Lampeter

Share your experience regarding what not to miss or to avoid

Top Places to Visit

Lampeter Harness Racing Club

Pentre, Llanfair Clydogau, Lampeter, Ceredigion, SA48 8LE, Wales

Feature races of the Lampeter event include the Clwb Cardigan Bay members race, which is always a hottly contested affair amongst the locals. The day leads up ... more

Jen Jones Welsh Quilts Centre

Town Hall, High Street, Lampeter, Ceredigion, SA48 7BB, Wales

The Jen Jones Welsh Quilt Centre opened in Lampeter Town Hall in 2009 to celebrate the Welsh Quilt and to promote a wider understanding of the importance of ... more

Jen Jones Welsh Quilts Centre

Town Hall, High Street, Lampeter, Ceredigion, SA48 7BB, Wales

The Jen Jones Welsh Quilt Centre opened in Lampeter Town Hall in 2009 to celebrate the Welsh Quilt and to promote a wider understanding of the importance of ... more

Andrew Cotterill Furniture Maker

Caerfyrddin Fach, Cilcennin, Lampeter, Ceredigion, SA48 8RN, Wales

Furniture designed and made from solid hardwood - gentle curves and wooden hinges characterise this simple, robust furniture. Commissions are welcome.

Jen Jones Welsh Quilts Centre

Town Hall, High Street, Lampeter, Ceredigion, SA48 7BB, Wales

The Jen Jones Welsh Quilt Centre opened in Lampeter Town Hall in 2009 to celebrate the Welsh Quilt and to promote a wider understanding of the importance of ... more

Andrew Cotterill Furniture Maker

Caerfyrddin Fach, Cilcennin, Lampeter, Ceredigion, SA48 8RN, Wales

Furniture designed and made from solid hardwood - gentle curves and wooden hinges characterise this simple, robust furniture. Commissions are welcome.

View all Places to Visit

Top Activity Places

Cilgwyn Golf Club

Lampeter, Ceredigion SA48 8NN, United Kingdom
Phone: 01570 493286

our association was founded to bring together people of every background and all ages to have fun, talk and organise events with each other. This is your ... more

$ 91 average cost

View all Activity Places

About Lampeter

The Norman castle of Pont Steffan (Stephen's Bridge in English) occupying a strategic position beside the River Teifi was destroyed in 1187 after it had been conquered by Owain Gwynedd. The remains of the castle later became the foundations for C. R. Cockerell's college building and still form part of the university campus.

Cardiganshire was one of the royal counties established by Edward I after the defeat of Llywelyn the Last (Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf) at Cilmeri in 1282, when Lampeter fell under direct Royal Control. This, however, had little effect on the town and the Welsh language and culture continued to thrive. The first Borough Charter was granted in 1284 to Rhys ap Meredydd who was given the right to hold a weekly market. As many as eight fairs were also held each year under successive charters. One of these was the Dalis Horse fair.

The town was ruled by a local aristocracy who lived in elegant mansions including Brynhywel, Maesyfelin and the Lloyd baronets of Peterwell. As magistrates, they handed out the severest of penalties to offenders. The fairs and markets had become rowdy occasions characterised by violence and drunkenness and the stocks and whipping post in front of the town hall were frequently put to use in the 18th century.

The town developed the crafts, services and industries to cater for the needs of the rural area. There were several woollen mills, one of which in the mid-18th century was already producing the complex double-woven tapestry cloth later to become associated with the Welsh woollen industry. There were also blacksmiths, a leather tannery, carpenters, saddlers, bootmakers and hatters. The town was one of the main centres on the Welsh Drovers' road for the dispatch of cattle and sheep on foot to the markets of south east England. The large number of inns point to the town's importance as a rural centre and have names such as the Nag's Head, the Drovers and the Three Horseshoes.

Lampeter's War Memorial was unveiled in September 1921. It was sculpted by Sir William Goscombe John.

Lampeter

Share your experience regarding what not to miss or to avoid

Top Places to Visit

Lampeter Harness Racing Club

Jen Jones Welsh Quilts Centre

Jen Jones Welsh Quilts Centre

Andrew Cotterill Furniture Maker

Jen Jones Welsh Quilts Centre

Andrew Cotterill Furniture Maker

Top Activity Places

Cilgwyn Golf Club

Asia

Europe

India

Oceania

Important Links

About

Ways you can pay

We use cookies