Best beaches near Aberaeron
By Haven
On your adventure outside of our Quay West Holiday Park, the beautiful little beaches near Aberaeron are a must-visit. Aberaeron’s a gorgeous Georgian gem nestled into Cardigan Bay where the rolling countryside meets the sea.
There are plenty of sandy stretches and secret rocky coves to explore near this cheerful Welsh town. Got your walking boots on with buckets and spades in tow? Here are the best beaches near Aberaeron.
Dolau Beach, New Quay
Dolau Beach in New Quay is a Seaside Award winner for good reason! It offers up golden sand in spades that lead down a gentle incline towards the turquoise blue waters. Towards the top of the beach, you’ll find rocky areas for curious little ones to explore, plus there’s easy access to the beach and nearby toilets from the pay and display car park just behind it.
Although it’s a little quieter here than on the main beach in New Quay, there’s still plenty for families to do. Grab some hot chips wrapped in paper and watch the little sailboats in the harbour. Have a nosey around the unique gift shops here. You’ll be glad to know that dogs are even allowed on this stretch of beach all year round.
Harbour Beach, New Quay
Fancy a swim or a bask in the sun? New Quay’s Blue Flag beach is like a little slice of mid-Wales Mediterranean! It’s got soft golden sands and a picturesque view of the rolling countryside, harbour, and crystal clear waters. Set up a little sunbathing area on the beach here — you’ll have shelter from the wind as it backs onto the cliffs and harbour wall, so there’ll be no sand in your picnic.
It’s just a short walk from the car park, so you won’t have to cart your beach towels very far. Plus, there are nearby toilets and a gently sloped path down onto the sand, making it easy for most people to access.
Visiting between October and April? Bring your furry friend to enjoy scurrying along the sand!
Cei Bach (Little Quay) Beach, New Quay
Around five miles out of Aberaeron, you’ll find Cei Bach Beach, also known as Little Quay. If you fancy a quiet stroll away from the usual seaside hype, it’s a little rugged section of beach that’s perfect for wanders with your dog along the pebbles and sand. When the tide’s in, you can amble across the rocky part but when the water’s out, it transforms into a flat, sandy beach to run around and play on. The beach backs onto a steep rolling hill with woodland at the top with a gorgeous panoramic view of New Quay.
From here, it joins the coastal path so if you’re feeling up to it, you can walk all the way to Aberaeron. If you drive in, there’s a free car park here, too. Perfect.
Gilfach Beach, Ffos-y-ffin
If you’re more a fan of solitude than sandcastles, visit Gilfach Beach. This shingle beach is tucked away in a secluded spot near Aberaeron, backing onto high cliffs and rolling hills. Feel free to bring your dog any time of year — there are no restrictions. Gilfach Beach offers a tranquil spot to walk and breathe in that refreshing Irish Sea air while you crunch pebbles underfoot. The rural surroundings offer up plenty of photo opportunities!
Getting to this spot requires a bit of a drive off the main roads — there’s a single-track road that leads down to the beach entrance. Make sure you pack your comfy shoes as it’s a little trek down the hillside on muddy ground to the beach below.
As there are no facilities here, be sure to pack your own sarnies. Although it's a little trickier to reach, we think it's one of the best beaches near Aberaeron for peaceful doggy walks.
Llanrhystud Beach South, Llanrhystud
There are two beaches in Llanrhystud, but we’re recommending the southern beach which lies to the south of the AfonWyre as it's better for walking and exploring, especially with little ones. This part-pebble, part-sand stretch of beach is a Green Coast award winner and a must-visit in any season.
To get here, navigate your way down a single-track lane to reach a small free car park at the top of the beach. When the tide’s in, enjoy a long pebble bank and lots of little rock pools to explore — just be sure to wear walking shoes! When the tide’s out, you’ll find a long, wide strip of flat sand to practice your sandcastle-building skills.
Just like with most beaches near Aberaeron, you’ll be surrounded by lush green countryside.
