Dolphin watching in Wales

[Aled Roberts]

My dear wife would like see dolphins swimming in the wild for her 40th birthday.

As Hawaii is off the radar this year ...... :laugh: Does anyone have any good recommendations of where the best area to spot them would be and also any reasonably priced accommodation for a family of five? Quite fancy a caravan for a bit if adventure.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Richard

[LarsA]

This looks nice: http://thousandislands.co.uk/boat_trip.php

Hopefully anyone more local than a Swede can elaborate....

ATB,
Lars

[ivor43]

richard.
check this link. scroll down till you get to the list of links for south west wales

http://www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk/observing.php?uid=25#Region%20%E2%80%93%20South-West%20Wales

ok this link takes you straight to it

vori

[peterlansley]

New Quay Ceredigion South of Aberystwyth . They come in to feed close to shore by the waste from the fish factory plus they do boat trips. Large caravan site nearby.

[Aled Roberts]

Thanks Peter

That sounds exactly like the place my good wife was trying to describe. Now to find some well priced accomodation.

Much appreciated

Richard

[Aled Roberts]

Just a quick note of thanks again.

Just back from the Haven holiday park in New Quay (which was pretty good - and we had a lovely sea view). The dolphins were touch and go, despite spending £60 on a two hour boat trip, we only saw the birds! Spent a couple of days in and out of all the coves and on top of the hills - no sign.

On the morning we returned home, we popped back into New Quay and stood on the breakwater - and dolphins everywhere!

Wife happy, children happy - and I had a great time. Beautiful scenery.

Richard

[Ray Hill]

Hi, Richard,

If you had travelled a further 12 miles up the coast to Mwnt, there are dolphins there 8 months of the year, I have just returned from the last three weekends their and have seen dolphins there with their yound every time. Well worth the travel!

Ray Hill

[peterlansley]

Richard sorry you did'nt see the dolphins as much as you may have liked. Maybe a link to follow is the friends of Cardigan bay who have a great interest in preserving the dolphin population in the area.

[John Turner]

It's good to have a porpoise in life :-)