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Borth

Y Borth in Welsh is a small village 7 miles north of Aberystwyth.
Borth has a sandy beach and is a holiday seaside resort. There is a youth hostel in the village and caravan and camping sites nearby.
An ancient submerged forest is visible at low tide along the beach, where stumps of oak, pine, birch, willow and hazel (preserved by the acid anaerobic conditions in the peat) can be seen.
The long distance footpath the Dyfi Valley Way passes through the village.
The village's main line railway station is served by the Cambrian Line.
The station building houses a museum displaying community and railway historical artifacts and temporary exhibitions run by volunteers.
Borth is also the location of the Borth Animalarium and Borth & Ynyslas Golf Club.

In 2008 and 2009 Borth hosted the Square Festival LinkExternal link

The Borth inshore lifeboat (ILB) station was established in 1966 and is located at the southern end of the beach.

The village's war memorial, situated above a cliff south of the beach, was destroyed by lightning on 21 March 1983 and had to be rebuilt
by N Chadwick

Created: Tue, 19 May 2015, Updated: Tue, 24 May 2016


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SN6090 : Borth Station by N Chadwick
SN6089 : Rough grassland near Borth by N Chadwick
SN6189 : Church of St Matthew, Borth by N Chadwick
SN6090 : Static homes, Borth by N Chadwick
SN6089 : Chapel, Borth by N Chadwick
SN6189 : Church of St Matthew, Borth by N Chadwick
SN6089 : Converted chapel, Borth by N Chadwick
SN6090 : Houses in Borth by N Chadwick
SN6090 : Borth Station by N Chadwick
SN6089 : Barn, Morfa Borth by N Chadwick
SN6089 : Borth by N Chadwick
SN6089 : Disused chapel, Borth by N Chadwick
SN6090 : A wet and windy June day in Borth by Robin Stott
SN6089 : Borth by N Chadwick
SN6189 : Church of St Matthew, Borth by N Chadwick
SN6090 : North Borth by N Chadwick
SN6090 : Static homes and houses, Borth by N Chadwick
SN6090 : The 09:41 Arriva Trains service from Borth to Birmingham International has just left by Robin Stott
SN6189 : Church of St Matthew, Borth by N Chadwick


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