About Camelot

History

It's hard to be precise, but Camelot is probably about 300 years old. It was built along with about 5 other storehouses for the local produce being shipped out of the port and round the coast to the towns on the Bristol Channel. Sadly as the port declined at the turn of the century, almost all the buildings fell into decay and were then removed to supply local building materials. Only the Newport Boat Club, Camelot and our neighbouring ruin still survive to mark what was there before, but we do have copies of old photographs showing other buildings along side Camelot.

Why "Camelot"?

90 years ago, my grandmother who grew up in Cardigan and regularly visited Newport to see her relatives, decided she needed a permanent base. Seeing this old ruin on the harbour wall, she amazed family and locals alike by buying it and converting it into a holiday home. Her husband, a teacher of English Literature was struck by the location and remembered the famous description in Tennyson's Morte d'Arthur when the Lady of Shalot came down the river to Camelot.

Situation

We believe it cannot be beaten. Camelot is situated on a promontory by the sea wall in the charming, historic town of Newport.

Newport is known today for its beaches, for the Carreg Coetan Arthur burial chamber and for the West Wales Eco Centre.

The town also lies on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path and is popular for walks in the Preseli Hills. Carn Ingli hill, home to an Iron Age hillfort and some Bronze Age hut circles lies just outside the town

Who does it appeal to?

Families with children of all ages - you are right on the water's edge of the relatively safe Nevern Estuary with the magnificent "Big Sands" or Traeth Mawr just a simple walk away across the Nevern.

Bird watchers have a marvellous vantage point to watch the gulls and waders on the Estuary, and if you are very lucky, as I was last September, you may see a Kingfisher perched on the sea wall just 6 yards from the house.

Golfers have Newport Golf Course within easy walking or "driving" distance across the estuary and the Priskilly Forest course is just 10 miles away to the south.

Dinghy sailors, windsurfers and powerboat enthusiasts have the Nevern Estuary for safe boating and the wider Newport bay with its many bays to explore. There is stacks of room around the site to store boats and a beach nearby to launch from. Newport Boat Club is 50 yards away with its famous bar, and regular sailing events. It welcomes occasional members.

Fishermen can caste from the sea wall or go out in the bay to chase the mackerel, and children have endless fun catching the crabs which live in the crevices of the sea wall.

Walkers will find that Camelot is located just off the Coastal Path which stretches around the perimeter of the National Park, or prefer to follow the pilgrim's routes up the course of the Nevern, or climb Carn Ingli and its fellow peaks in the Preseli range.

Up the hill you will find all the delights of Newport with its many shops, galleries, pubs and restaurants.