Pontrhydfendigaid Pontrhydfendigaid, locally shortened to Bont, offers the most facilities close to the start of the trail with a good village shop and Post Office, two pubs, campsite and on a bus route.
Tregaron Tregaron is today a small market town serving a large rural community but it’s roots lie in being a drovers resting place before the long ‘drove’ across the Cambrian Mountains to Hereford and beyond.
Llanddewi Brefi The ecclesiastical history of the quiet and picturesque village of Llanddewi Brefi dates back to the 6th century when the Synod of Brefi was officiated by St. David who preached from a small hill that became miraculously elevated for the purpose.
Lampeter Lampeter is a historic market town, home to the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, quaint streets, traditional architecture, and a vibrant community nestled in scenic countryside.
Llanybydder A working village, Llanybydder offers many useful facilities to the walker nestled on a bend of the river.
Drefach Felindre Though Drefach Felindre seems such a quiet place today, in the second half of the 19th century it was the busy centre of the Teifi Valley woollen boom. Today it is a fitting home for the excellent National Woollen Mill.
Newcastle Emlyn Newcastle Emlyn is a busy Carmarthenshire market and Fair Trade town with a ruined castle and an array of independent shops and eateries.
Cenarth Cenarth is an interesting small community on the route as an important river crossing over the falls which almost disappear when the river is flooded.
Llechryd Llechryd, Welsh for ‘Slate Ford’, is the first point on the River Teifi upstream of Cardigan where crossing was possible. The Teifi used to be tidal up to Llechryd and thus a navigable commercial corridor.
Cilgerran Cilgerran Castle is a spectacularly sited castle with its two great round towers looming high above the deep gorge of the River Teifi.
Cardigan The Welsh name for Cardigan, Aberteifi, means mouth or estuary of the river Teifi. The Normans built a timber castle in 1110 to control use of the Teifi and Cardigan has been an important town, port in the intervening years.
St Dogmaels On the southern bank of the Teifi River down river from Cardigan, you find the large community of St Dogmaels with the ruined Tironesian Abbey at its very centre.