Cwm Silio Cove, Llandysul
Can you keep a secret? Cwm Silio Cove is known to the locals as ‘The Secret Beach’. Venture down from the Wales Coastal path onto this sandy, shingly beach that’s great for dog walking and exploring with kids. It’s where the Afon Soden meets the sea, so expect to spot plenty of wildlife. It’s a perfect spot for rock-pooling, too.
In true cove fashion, this secluded beach is backed by a steep cliff to shelter you from the winds. At low tide, you might even be lucky enough to reach a second cove that’s adjacent to this one. Just keep in mind the tide times so you can get back safely.
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Pre-owned holiday homes from £14,995 – UPDATED 3 Sept 2026
As at 3 Sept 2026, price is available at the following parks: Berwick, Blue Dolphin, Cardigan View, Church Farm, Cleethorpes Beach, Combe Haven, Craig Tara, Doniford Bay, Far Grange, Garreg Wen, Golden Sands, Greenacres, Hafan Y Mor, Haggerston Castle, Lakeland, Littlesea, Marton Mere, Orchards, Presthaven, Primrose Valley, Quay West, Reighton Sands, Rockley Park, Thornwick Bay, Wild Duck and Weymouth Bay. Price can be withdrawn at any time.
Images are shown for representational purposes. Access to holiday home is subject to park opening times.
Price excludes 2026 site fees, running costs and add-ons requested at point of sale. Subject to status and availability. Park cannot be used as a permanent residence. Haven Leisure Ltd is registered in England (No. 01968698) and is a FCA appointed representative of Bourne Leisure Limited (t/a Haven). Bourne Leisure Ltd is registered in England (No. 04011660) and is authorised and regulated by the FCA (Financial Services Register No. 312847) as a credit broker and insurance distributor. Registered office: One Park Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 4YL.
New holiday homes from £268 per month – UPDATED 3 Sept 2026 Representative Example: Swift Bordeaux 3 Bed 2026 Holiday Home Cash Price of £54,995.00, with a deposit £16,498.50, gives a total amount of credit £38,496.50. Interest rate 5.33% per annum. Representative 9.6% APR. 120 monthly repayments of £491.79. Total charge for credit £20,518.63. Total amount payable £75,513.63
As at 3 Sept 2026, promotion is available at the following parks: Berwick, Blue Dolphin, Cardigan View, Church Farm, Cleethorpes Beach, Combe Haven, Craig Tara, Doniford Bay, Far Grange, Garreg Wen, Golden Sands, Greenacres, Hafan Y Mor, Haggerston Castle, Lakeland, Littlesea, Marton Mere, Orchards, Presthaven, Primrose Valley, Quay West, Reighton Sands, Rockley Park, Thornwick Bay, Wild Duck and Weymouth Bay. Price can be withdrawn at any time.
Images are shown for representational purposes. Access to holiday home is subject to park opening times.
Quoted monthly price excludes 2026 site fees, running costs and add-ons requested at point of sale. Subject to status and availability. Park cannot be used as a permanent residence. Haven Leisure Ltd is registered in England (No. 01968698) and is a FCA appointed representative of Bourne Leisure Limited (t/a Haven). Bourne Leisure Ltd is registered in England (No. 04011660) and is authorised and regulated by the FCA (Financial Services Register No. 312847) as a credit broker and insurance distributor. Registered office: One Park Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 4YL.
New Customer offer Terms & Conditions
New Customer Summer 2026 offer is applicable to new customers purchases made at selected Haven parks where customers obtain a quotation between 20 August 2026 and 3 October 2026 and complete the purchase of their holiday home by 30 November 2026. New customers can choose one of the following offers to apply to their sale, with the option to be made at the point of quotation and to form part of the quotation:
Free Site Fees for the remainder of the 2026 season (not available for customers purchasing on Let2offset). A credit equivalent to the value of your site fees due during the 2026 season will be applied to your account balance on completion of your purchase. It cannot be applied to your purchase or refunded in cash. 2027 season (and future) Site Fees will be due for the annual period from 1 March and payable each year thereafter.
