Cardigan / Aberporth, Wales

Penrallt Hotel

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Reservations opening times

Monday to Friday: 8.00am-8.00pm
Saturday: 9.00am-5.00pm
Sunday: 10.00am-4.00pm

Penrallt Hotel Overview

The Penrallt Hotel near Cardigan is an impressive Edwardian Mansion House set amidst 42 acres of grounds in a peaceful location overlooking the stunning Blue Flag beaches of Aberporth Bay in West Wales. Easily accessed from the main A487, the Penrallt Hotel is just 5 miles from Cardigan. The edge of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is just 6 miles southwest of the hotel with the Ceredigion Heritage Coast to the north and, inland, the green pastures of the Teifi Valley. Stretch northwards to Snowdonia or southwards to Pembrokeshire. A choice of dining options includes the award-winning Bay Restaurant, the Conservatory or the Terrace Bar. A small leisure complex provides an indoor pool, sauna, gymnasium and beauty salon.

The Penrallt Hotel is a perfect combination of Edwardian grandeur and quaint country house set in a peaceful location overlooking the stunning Blue Flag beaches of Aberporth Bay in West Wales. The hospitality here is second to none.

The 26 rooms are all spacious and beautifully decorated. Classic rooms are split between the garden wing, a short walk from the main house and each with their own entrance, and the original main house. Superior rooms are very spacious and many of the Deluxe rooms feature stunning sea views and balconies. All rooms are non-smoking.

Dine in the elegant wood-panelled Bay Restaurant, awarded a Rosette by the AA for fine food, or relax with a drink by the fire in the Terrace Bar and enjoy a light meal in the conservatory Terrace Restaurant overlooking the peaceful hotel grounds. There is free WiFi in public areas.

The leisure and fitness centre is in a separate building, a short walk from the hotel, with outdoor and indoor swimming pools, gym, tennis court, pool table, and children's play area. Please note, the outdoor pool is open July and August only.

Small conference facilities are perfect for private meetings and dinners and West Wales Airfield, a private airfield, is just &frac; a mile from the hotel. There is also a Helipad onsite at the hotel.

Bedroom Accommodation

The 26 rooms are all spacious and beautifully decorated. All rooms feature colour TV with Freeview, tea/coffee making facilities, direct dial telephone, hairdryer, heating control, internet access, electric shaver point and radio. An iron and ironing board are available on request.

Check-in from 2.00pm
Check-out at 10.00am

Classic Double & Twin Rooms - These rooms are split between the garden wing and the original main house. The Garden Wing is a short walk from the main house. The Garden wing includes one room with some disabled facilities; one with separate bath and shower and outside terrace; one very large room with bath and overhead shower and space for extra bed for a child. Each of the Classic Garden Rooms has its own individual entrance.
Superior Double & Twin Rooms - Very large rooms, luxurious is style with views over the surrounding countryside.
Deluxe Double & Twin Rooms - Very large rooms, luxurious in style with slightly better facilities including larger flat-screen TV. The Twin room offers a sea view with a balcony. Two of the Deluxe Doubles also feature sea views. One Deluxe Double has no sea view but a larger King size bed.
Deluxe Suite - Large, luxurious Master Suite with King size bed and separate lounge area, large flat-screen TV's and luxury bathroom with stand alone, roll-top bath. The lounge area opens out onto a balcony with the best sea views of Aberporth Bay in the hotel.
Family Suite - Large family suite with large double room and separate, self-contained area for the children with two single beds. Family suite can accommodate two adults and up to two children aged 12 and under.

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Hotel Heritage & History

The property was originally purchased in 1649 by Griffith ap Jenkin ap Thomas of Pantyrhys, and remained in the Jenkins family until 1924.

The family traces its descent directly from Elystan Glodrydd, founder of the fourth Royal Tribe, born 933, whose names is the Welsh form of that of his godfather, King Athelstan. The Lion Rampant in the coat of arms over the staircase belongs to Elystan.

Elystans eldest son was Cadwgan, Lord of Melienydd, whose arms are the three boars heads. Cadwgans great great grandson was Elydur Goch, Lord of Llangathen, whose son, Sir Griffith, a Crusader, carried the arms shown at lower right in the stair window.

Erected originally by Griffith ap Jenkin in the mid-seventeenth century, the building known as Pen-Yr-Allt, was used as a circulating school in an effort to educate people in Cardiganshire by Mr Gruffydd Jones. Cardiganshire had 250 of these schools. Here as elsewhere they not only strengthened the peoples religion but also the position of the Welsh language.

The building stood until 1814 when it was demolished and rebuilt by Captain Thomas Jenkins, a Commander in the Madras naval squadron. Thomas Jenkins married Jane Morris, a daughter and heiress of Thomas Morris of Bach Hendre and Trevigin in Pembrokeshire. The arms on the extreme right of the stair window are those of the Morris family.

The 1814 building was reconstructed in 1907/08 by Agnes Mary, daughter of Major General Alexander Jenkins, who died in 1901 and who is buried in the family vault in Aberporth. Agnes died in 1923.

During the 1930s, Mrs Gladys Williams set up an experimental school for boys from the Rhondda who were unemployed on leaving school at 14. This was during the depression years. The school closed shortly after the outbreak of the war.

Map & Directions

Penrallt Hotel

Aberporth,
Cardigan,
Ceredigion,
West Wales,
SA43 2BS

Tel: +44 (0)1483 776344Fax: +44 (0)1483 730202

How to find us

By Road

From the M4/Cardiff Airport - Follow M4 into Carmarthen to the end of the motorway. At the roundabout follow the signposts for Cardigan - A484. Follow this road into Cynwyl Elved (6/7 miles approx). In Cynwyl, just after shop on right, the road bears right & there is a left hand fork - take the left fork - B4333 to Newcastle Emlyn (10/12 miles approx). In Newcastle Emlyn turn left at T-Junction & then turn right sign posted to Aberporth (B4333). Through Newcastle Emlyn, over bridge and turn left (sign posted Aberporth). Follow this road for approximately 9 miles until you come out on the main Cardigan/Aberystwyth road, the A4. Turn left towards Cardigan for two miles. Turn right sign posted to Aberporth (garage on left). Go straight over the mini-roundabout & Penrallt is approx half a mile on the left hand side.

By Rail and Air

Rail: Carmarthen Station (30 miles)
Gowerton Railway Station, Swansea (55 miles)
Air: Cardiff Airport (99 miles)

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