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Harbourmaster Hotel
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The hotel can be seen across the harbour on the left
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Location within Ceredigion
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Location Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales
Coordinates 52°14′36″N4°15′47″W / 52.24333°N 4.26306°W / 52.24333; -4.26306

Harbourmaster Hotel is a Grade II listed [1] boutique [2] hotel on the quay in the coastal town of Aberaeron, Ceredigion, west Wales. It is located in a distinctive French blue painted building, formerly the harbourmaster's home and later a whaler's inn, dating from 1811. The hotel, noted for its seafood restaurant, is especially lively during the annual Aberaeron Seafood Festival. [3] [4] The Good Hotel Guide awarded it a Cesar Award in 2005. [5]

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References

  1. "Harbourmaster Hotel (Formerly the Red Lion Hotel)". Historic Wales. Cadw. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. Nevez, Catherine Le; Parker, Mike; Whitfield, Paul (28 April 2009). The Rough Guide to Wales. Rough Guides. p. 280. ISBN   978-1-84836-050-1 . Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  3. Dalton, Nick; Stone, Deborah (30 December 2008). Frommer's Wales With Your Family: From Cliff-top Castles to Sandy Coves. Frommer's. p. 165. ISBN   978-0-470-72320-3 . Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  4. Dalton, Nick; Stone, Deborah (30 December 2008). Frommer's Wales With Your Family: From Cliff-top Castles to Sandy Coves. Frommer's. p. 159. ISBN   978-0-470-72320-3 . Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  5. "Harbourmaster Hotel". The Good Hotel Guide. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2011.