The beach at Llanrhystud can be ideal for windsurfing, swimming and general leisure activities. Its possible to park right on the pebble bank behind the beach, accessible from a little road heading towards the coast, just south of the village of Llanrhystud on the A487.
Llanrhystud Beach Guide
Beach Description
A long, rural, storm terraced beach popular with visitors.
Water Quality
A outfall discharges secondary treated effluent for some 1,200 people in the area.
Bathing Safety
Considered safe for bathing with normal precautions. Emergency facilities available.
Litter
The beach is cleaned daily between Easter and September. There are litter bins in the car park.
Beach Facilities
Facilities available in the caravan park.
Seaside Activities
Shallow waters for swimming.
Wildlife And Walks
The beach is in a Special Landscape Area. There are five historic limekilns at the southern end of the beach. The beach is also part of the area that has been designated Heritage Coast.
Getting There
Turn off A487 at Llanrhystud petrol station (south of Aberystwyth).
Parking
There is free parking for 15 cars.
Public Transport
The nearest train station is Aberystwyth. Bus service between Aberystwyth and Cardigan runs through Llanrhystud.
A former Llanrhystud man is warning that the village will lose its beach unless erosion work is undertaken soon.
John hughes, who now lives in Bridgend, visits Llanrhystud regularly to see his sister, Muriel, who still lives here.
And John is urging Ceredigion County Council or the Environment Agency to do something to stop the loss of the beach.
He said: "The main concern has been that the beach has deteriorated over the last few years.
"Llanrhystud has the best beach probably between the other side of Aberaeron and Borth.
"We are losing an amenity there that attracts holidaymakers and day trippers, but the numbers of people visiting the beach has dropped."
And John is adamant that he will keep fighting until something is done to stop the erosion of the beach.
John and Muriel called a meeting of residents with representatives of the Environment Agency and Ceredigion County Council to discuss the problems.
John said that the beach has been reduced to around 400 or 500 yards of sand.
And he said: "The initial thing was to have a word with the Environment Agency on the environmental issue.
"I liaised with the Environment Agency who sent some people up to the meeting and there was a representative from Ceredigion County Council.
"It was more a case of noting the concerns of the local residents and there was a good turnout considering there were no posters, only my sister putting some flyers through doors."
But John is under no illusions that whatever work is needed to save the beach will probably have come from the council.
He said: "We can't do anything really because of the cost of measures to protect the sand. At least now they know that we are not happy bunnies."
However, John is under no illusion that more work is needed to put pressure on the council.
He said: "The next step for me is to lobby the local AMs and MPs and to appeal to the tourist board to put some pressure on the council and Environment Agency.
"It is early days, but hopefully we can fire up the locals. I see the difference at the beach more and more when I come up four or five times a year and perhaps I notice it more than the residents."
A spokesman for the Environment Agency said that although two representatives had attended the meeting it was not really an Agency concern.
But he said that officers responsible for sea defence and bio-diversity had attended after an invite.
He said: "We didn't comment because it's nor really under our remit.
"Unless there are sea defence or bio-diversity issues it is not really our area of responsibility. We had been invited to the meeting and were just there out of politeness."
No-one from Ceredigion County Council was available for comment.
Aberaeron Tourist Information Centre
Aberaeron Tourist Information Centre
The Quay, Aberaeron, SA46 0BT.
Tel: +44 (0)1545 570602 |
E-mailAberaeronTIC@ceredigion.gov.uk
