Ceredigion Museum
Amgueddfa Ceredigion
A local museum housed in the old 1905 Coliseum theatre, showing Cardigan Bay's seafaring history, lead mining and rural life.
The museum occupies the former Coliseum, a 'grand theatre' beside the seafront promenade. It was originally built in 1905 as an opera house and cinema, and its stage and boxes are still preserved. The exhibits cover the seafaring and shipbuilding history of Ceredigion county, upland lead and silver mining, farmhouse life and folk crafts, and traditional Welsh clocks and furniture. There is a café and a tourist information point. Admission is free, and the museum is generally open Monday to Saturday. It is small, so about 1 hour is enough to see everything, and it's a good option for a rainy day.
Opening hours
Mon–Sat approx. 10:00–17:00 (check official site)
Nearby sights
- Aberystwyth Promenade & Royal Pier
- Old College, Aberystwyth University
- Aberystwyth Castle
- Constitution Hill Cliff Railway & Camera Obscura
- Vale of Rheidol Railway
- Pen Dinas Hillfort
- National Library of Wales
- Clarach Bay