The ascendance of Saundersfoot as “the place to buy” continues with all the townhouses in the new £5 million residential and commercial development in the centre of the village being snapped up almost immediately they became available. The development – Cambrian Quay - on the site of the former Cambrian Hotel, … [Read more...]
West Wales’s Award Winning Beaches
Many of the beaches in West Wales have, once again, been given coveted awards for their high standard of water quality and pure beauty. In Pembrokeshire 12 beaches have been awarded the prized Blue Flag status for 2015 and a further 11 have been granted the coveted Green Coast Award. Blue Flag criteria includes … [Read more...]
Aberaeron Voted Best Place to Live in Rural Britain
Aberaeron, the beautiful harbour town of colourful Georgian houses situated between Cardigan and Aberystwyth on the Welsh coast, has been voted the best place to live in rural Britain by The Sunday Times. Perhaps best known for its seafood festival, regetta, festival of Welsh ponies and cobs, Harbourmaster Hotel and … [Read more...]
Second Phase of Water’s Edge Development in Tenby
A seafront scheme in Tenby is to be completed at last having been sold for more than £1m by administrators. Work had been on hold for several years at the Water’s Edge development of luxury apartments on South Beach, Tenby, adjacent to the South Beach Bar & Grill. Now developer ButlerWall Homes has bought the … [Read more...]
Stargazing in Pembrokeshire
Ten stargazing sites along the Pembrokeshire coast have been nominated for special recognition. Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority members have agreed to submit the sites for consideration as Dark Sky Discovery Sights. These sites are classed as some of the best stargazing locations in the UK. The … [Read more...]
Aberystwyth Offically a Great Town
Aberystwyth is officially a ‘Great Town’. It fought off stiff competition from the English towns of Beverley in Yorkshire and Bury in Lancashire to win the 2015 Great Town Award from the Academy of Urbanism. According to The Academy, who described Aberystwyth as “a modest town that punches above its weight”, the … [Read more...]
Hollywood Comes to Town
Film crews are set to roll into Pembrokeshire in May with Hollywood coming to the county once more. Best selling novel “Me Before You” by author Jojo Moyes will be filming in Pembroke for 5 days between May 15th and May 20th. The films will tell the story of a small town girl who forms a bond with a recently … [Read more...]
Buy to Let – The Best Investment
Buy to let landlords have enjoyed superb returns of nearly 1,400% since 1996, beating all other forms of investment, according to a report by Wriglesworth Consultancy for peer-to-peer lender, Landbay. £1,000 invested in a rental property in 1996 would have grown to £14,897 by last year, according to the research. … [Read more...]
