New Quay has three very different, beautiful and popular beaches. Harbour Beach is New Quay's main beach, tucked below the sloping terraces of the village and sheltered from the prevailing weather by the harbour wall. A designated Blue Flag beach, with clean, clear water, a designated safe swimming area and soft, fine sand, Harbour beach is a firm favourite with families.

The Blue Flag Award beach is a safe, sandy beach with soft sand, ideal for sunbathing and sandcastles. Sheltered by the harbour wall and cliffs, it is one of Ceredigion's most popular beaches.

Harbour beach is the base for the Cardigan Bay Watersports Centre activity, and also provides mooring for local and visiting sailing boats. The annual New Quay regatta takes place on the beach, on and in the water each August, as well as the annual New Year's Day swim after a race across the beach to be first in the water.

The smaller Dolau beach lies below low cliffs on the other side of the harbour wall. It has pebbles, rocks and sand that is a little coarser. Dogs are welcome on Dolau beach at any time of the year.

Smooth ramps, which become sandier as they get closer to the shore, make access to both beaches easy.

New Quay's other beach - Traeth Gwyn (or Llanina beach) is much wilder, and popular with dog walkers who can enjoy a bracing romp along the beach at any time of the year. It extends in a broad sweep towards Llanina point for almost a mile from the boulder strewn stream that divides it from the Harbour beach.

'Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips' depart from New Quay pier sailing exclusively within the Special Area of Conservation, enjoy breathtaking views while encountering dolphins, porpoise and seals in their natural habitat.

Aberaeron, is picture postcard pretty with colourful and graceful buildings, friendly leisure harbour and a great series of summer events. Once a busy fishing port which also saw families emigrate to the New World, Aberaeron today is one of Ceredigion's best loved towns. It is situated just 9miles north of Pencnwc Holiday Park.