Eglwyswrw
Eglwyswrw is hard to pronounce unless you have a good grasp of Welsh. Try the phonetical approach of egg-lis-oo-roo. The village lies alongside the A487 mid way between Newport and Cardigan. The village sign for Eglwyswrw was used in a Eurotunnel advertising campaign throughout France, Germany and Holland. There are traces to be seen of a motte and bailey fortification not far from the Butchers Arms, the only public house remaining in the village.
The nearest hotels are in Cardigan but there is an Inn in nearby Felindre Farchog. B&B’s and guesthouses aren’t plentiful either but there are a few about. Camp sites and touring caravan site are available but not in the village itself. There is a holiday park with camping facilities at Llwyngwair Manor on the way to Newport or at Poppit Sands near Cardigan. Both have self catering static caravans to rent. There are numerous self catering cottages throughout this part of Pembrokeshire.
Picture: Castell Henllys Iron Age Fort
Nearby attractions include Bro Meigan Gardens, Henllys Farm Park and Castell Henllys, a reconstructed Iron Age hill fort, complete with roundhouses and other buildings, built in exactly the same place as the Iron Age buildings as identified by archaeological excavations. Re-enactments throughout the summer bring the settlement to life.
Picture: Castell Henllys Iron Age Fort
Castell Henllys is run by The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and was also used to film a ‘reality TV’ series called “Living in the Iron Age”. Also nearby is The Dyfed Shire Horse Centre.