Cenarth Falls, Ceredigion, Wales, Summer
Something a little different to finish this break.
Moving away from cliffs and beaches, this final post—though small—features a small trail around Cenarth Falls, which defines the border between Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire.
These beautiful cascades are extremely accessible, with a car park right alongside the river bank and defined easy trail to take in the falls and beyond, which we duly followed.
The falls are known for leaping seatrout and salmon in the autumn, as this is their first boundary on their migratory journey from the sea back upstream to spawn. We didn’t see any; we were probably a little early.
All photos taken on my Sony α7ii using my Sony 24-240mm F3.5-6.3 OSS zoom lens. RAWs developed in Lightroom, merged in Photomatix, edited and finalised in Photoshop.
Cenarth Falls, Ceredigion, Wales, Summer by Ian Cylkowski is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
A hop, skip and a jump from the car park brings you right down to the falls. Not as full as we'd prefer, but still lovely scenery regardless.
The mill, standing proud here but no longer in use, was once powered by a leat that drew water from behind the falls during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It made for a pleasing and timeless composition.
The trail tightly follows the river bank courtesy of boarding that was constructed a few years ago. The trail then veers away from the river and into the woodland, giving you scenes like this.
The beautiful Cenarth Bridge, unfortunately somewhat spoiled by all the parking that's allowed right next to it. It was built in the late 1700s. The holes, designed to reduce the structure's weight and allow floodwaters to pass through them, serve a crucial function. While the river typically flows only under the southern arch, during floods the Teifi surges through all three arches.