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Harbour Towns (New Quay)

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Contents

4 sections · tap a section for its opening lines
  1. 1Orientation

    The Welsh coastline is dotted with harbour towns that seem to exist in a different time, and among the most significant are those that provided the creative spark for the great Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas. As our tour brings us to…

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  2. 2Dylan Thomas and Under Milk Wood

    Dylan Thomas's residence in New Quay during the mid-1940s was one of the most productive periods of his life. Living in a small bungalow called 'Majoda' on the edge of the cliffs, he looked out over the bay and began to…

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  3. 3Maritime Heritage and Cardigan Bay

    Beyond its literary associations, the harbour towns of this region possess a deep and varied maritime history. New Quay was once a major shipbuilding center, launching vessels that would sail across the globe. …

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  4. 4Closing

    Our time in the harbour towns has allowed us to see Wales through a different lens—that of the poet and the sailor. We have explored the 'poetic landscapes' that fueled Dylan Thomas’s imagination and the 'fishing boat-bobbing…

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Harbour Towns (New Quay) is a place with 4 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.

Key facts
TypeActivity
Story sections4
Text languageEnglish
Coordinates52.2144, -4.3592
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