Ceredigion on location / ar leoliad

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Aberteifi Cardigan

Llandysul

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Ceredigion Ceredigion With so many stunning locations A real sense of place Naws am le go iawn and‘ a wealth of locally based resources and talent available, no Ceredigion - just to put things in perspective, our Ceredigion - sir sy’n llawn cymeriad a wonder production companies are largest town is Aberystwyth, swollen by students chymeriadau. Aberystwyth yw ein tref fwyaf heading to Ceredigion for fresh who bring a cosmopolitan buzz to the Victorian gyda myfyrwyr yn dod â naws gosmopolitaidd new locations town. Most places are smaller and even if we say i’r dref Fictoraidd. Mae gweddill y sir tipyn mwy Ceredigion County’ Council so ourselves, we have some real gems - Georgian gwledig ei naws gydag ambell berl ymysg ein trefi Aberaeron, historic Cardigan, salty New Quay, a’n pentrefi - Aberteifi a’r castell, Aberaeron a’i traditional Tregaron to name but four. Each harbwr lliwgar, tref glan môr Y Cei Newydd a thref place, however small, has a story to tell. farchnad Tregaron i enwi ond rhai.

Aberystwyth

Ceredigion on location / ar leoliad 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Aberaeron Cambrian Mountains / Mynyddoedd y Cambria Mwnt

Ceredigion Ceredigion It was a pleasure working on the series.‘ Never before have I had so Place and space Cynefin y Cardi many messages and calls asking where the locations are and how Ceredigion’s stunning landscapes from wooded Mae tirwedd trawiadol Ceredigion o much they enjoyed the episodes valleys and upland forests, open moorland and ddyffrynnoedd coediog a chorstir agored, Ed Talfan, producer hinterland / y gwyll’ rugged hills to mile after mile of breathtaking bryniau moel ac ucheldiroedd anghysbell i filltir coastline, long sandy beaches, craggy cliffs, ar ôl milltir o arfordir bendigedig, creigiau a secluded coves and colourful harbour towns and chlogwyni, traethau melyn tywodlyd, cilfannau villages have provided the backdrop for many cudd a threfi glan môr lliwgar, wedi darparu film and television productions. lleoliadau ar gyfer nifer fawr o gynhyrchiadau ffilm a theledu.

Llangrannog

Ceredigion on location / ar leoliad 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Aberystwyth Pier Devil’s Bridge / Pontarfynach Aberystwyth

Atmosphere and character Naws a chymeriad ‘There was talk of filming some Aberystwyth, the Ceredigion coast and the Mae Aberystwyth, arfordir Bae Ceredigion a locations in Cardiff, but once I raw landscapes of the Cambrian Mountains thirwedd gwyllt Mynyddoedd y Cambria wedi started to unearth these hidden have provided perfect locations for the intrigue darparu lleoliadau perffaith ar gyfer drama a gems, it was plain to see that and drama of hinterland / y gwyll. Never has dirgelwch y gwyll / hinterland. Fu lleoliadau hinterland / y gwyll would be location and ‘sense of place’ contributed so unigryw a ‘naws am le’ erioed mor allweddol staying put in Ceredigion’ much to the power of television drama. It’s i gyfres deledu. Mae’n amhosib dychmygu Paul ‘Bach’ Davies, location manager impossible to imagine a more apt setting in unman arall fyddai’n fwy addas i osod y hinterland / y gwyll which to place DCI Mathias. ditectif DCI Mathias.

Borth

Ceredigion on location / ar leoliad 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Llangeitho Soar y Mynydd Tregaron

Fantasy and fiction Ffantasi a ffuglen ‘The stories were really grown out of the landscape. The landscape of Y Syrcas, a family film directed by Kevin Allen, Ffilm hudolus i’r teulu cyfan wedi ei Ceredigion bizarrely hasn’t really based on a local legend that the corpse of a chyfarwyddo gan Kevin Allen yw Y Syrcas yn been seen on network television. travelling circus elephant is buried in a pub seiliedig ar stori am gorff eliffant syrcas sydd, yn It’s a stunning place’ garden. It was filmed in 2014 in and around the ôl pob sôn, wedi ei gladdu mewn gardd tafarn. Kevin Allen, director Y Syrcas Aeron valley village of Llangeitho and the old Ffilmiwyd y golygfeydd o gwmpas pentref drovers’ haunt of Tregaron with a cast boosted Llangeitho a thref farchnad Tregaron yn 2014 by local talent. The presence of two African gyda thalent lleol ymysg yr actorion. ‘Roedd elephants in rural Ceredigion didn’t faze the gweld dau eliffant yn crwydro lonydd gwledig locals one bit! Ceredigion yn wledd i’r llygaid!