10% deposit contribution, up to £3,000. Haven will contribute 10% of the holiday home value (excluding running costs andadditional items (such as decking or storage boxes) up to £3,000.
This offer may be combined with the Owner Referral Offer, but cannot be combined with any other promotional offers.
New customers are customers who do not currently own a holiday home on a holiday park operated by Haven.
This offer is personal to the customer. If a customer sells their holiday home privately mid-2026 season, the new owner of the holiday home may be required to pay a part, or all, of the 2026 Site Fees (as applicable) which will be pro-rata adjusted for the period from completion of their purchase with no discount applied.
As well as the cost of the holiday home itself, customers will also have to pay all other costs associated with the holiday home, including but not limited to any costs normally charged in connection with running costs including insurance, electricity, gas, local authority rates and the maintenance of the holiday home such as winterisation and compulsory safety checks.
For the avoidance of doubt, new customers who move their holiday home to Haven from another park without completing a purchase are not eligible.
This offer is only available at the following parks: Kent Coast, Blue Dolphin, Burnham-on-Sea, Caister-on-Sea, Church Farm, Cala Gran, Combe Haven, Craig Tara, Cardigan View, Devon Cliffs, Doniford Bay, Far Grange, Greenacres, Golden Sands, Haggerston Castle, Hafan y Mor, Hopton, Lakeland, Littlesea, Marton Mere, Orchards, Presthaven, Perran Sands, Primrose Valley, Quay West, Reighton Sands, Rockley Park, Seton Sands, Skegness, Cleethorpes Beach, Thornwick Bay, Wild Duck, Weymouth Bay.
Any images shown are for representational purposes. Haven Leisure Ltd is registered in England and Wales (No. 01968698) and is a FCA appointed representative of Bourne Leisure Limited (t/a Haven). Bourne Leisure Ltd is registered in England (No. 04011660) and is authorised and regulated by the FCA (Financial Services Register No. 312847) as a credit broker and insurance distributor. Registered office: One Park Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 4YL.
0% Finance at Far Grange offer is applicable to holiday home purchases made at Far Grange where owners sign up between 20 August 2026 and 31 November 2026 and complete the purchase of their holiday home by 31 December 2026. This offer is only available for Finance provided by Santander Consumer Finance UK.
This offer can be combined with the Owner Referral Offer and Free Site Fees at Far Grange but cannot be combined with any other promotional offers.
0% APR Representative is available for the purchasing of new and pre-owned holiday homes available at Far Grange, with a 30% deposit and a term of 5 years. This promotional offer is subject to holiday home and pitch availability, and finance is subject to status. Bourne Leisure Ltd retains the right to withdraw or amend this promotion at any time.
Representative example. Holiday home cash price £29,995, less deposit of £8,998.50 (30%), gives a loan amount of £20,996.50. 60 monthly payments of £349.94. Total charge for credit £0. Total amount payable £29,995 which includes the deposit amount. The interest rate is 0% fixed / 0% APR representative.
As well as the cost of the holiday home itself, customers will also have to pay all other costs associated with the holiday home, including but not limited to any costs normally charged in connection with running costs including insurance, electricity, gas, local authority rates and the maintenance of the holiday home such as winterisation and compulsory safety checks.
For the avoidance of doubt, new customers who move their holiday home to Haven from another park without completing a purchase are not eligible.
Any images shown are for representational purposes. Haven Leisure Ltd is registered in England and Wales (No. 01968698) and is a FCA appointed representative of Bourne Leisure Limited (t/a Haven). Bourne Leisure Ltd is registered in England (No. 04011660) and is authorised and regulated by the FCA (Financial Services Register No. 312847) as a credit broker and insurance distributor. Registered office: One Park Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 4YL.
