Two Nights in Borth

Borth is a coastal village 7 miles north of Aberystwyth in the Mid Wales county of Ceredigion and about 70 miles from land-locked Shropshire. Definitely a fair weather port of call, but if the weather is clement it is a pleasant place. 

Borth by the sea

We, as a family, when the children were small, enjoyed holidays there over the years. Researching Borth’s ‘things to do’ I found the grand total of four! The Station Museum, The Golf Club, The Animalarium and the Ynyslas Nature Reserve, which I assume is better known to us as the Sand Dunes. On my visits I have seen the animals, trudged through the dunes, totally missed the Museum and as for golf… Bah! Humbug! Not a place to visit if you want oodles of excitement!

Last year my favourite campsite was devastated by the summer floods.

Borth is predominantly seaside with ample camping and caravan sites. Last week found my Long Term Attachment and me pitching our tent near the coast. After turning down the offer of two nights camping at a cost of £59, the receptionist’s excuse for charging this extortionate amount was ‘we’re a big company’, our next stop was a family run site for £15 a night. More like it!! £59!! We wanted to camp for two nights not buy the site!! Within minutes of setting up there was a red kite drifting lazily overhead, swallows skimming the meadow frantically mopping up insects and screeching gulls competing for a suitable perch. And then, as it tends to do in Borth, it rained…and kept on raining…

Red Kite

Between storms we ambled briefly on the beach, walked down to the nearby cove and dried our clothing! Typical Borth!

Homeward bound

Thanks for your time.

The Old Country Crone (by the sea) xx