notes on Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth is a lovely, vibrant, seaside holiday destination and University town with some 21,000 inhabitants – 7000 of which are students.
For more information about Aberystwyth, visit the BBC Aber Life site or Aberystwyth.com. The University’s Alternative Prospectus is also a handy place to find tips.
Visit Aber Info for more information on pubs, clubs and restaurants, and read up on some interesting facts (including info on Aber’s music scene, and place in fiction).
PLACES TO STAY
Here are few suggestions for cheap accommodation in Aberystwyth.
We’ll be updating this list from day to day, so keep checking if you don’t have any luck with the below.
Glengower Hotel, 3, Victoria Terrace
01970 626191
Rooms from £25
The Helmsmann, 43 Marine Terrace
01970 624132
Rooms from £25
The Pier Hotel,
Rooms from £25
Maes Y Mor Hostel,
Beds from £20
Atlantic Hostel (part of the Marine Hotel), The Promenade, Marine Terrace
01970 612444
B&B from £30 (would consider discount for group bookings)
Queensbridge Hotel, The Promenade, Victoria Terrace
01970 612343
Rooms from £35 (would consider discount for group bookings)
Harry’s Hotel & Bistro, 40-46 North Parade
01970 612647
www.harrysaberystwyth.co.uk
Rooms from £35
Plas Dolau, Lovesgrove, Aberystwyth, SY23 3HP
01970 617834/ pat.twigg@virgin.net
Beds from £12.50
ABERYSTWYTH ARTS CENTRE
The main venue for Ffresh is the award-winning Aberystwyth Arts Centre, the largest arts centre in Wales. It houses a concert hall, theatre, gallery spaces, cinema, studio theatre, workshops spaces (including pottery, dark room, recording studio and video suite, 2D studio), a café, Craft & Design Shop, an excellent bookshop and two bars.
Ffresh takes advantage of the full range of facilities, and also uses the main Foyer as a registration and exhibition area.
Take a virtual tour of the Arts Centre space.
The Arts Centre is at the heart of Aberystwyth University’s Penglais Campus, which overlooks the town from the top of Penglais Hill. Full details of the campus can be found on the University’s main website.