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Let2offset - make no site fee payments until 2033
Let2offset is a contractual lettings product that offers eligible owners a guaranteed preferential letting income (re-calculated each year) in exchange for a stipulated number and type of letting breaks (i.e. off peak, peak) as set out in the application documents for each year. Instead of site fees being due annually, it also allows eligible owners to pay site fees and receive letting income in 12 equal monthly instalments; the monthly site fee is charged by Haven after deduction of the letting income.
‘Make no site fee payments until 2033 when using Let2offset’ is available at 33 Haven parks excluding Burnham, Cardigan View, Far Grange, Garreg Wen, Lydstep Beach, Riviere Sands and Seaview. The letting income received will vary by make, model and location but Haven guarantees that there will be no site fee payments due if the eligibility criteria is fulfilled. The monthly site fee payment does not include running costs e.g. utilities, rates & insurance which remain payable. Both letting income and site fees are subject to yearly pricing reviews and inflation.
“Make no site fee payments until 2033 when using Let2offset” is subject to the following eligibility criteria: (i) applicable to new and existing customers who purchase a new Victory Ashberry 3 bed or equivalent silver grade holiday home (https://www.haven.com/caravans-for-sale/ranges) (ii) the purchase must have been made through Haven; and (iii) customers have also signed up to Haven’s Let2offset contract at the time of caravan purchase. It is not applicable to caravans purchased by private sale and cannot be used in conjunction with our free Site Fee promotion and any other promotions or offers issued by Haven from time to time. An example of how “Make no site fee payments until 2033 when using Let2offset” operates under Let2offset is the purchase of a Victory Ashberry 3 Bed holiday home at Seton Sands with a monthly site fee of £701.67 (includes purchasing discount of £17.08) and monthly letting income of £707.92. The monthly difference equates to £6.25, which will be credited to the owner's account. The monthly site fee costs and letting income shown in the example are based on 2026 figures. Images are shown for representational purposes. Access to holiday home is subject to park opening times. Park cannot be used as a permanent residence. Haven Leisure Ltd is registered in England (No. 01968698) and is a FCA appointed representative of Bourne Leisure Limited (t/a Haven). Bourne Leisure Ltd is registered in England (No. 04011660) and is authorised and regulated by the FCA (Financial Services Register No. 312847) as a credit broker and insurance distributor. Registered office: One Park Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 4YL.
Site fees from as little as £130 a month with Let2offset at Burnham-on-Sea
Let2offset is a contractual lettings product that offers eligible owners a guaranteed letting income at a preferential rate (calculated each year) in exchange for a stipulated number of letting breaks. It also allows eligible owners to pay their site fees and receive their letting income in 12 equal monthly instalments; the monthly site fee amount charged by Haven will be due after deduction of the letting income. ‘Site fees from as little as £130 a month with Let2offset’ is available at Burnham-on-Sea. The letting income received will vary by make, model and location. The monthly site fee payment does not include running costs e.g. utilities, rates & insurance. Offer is subject to availability.
“Site fees from as little as £130 a month with Let2offset” is applicable to new customer purchases of new Victory Ashberry 3 bed or equivalent silver grade holiday home (https://www.haven.com/caravans-for-sale/ranges) through Haven where customers have also signed up to Haven’s Let2offset contract. It is not applicable to caravans purchased by private sale and cannot be used in conjunction with our free Site Fee promotion. An example of how “Site fees from as little as £130 a month with Let2offset” operates under Let2offset is the purchase of a Victory Ashberry 3 bed holiday home at Burnham-on-Sea with a monthly site fee of £783.75 (includes purchasing discount of £19.58) and monthly letting income of £634.00. The monthly difference equates to £130.17 which will be billed to the owner's account monthly. Both letting income and site fees are subject to yearly pricing reviews and inflation. The monthly site fee costs and letting income shown in the example are based on 2025 figures. Images are shown for representational purposes. Access to holiday home is subject to park opening times. Park cannot be used as a permanent residence.
Haven Leisure Ltd is registered in England (No. 01968698) and is a FCA appointed representative of Bourne Leisure Limited (t/a Haven). Bourne Leisure Ltd is registered in England (No. 04011660) and is authorised and regulated by the FCA (Financial Services Register No. 312847) as a credit broker and insurance distributor. Registered office: One Park Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 4YL.
