Cardigan Bay

Scenic inlet of the Irish Sea indenting the W coast of Wales, c.105 km/65 mi long from SSW to NNE; coastal resort towns include Pwllheli and Criccieth on the Lleyn Peninsula, Harlech, Barmouth, Aberystwyth, and the ferry port of Fishguard.

Cardigan Bay (Welsh: Bae Ceredigion or Bae Aberteifi) is a large inlet of the Irish Sea, indenting the west coast of Wales between the Llŷn and Pembrokeshire peninsulas.

Cardigan Bay has white-sand beaches, soft turquoise sea and a unique marine life (such as dolphins), making it one of the finest stretches of coastline in the UK.

Much of the coast surrounding the bay is fertile farmland, dotted with towns and seaside resorts such as Fishguard, New Quay, Aberaeron, Aberystwyth, Aberdyfi, Barmouth and Pwllheli on the Cambrian Coast.

The central and northern area of the Bay is the location of the legendary Cantre'r Gwaelod, the Lowland Hundred or Hundred under the Sea.