Cardigan Island Farm Park

Welcome or Croeso, as we say in Welsh,to Cardigan Island Coastal Farm Park

This unique farm park is stunningly located on a scenic headland, overlooking the nature reserve of Cardigan Island, just 200 yards offshore. It is home to thousands of seabirds and a flock of wild Soay sheep, originally from the Isle of Soay near Skye.

A colony of Atlantic grey seals breed in the many caves below the cliffs of Cardigan Island Farm Park and can be seen every day. Sometimes it requires a little patience, but often they can be seen immediately.

Cardigan Farm Park is set on part of  Clyn-Yr-Ynys farm. The Jenkins family has farmed within the Cardigan area since the 1600’s, and at the current location on Cardigan Bay since 1884 – 5 generations and counting! The Farm Park was opened in 1993 and is very much a family run business.

Cardigan Island Coastal Farm Park is one of the best places in Wales to view seals in their natural habitat in complete safety!

Cardigan Bay is home to the only resident population of bottle-nosed Dolphins in English and Welsh waters. They are frequent visitors to this part of the coast, especially during calm weather, when they come closer to the shore. Dolphins can often be seen clearly from the Farm Park. They provide an unforgettable sight, as they leap high out of the water.

Named for its spectacular views across to Cardigan Island just 200 metres offshore, this unique Farm Park which also overlooks the Teifi estuary and Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, is located on a picturesque headland in the southern part of Cardigan Bay. The island itself is a private nature reserve owned by The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales.

There are a variety of friendly farm animals, some of which can be fed by hand. There are goats, sheep, Shetland and Welsh Mountain Ponies, rare breed cattle, pigs, ducks, geese and chickens, plus llamas, wallabies, emus and rheas from far-off lands. Rare Choughs, now disappeared from England can be seen here. Come and say hello to the farm animals. You can enjoy our fenced clifftop walk to the headland, where you can watch seals in the wild that breed in the caves below (especially around September and October) or spot our frequent dolphin visitors. There is a gift shop with toys and books, and local and Welsh crafts. There are both indoor and outdoor play areas for children and a café where you can enjoy the scenery.

Open: 10 am to 6 pm Every Day, from late April to the end of October – see website for current opening times.

Visitor Centre
Tel 01239 623637 Mr and Mrs Lyn Jenkins
Cardigan Island Coastal Farm Park, Gwbert, Cardigan, Ceredigion, West Wales, SA43 1PR

Web: www.cardiganisland.co.uk