Aberystwyth, Wales
The End of the Line
"Come for the coast, stay because the train's cancelled"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield depicting a crumbling Norman castle wall clinging on for dear life, crossed with a single umbrella turned inside-out by the wind, above a scroll reading 'Diwedd y Lein' (End of the Line), all beneath a seagull mid-theft of someone's chips.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★☆☆ 3/5
"Lovely pier and the sunset over Cardigan Bay genuinely stopped me in my tracks, but the wind coming off the sea nearly took my chip shop tea with it. The castle is more of a 'castle-shaped rubble arrangement' than an actual castle, which nobody warns you about. Great if you're a student or a seagull, less great if you wanted your umbrella to survive the promenade. Still, National Library of Wales was unexpectedly brilliant so three stars."— Derek Pettifer, Kidderminster
Property Listing
Charming coastal residence offering breathtaking sea views, a bracing year-round breeze guaranteed to keep your washing line entertained, and unbeatable proximity to two universities, one crumbling castle, and Wales's premier collection of national archives. A rare opportunity to live at the literal end of the railway line, in every sense.
Twinned With
Land's End — Both are proudly the last stop before the sea takes over and refuse to let you forget it.
Supporting Evidence
Aberystwyth's castle was so thoroughly demolished after the Civil War and further plundered for building materials that today it's essentially a scenic pile of very old rubble with a great view.