Newport are worth visiting, and they serve excellent real ale. Our particular favourites are The Royal Oak (excellent curries) and The Golden Lion. They all serve food. You also have a choice of a number of other restaurants or cafes in the town. They vary from the expensive Llys Medic to the excellent but more simple Bronlaes Cafe.

There are also shops as well as the well equipped Spar in Market Street where there is an excellent wholefood shop, a newsagent, an antique shop, several art galleries, a first class hardware shop which also provides trekking gear, and one of the best butchers in Wales.

You can also visit Newport Castle which was built around the beginning of the thirteenth century. By the mid-1500s, the castle was in ruins and so it remained until 1859 when Sir Thomas Lloyd converted the gatehouse (overlooking the town) into a Victorian residence. It is only rarely open to the public.

Newport's Cromlech is also one of the interesting places to visit. This can be found on a private housing development at the far end of town. This is the most easily accessible burial chamber in the Newport area. Like the awesome Pentre Ifan, a few miles away up the Nevern valley, it dates from the Neolithic period, about 3500 BC and has a massive capstone balanced on just two of its four uprights.

If you stand on Newport bridge and look upstream you can see a series of stepping stones over the river. These are the Pilgrims' stepping stones. There was a bridge here in the Middle Ages, but according to tradition it was removed in the 1600s to prevent an epidemic from reaching the town from Nevern parish. Until 1894, the stepping stones were used at low tide and a ferry boat operated when the tide was high.

The Gwaun Valley is a beautiful secluded valley on the other side of Carn Ingli from Newport where they still adhere to the Gregorian calendar and celebrate New Year's Day in the middle of January. If for no other reason, you should visit the wonderful and unique Dyffryn Arms in Pontfaen with its famous teetotal landlady Bessie Davies (but don't expect food.). You won't find a better pint of Bass anywhere!

You can also try visiting Shiphill Lime Kiln. This is typical of lime kilns that used to surround the Nevern estuary, there is also one facing onto the Parrog car park which is well worth exploring. This is a large and spectacular lime kiln on the northern shore of the estuary. Limestone fragments and culm were brought in by sailing vessels which came in on the tide and the lime was then burnt to make slake lime so that it could be spread on the local fields to reduce their natural acidity.

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Last updated: 27^th October 2011

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If you book two consecutive weeks the we will offer you a £30 reduction on the total price.

Two weeks booked separately, we give 10% discount on the cheaper week.

We don't normally offer short term lets, but during the low season or at short notice if we have some vacant weeks we may well agree to do so. Do get in touch a few weeks in advance if you are interested.