Aberaeron

Doing a Treasure Trail in someone else’s patch is always very interesting and doing the Aberaeron Lost Treasure Hunt was no different to our experiences elsewhere! We were staying in a self catering place, right on the harbour and the route of the Treasure Trail went right past the house, so we decided not to start at the beginning but to pick up the route at Clue 5! I wonder if we’ve publicised enough that it really doesn’t matter where you start on a Trail when they are circular and you don’t need to know what has gone before to work out what is next.

We set off then towards the sea front, only distracted briefly by the clues and plaques that we passed before we found ourselves on the coastal path. Coastal paths are often very challenging, but this bit of it was flat and along the shore line which was a good thing for my recovering knee (had an op on it a couple of months ago). We were then directed up through fields and back down again into the main part of town. As we walked around we learnt much about the town which is Georgian and very beautiful even in November with the houses painted lovely pastel shades and in fantastic knick considering they are by the sea.

I hadn’t realised that Aberaeron was one of Dylan Thomas’s haunts and was also intrigued to find a plaque on a bridge which was built by one of my old employers, no longer in existence as the company was acquired by Tarmac way back in the late 70s!

We did think we might try out the Aberystwyth Trail as well, but as the Tourist Information Centre had sold out of them, we didn’t manage to get hold of one.....but we plan to go back in September or October next year and will be more organised with a stock of Trails ready! They really do make sure you see the best bits of a town and of course give the walk a purpose!

The weather deteriorated as the week went on, but the sunsets were gorgeous and the restaurants either side of us served heavenly food, so all in all we had a great time!