Melindwr
Parish in Ceredigion, Wales
| Coordinates: | 52.4, -3.947 |
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| OS grid ref: | SN 67 79 |
| Dialling code: | 01970 (Aberystwyth) |
Melindwr is a rural community in Ceredigion, Wales, lying a few miles east of Aberystwyth in the wooded valley of the River Rheidol and on the lower slopes of the Cambrian Mountains. It includes the village of Capel Bangor, a stop on the steam‑hauled Vale of Rheidol Railway, and offers a mix of rolling farmland, pockets of forestry and waymarked walks that attract day‑visitors and walkers.
The area bears traces of 19th‑century mining and other industrial archaeology, but today its economy is largely agricultural with a growing seasonal tourism element and many residents commuting to Aberystwyth. Community life tends to be close‑knit and Welsh‑speaking, centred on chapels, village halls and outdoor pursuits, giving Melindwr a quiet, distinctive rural character with easy access to coastal amenities.
Postcode districts covering Melindwr
Most populated places nearby
- Aberystwyth 5 miles8 km
Neighbouring places
- Capel Bangor Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Trefeurig Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Penrhyn-coch Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Trawsgoed Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Ystwyth Ward 3.7 miles6 km
- Faenor Parish 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Llanilar Built-up area 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Bow Street Built-up area 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Llanbadarn Fawr Built-up area 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Tirymynach Parish 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Aberystwyth Built-up area 5 miles8 km
- Llanfarian Parish 5.1 miles8.1 km
Example postcodes in Melindwr
SY23 4NE, SY23 3NY, SY23 3PD, SY23 4NG, SY23 3PE, SY23 3LT, SY23 4EJ, SY23 3LR, SY23 3LN … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 74 miles119 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 79.1 miles127.2 km
- Aberystwyth railway station 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Borth Railway Station 7.6 miles12.3 km
Hotels near Melindwr Ad
- Aberystwyth Park Lodge 3 5.1 miles8.3 km
- The Glengower 6 miles9.6 km
- The Hafod Hotel 4 4.4 miles7 km
- Gwesty Cymru 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The George Borrow Hotel 2 4.4 miles7 km
- Harry's Hotel & Restaurant 2 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Gwesty'r Marine Hotel & Spa 3 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Castle Hotel 6 miles9.7 km
- Queensbridge Hotel 6 miles9.6 km
- The Four Seasons Hotel 5.8 miles9.4 km
Schools in Melindwr
- Ysgol Penllwyn Primary
Local points of interest
- Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Theatre Y Werin Theatre 5 miles8 km
- Penglais Campus, University of Wales, Aberystwyth University 5 miles8.1 km
- National Library of Wales Library 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Park Avenue Stadium Stadium 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Commodore cinema Theatre 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Aberystwyth bandstand Theatre 6 miles9.6 km
- Aberyswyth Marina Harbour 6 miles9.6 km
- Old College, University of Wales, Aberystwyth University 6 miles9.7 km
- Plynlimon Mountains 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Aberdovey Harbour Harbour 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Museum 14 miles22.5 km
- Talybont Estate 15.7 miles25.3 km