Y Syrcas S4C

Ceredigion on location / ar leoliad 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Llanerchaeron Garden / Gardd Llanerchaeron Interior / Tu mewn Llanerchaeron Farm / Fferm

A step back in time Yn ôl i’r gorffennol ‘We have had the pleasure of The National Trust owned grand 18th century Lleolwyd cyfres boblogaidd hanesyddol S4C working with all sorts from big Welsh mansion and estate at Llanerchaeron Y Plas yn Llanerchaeron - plasdy o’r 18fed films to small regional television, near Aberaeron provided the location for S4C’s ganrif ac ystad o eiddo’r Ymddiriedolaeth most recent was the historical living history series Y Plas, stepping back in Genedlaethol ger Aberaeron. Cafodd gwylwyr reality television series Y Plas’ time to 1910 and the Edwardian era with the y gyfres eu tywys yn ôl i 1910 i’r cyfnod Paul Boland, National Trust landed gentry and the mansion’s lowly servants Edwardaidd i brofi bywyd pobl y plas, y teulu a’r - Ceredigion’s very own ‘Upstairs Downstairs’. gweision. Mae gan staff presennol Llanerchaeron The team at Llanerchaeron can provide a wealth gyfoeth o wybodaeth ac arbenigedd mewn of expertise on farming and local wildlife. ffermio a bywyd gwyllt lleol i’w rannu.

Y Plas S4C

Ceredigion on location / ar leoliad 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 New Quay Harbour / Harbwr Y Cei Newydd Matthew Rhys as / fel Dylan Thomas New Quay Beach / Traeth Y Cei Newydd

The cliff perched town Dan y wenallt ‘Gyda chynifer o leoliadau trawiadol a chyfoeth o adnoddau The picturesque harbour and fishing town of Yn ôl pob sôn, tref glan môr Y Cei Newydd a thalent lleol ar gael, ‘does ryfedd New Quay, reputed to have been the inspiration oedd yr ysbrydoliaeth ar gyfer Under Milk Wood bod cwmnïau cynhyrchu yn troi at for the Dylan Thomas classic Under Milk Wood, gan Dylan Thomas. Yn sicr bu’r bardd yn byw yn Geredigion am leoliadau newydd’ provided the setting for The Edge of Love, a y Cei am gyfnod ac yno yn 2008 y ffilmiwyd Cyngor Sir Ceredigion 2008 film based on the poet’s life, starring Keira The Edge of Love, drama yn seiliedig ar ei Knightley, Sienna Miller and Matthew Rhys. fywyd gyda Matthew Rhys yn chwarae’r brif ran Other scenes were filmed nearby in the towns of a Keira Knightley a Sienna Miller yn cyd-serennu. Lampeter and Cardigan. Ffilmiwyd golgfeydd eraill yn Llanbedr Pont Steffan ac Aberteifi gerllaw.

The Edge of Love

Ceredigion on location / ar leoliad 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Penbryn Cardigan Bay Sunset / Machlud Bae Ceredigion Penbryn

Timeless landscapes Tirwedd fytholwyrdd ‘Being on the west coast there Who would have thought that the golden sands Pwy fyddai’n meddwl mai ar un o draethau is a clarity to the light, ever and crystal clear water of the beautiful National hyfrytaf Ceredigion y ffilmiwyd golygfa i changing with the incoming Trust owned beach at Penbryn could substitute gynrychioli gogledd Korea. Mae tywod euraidd weather. This makes for glorious for north Korea? It certainly did - this beautiful a dŵr glân crisial traeth Penbryn, traeth o sunsets, sweeping landscapes and Ceredigion beach featured in the 2002 Bond eiddo’r Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol, yn opportunities for milky way and classic, Die Another Day. Unspoilt by light ymddangos yn y ffilm glasur James Bond,Die dark sky photography’ pollution, Penbryn is definitely a great spot for Another Day. Heddiw, sêr o fath gwahanol Janet Baxter stargazing of a different kind. sy’n serennu yn yr awyr glir. Photographer / Ffotograffydd

Die Another Day Penbryn

Ceredigion on location / ar leoliad 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Seals / Morloi Dolphins / Dolffiniaid Red Kites / Barcud Coch

