Borth Beach & Submerged Forest
Traeth y Borth
A golden sandy beach about 5 km long. At low tide, ancient tree stumps from a sunken forest thousands of years old are exposed.
Borth lies about 10 km north of Aberystwyth. Its long beach is good for walking, surfing and building sandcastles with children. At low tide, the sand reveals oak and pine stumps from a forest swallowed by the sea about 4,500 to 6,000 years ago. They are thought to be linked to the Welsh legend of the drowned kingdom of Cantre'r Gwaelod, and they are especially visible after storms. Check the tide tables before you go. You can reach Borth station by the Cambrian Line train or by bus. The town has a zoo and small shops, and it can be visited together with the Ynyslas Dunes to the north.
Opening hours
Open all day (depends on tides)
Nearby sights
- Ynyslas Dunes (Dyfi National Nature Reserve)
- Clarach Bay
- Aberystwyth Arts Centre
- Constitution Hill Cliff Railway & Camera Obscura
- National Library of Wales
- Ceredigion Museum
- St Padarn's Church, Llanbadarn Fawr
- Aberystwyth Promenade & Royal Pier