St Dogmaels is a village and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales, on the estuary of the River Teifi a short walk from Poppit Sands – one of many beaches along the Cardigan Bay and Pembrokeshire Coast
A mile downstream is the town of Cardigan. St Dogmaels has a small but useful supermarket and a number of public houses and restaurants, there are excellent facilities for launching boats, canoes and kayaks.
History of St Dogmaels
St Dogmaels village is famous for the remains of a 12th century Tironian St Dogmaels abbey, which was in its day one of the richer monastic institutions in Wales. It was once a marcher borough, described in 1603 as one of five Pembrokeshire boroughs overseen by a portreeve. The abbey has just received funding to develop it’s visitor centre and attract more tourists. The new café is excellent!
Plays by Shakespeare are performed in the Abbey Ruins annually in the summer. Some of the actors are from the local area, others come from all over Great Britain and return regularly.
This years play is ‘Julius Caesar‘ Wed 4 – Sat 7 August, 2021. With live music and spectacular stage effects, the Abbey Shakespeare Players’ 34th annual production will make the most of the atmospheric backdrop of the St Dogmaels Abbey ruins.
Tickets available in advance from Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan Box Office: 01239 621200
Please dress warmly. Chairs provided.
St Dogmaels Abbey, St Dogmaels Pembrokeshire SA43 3DX
In 2006 the village won the Wales Calor Village of the Year competition. The village is twinned with the village of Trédarzec in Côtes-d’Armor, Brittany.
St.Dogmaels Local producers market
Every Tuesday between 9am – 1pm – a chance for you to buy some local produce including vegetables, meats, cheese, vegetarian options, gluten free produce, fresh fish, cakes, breads, natural paints, crafts. etc This new and exciting market gives you the option to buy your weekly food locally. At the Coach House & Abbey St Dogmaels – by the Abbey
Walks around St.Dogmaels including the Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion Coastal footpaths.