Ceredigion has a great variety Nature watch Cip ar fyd natur of‘ subject matter in a relatively small area, from the mountains to BBC’s Springwatch came live from the RSPB’s Darlledwyd rhaglen Springwatch y BBC o Ynyshir reserve for three years and Ceredigion’s warchodfa’r RSPB yn Ynyshir am dair blynedd the coast, including landscapes, resident bottlenose dolphins - the largest pod ac mae dolffiniaid Ceredigion yn ymddangos seascapes, wildlife, rural life, towns in Europe - aren’t camera shy either! Cardigan yn aml mewn rhaglenni bywyd gwyllt. Mae Bae and villages ’ Bay is a Special Area of Conservation and Ceredigion yn Ardal o Gadwraeth Arbennig ac Janet Baxter home, not only to dolphins, but porpoise, seals, yn gartref nid yn unig i ddolffiniaid, ond morloi, Photographer / Ffotograffydd seabirds and other marine plants and animals. llamhidyddion, adar a phlanhigion môr ac mae Wildlife spotting boat trips from New Quay and tripiau cwch o’r Cei Newydd ac Aberteifi yn Cardigan are a good way to get up close. And ffordd wych o’u gwylio’n agos. A pheidiwch ag don’t forget our red kites! anghofio am y barcud coch!

Bottlenose Dolphins / Dolffiniaid Trwynbwl Ceredigion on location / ar leoliad 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Ceredigion Coastline / Arfordir Ceredigion Cardigan Castle / Castell Aberteifi Vale of Rheidol Railway / Rheilffordd Cwm Rheidiol Borth Trawsgoed Aberystwyth

Here to help... Ceredigion County Council Cyngor Sir Ceredigion Aberystwyth University Prifysgol Aberystwyth Ceredigion has many unique locations from Mae gan Geredigion amryw byd o leoliadau The Department of Theatre, Film and Television Mae gan yr Adran Astudiaethau Theatr, Ffilm Yma i’ch helpu... vast rural landscapes to dramatic seascapes. unigryw o ardaloedd gwledig eang i gymunedau Studies has a range of professional facilities and a Theledu amrywiaeth o gyfleusterau ac Ceredigion Tourism Service can help you arfordirol. Gall Gwasanaeth Twristiaeth resources available for hire. Students of film and adnoddau proffesiynol sydd i’w llogi. Mae’r find locations to suit your needs. Ceredigion eich helpu i ddod o hyd i leoliad addas. television, media and communication, theatre, myfyrwyr israddedig sy’n astudio am raddau Contact [email protected] Cysylltwch â [email protected] performance and scenography are encouraged mewn ffilm a theledu, cyfryngau a chyfathrebu, If you already have a Ceredigion location in Os oes gennych leoliad mewn golwg ac angen to take work placements. The Department theatr, perfformio a senograffi yn cael eu mind and would like permission to film, contact caniatâd i ffilmio, cysylltwch â can also help with arranging to use university hannog i gymryd lleoliadau gwaith. Mae’r [email protected] [email protected] buildings and land for filming. Adran hefyd yn hapus i drefnu ffilmio ar dir Contact: Dr Rebecca Edwards neu yn adeiladau y Brifysgol. 01970 622828 [email protected] Cyswllt: Dr Rebecca Edwards 01970 622828 [email protected]

Ceredigion on location / ar leoliad 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Llanerchaeron Mwnt Llanerchaeron Ynyslas Bwlch Nant yr Arian Cambrian Mountains / Mynyddoedd y Cambria

Here to help... National Trust Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol Natural Resources Wales Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru If you would like to film on a National Trust Os hoffech chi ffilmio ar eiddo’r Ymddiriedolaeth Natural Resources Wales manages landscapes Mae Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru yn rheoli tirwedd Yma i’ch helpu... property in Ceredigion please contact the Genedlaethol yng Ngheredigion cysylltwch â and seascapes throughout Ceredigion from a morwedd ar hyd a lled Ceredigion o goedwig National Trust Filming and Locations Office Swyddfa Lleoliadau a Ffilmio’r Ymddiriedolaeth forestry at Bwlch Nant yr Arian to sand dunes Bwlch Nant yr Arian i dwyni tywod Gwarchodfa which handles all commercial filming and Genedlaethol sy’n delio â cheisiadau ffilmio at the Dyfi National Nature Reserve in Ynyslas Natur Cenedlaethol y Dyfi yn Ynyslas lle photo shoot requests. masnachol a chaniatad i ffilmio. where the BBC kite flyer ident was filmed. ffilmiwyd ident barcutiaid y BBC. 020 7824 7128 / 020 7824 7129 020 7824 7128 / 020 7824 7129 Regional Land Agent 0300 065 4692 Asiant Tir Rhanbarthol 0300 065 4692 For wedding photography and news contact Cysylltwch â Llanerchaeron ar gyfer lluniau [email protected] [email protected] Llanerachaeron 01545 573024 priodas a newyddion 01545 573024 Chief Press Officer 029 2046 6251 Prif Swyddog y Wasg 029 2046 6251 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.nationaltrust.org.uk/Llanerchaeron www.nationaltrust.org.uk/Llanerchaeron

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