Site fees from as little as £160 a month with Let2offset at Lydstep Beach
Let2offset is a contractual lettings product that offers eligible owners a guaranteed letting income at a preferential rate (calculated each year) in exchange for a stipulated number of letting breaks. It also allows eligible owners to pay their site fees and receive their letting income in 12 equal monthly instalments; the monthly site fee amount charged by Haven will be due after deduction of the letting income. “Site fees from as little as £160 a month with Let2offset” is available at Lydstep Beach. The letting income received will vary by make, model and location. The monthly site fee payment does not include running costs e.g. utilities, rates & insurance. Offer is subject to availability. "Site fees from as little as £160 a month with Let2offset” is applicable to new customer purchases of new Victory Ashberry 3 bed or equivalent silver grade holiday home (https://www.haven.com/caravans-for-sale/ranges) through Haven where customers have also signed up to Haven’s Let2offset contract. It is not applicable to caravans purchased by private sale and cannot be used in conjunction with our free Site Fee promotion. An example of how “Site fees from as little as £160 a month with Let2offset” operates under Let2offset is the purchase of a Victory Ashberry 3 bed holiday home at Lydstep Beach with a monthly site fee of £939.58 (includes purchasing discount of £28.83) and monthly letting income of £751.17. The monthly difference equates to £159.58 which will be billed to the owner's account monthly. Both letting income and site fees are subject to yearly pricing reviews and the monthly site fee costs and letting income shown in the example are based on 2025 figures. Access to holiday home is subject to park opening times. Park cannot be used as a permanent residence. Haven Leisure Ltd is registered in England (No. 01968698) and is a FCA appointed representative of Bourne Leisure Limited (t/a Haven). Bourne Leisure Ltd is registered in England (No. 04011660) and is authorised and regulated by the FCA (Financial Services Register No. 312847) as a credit broker and insurance distributor. Registered office: One Park Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 4YL.
Move your caravan to Haven for free - full terms and conditions
This offer is available for holiday home owners not located at a Haven park and that want to relocate their holiday home from their current holiday park a Haven holiday park, subject to pitch availability and the satisfactory completion of our standard onboarding checks. It cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer, discount or promotion, apart from the free 2026 site fee promotion if applicable to the Haven park. Haven reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time without notice.
In order to be eligible to participate in the offer, your holiday home must be situated within a 50-mile radius of the Haven park that you wish to relocate to. The holiday home must be no more than 15 years old from the date of manufacture and if it has been purchased under a finance agreement, the holiday homeowner must provide confirmation from their lender that the holiday home can be moved to the Haven park.
Haven will transport your holiday home from the entrance of its current holiday park location to the required Haven park and will reimburse your transportation costs up-to a maximum value of £750; any excess must be paid by the holiday homeowner. Haven does not accept any responsibility for any damage that happens to the interior of your holiday home whilst it is being transported to one of our holiday parks. We recommend your holiday home is fully packed down and ready for transportation. Transportation does not include decking. Any decking bought onto a Haven park must be approved by the General Manager of that park to ensure it meets Haven standards. Siting and connection costs for your holiday home on a Haven park will be paid for by Haven. Offer excludes payment of holiday home disconnection at your current park and transportation costs from its current pitch to the entrance of its current park.
Subject to availability and status. Deposit required. Offer cannot be combined with any other offer, discount, or promotion. Access to your holiday home is subject to park opening times. Images are shown for representational purposes. Park cannot be used as a permanent residence.
Haven Leisure Ltd is registered in England (No. 01968698) and is a FCA appointed representative of Bourne Leisure Limited (t/a Haven). Bourne Leisure Ltd is registered in England (No. 04011660) and is authorised and regulated by the FCA (Financial Services Register No. 312847) as a credit broker and insurance distributor. Registered office: One Park Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 4YL.