Poppit Sands

Poppit is a small, dispersed settlement which lies on the southern side of the estuary of the River Teifi, near Cardigan, in northern Pembrokeshire, Wales.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cardigan Lifeboat Station and Cardigan Island.

Cardigan Lifeboat Station

Building

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Cardigan Lifeboat Station is located at Poppit Sands, on the southern side of the River Teifi estuary in North Pembrokeshire, approximately 3 miles north-west of the town of Cardigan, Wales.

Cardigan Island is an uninhabited island north of Cardigan, Ceredigion, south-west Wales. It reaches a height of 52 metres a.s.l., and 38 acres in area. Cardigan Island is situated 2 miles north of Poppit Sands.

Cardigan Castle

Castle

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Cardigan Castle is a castle overlooking the River Teifi in Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales. It is a Grade I listed building. The castle dates from the late 11th-century, though was rebuilt in 1244. Castle Green House was built inside the castle walls in the early 1800s. Cardigan Castle is situated 2½ miles southeast of Poppit Sands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gwbert and St Dogmaels.

Gwbert

Village

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Gwbert, also known as Gwbert-on-Sea, is a cliff-top coastal village in Y Ferwig community, Ceredigion, Wales. It lies at the most southerly coastal point of Ceredigion, on the eastern shore of the Teifi estuary, from where there are views westwards over Cardigan Bay, and south-westwards to Poppit Sands and the headland of Cemaes Head, in neighbouring Pembrokeshire.

St Dogmaels

Village

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St Dogmaels is a village, parish and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales, on the estuary of the River Teifi, a mile downstream from the town of Cardigan in neighbouring Ceredigion. St Dogmaels is situated 2 miles south of Poppit Sands.