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Photo of Ynyslas Dunes, a beach near Aberdyfi, Ceredigion, mid Wales.

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Places to explore near Bow Streetrailway station

14 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo along the Wales Coast Path, an 870-mile long-distance path running from Chepstow to Queensferry, Wales.Highlight

Wales Coast Path

Long-distance path

Walk the outline of a whole nation — 870 miles of cliff, estuary and beach from Chepstow round to Queensferry.

3.3 km W · spans 16 counties

Photo of Wallog, a beach near Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, mid Wales.Highlight

Wallog

Beach near Aberystwyth

Remote shingle beach a short walk from Clarach, beside the mysterious Sarn Wallog shingle causeway.

3.3 km NW

Photo of Clarach Bay Beach, a beach near Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, mid Wales.Highlight

Clarach Bay Beach

Beach near Aberystwyth

Sheltered pebble-and-sand holiday beach in a small valley between Aberystwyth and Borth.

3.5 km W

Photo: Constitution Hill, a viewpoint near Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, mid Wales.Highlight

Constitution Hill

Viewpoint near Aberystwyth

Headland above Aberystwyth reached by a Victorian cliff railway, with a camera obscura and views along the Cardigan Bay coast.

3.9 km SW

Photo of St Padarn's Church, Llanbadarn Fawr, a church in Ceredigion, mid Wales.Highlight

St Padarn's Church, Llanbadarn Fawr

Church near Llanbadarn Fawr

The largest medieval church in mid Wales, a 13th-century cruciform building on an early monastic site near Aberystwyth.

4 km SW

Photo of Vale of Rheidol Railway, a visitor attraction near Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, mid Wales.Highlight

Vale of Rheidol Railway

Attraction near Aberystwyth

Narrow-gauge steam railway climbing from Aberystwyth up the Rheidol Valley to Devil's Bridge.

4.5 km SW

Photo of Aberystwyth, a village in Ceredigion, mid Wales.Highlight

Aberystwyth

Village

Seaside university and county town on Cardigan Bay, with a promenade, ruined castle, cliff railway and the National Library of Wales.

4.5 km SW · Ceredigion

Photo of Cors Fochno (Borth Bog), a nature reserve in Ceredigion, mid Wales.Highlight

Cors Fochno (Borth Bog)

Nature reserve near Borth

One of the largest intact raised bogs in Britain, part of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve behind Borth.

7 km N

Photo of Ynyslas Dunes, a beach near Aberdyfi, Ceredigion, mid Wales.Highlight

Ynyslas Dunes

Beach near Aberdyfi

Wide sandy beach and dune system at the mouth of the Dyfi estuary, part of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve.

9.6 km N

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Starling Cloud, a pub near Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, mid Wales.

Starling Cloud

Pub near Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth pub with rooms and a courtyard, near the seafront and the National Library of Wales.

4.5 km SW

Borth

Village

Long-street seaside village on a shingle-and-sand spit north of Aberystwyth, backed by the Cors Fochno raised bog.

5.8 km N · Ceredigion

Everything else within 10 km (3) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.