Places of Interest

A. Poppet Sands: This beach is at the mouth of the River Teifi and is a popular leisure spot. The dunes are important for wildlife, especially rare plants as the Bee Orchid. There is a project here to turn the willow scrub behind the dunes back to reed-bed.

B. Cemaes Head: The cliffs of Cemaes Head rise some 175 metres (575 feet) above sea level. Much of the headland is a nature reserve owned by the Wildlife Trust West Wales. Here you will see Cormorants, Guillemots Razorbills and Fulmars which nest on the cliffs in spring and early summer. You will also see the rare Chough, feeding on the grassy slopes. Cemaes Head is also a good spot to watch for the Bottle-nosed Dolphins.

C. Spectacular Cliffs: The geology of this section of coast is pretty spectacular. The cliffs are made up of thin layers of sandstone alternating with mudstone. These layers were produced by underwater landslides, which swept sand from the coastal shelf into the mud of the deep sea-bed around 440 million years ago. There is a pretty good view of these folds from the western headland of Iceberg Bay, looking back towards Cemaes Head

D. Witches' Cauldron: The Witches' Cauldron (Wally), is a blow hole caused by the collapse of a cave roof. A narrow passage connects it to the sea. The stream flowing down the nearby valley disappears underground and empties into the "cauldron".

E. Newport: Newport was founded around 1200 as Nov us Bur gus, by William Intimating, Lord of Cemaes. Its streets still follow the Norman grid pattern. The castle and lordship were fought over by the Normans and the Welsh, changing hands several times. Newport was an important trading centre, exporting wool, herrings and slate and importing bricks, limestone, tiles and coal.