/r/Aberystwyth

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Subreddit dedicated to the centre of the universe, Aberystwyth. All posts need to be about and/or of interest to locals and expatriated-aberites alike.

No soliciting or canvassing. If you think your survey is super relevant to the people of Aberystwyth, please ask the mods for approval first.

Welcome to/Croeso i /r/Aberystwyth!

Spread the word! Get more people! Post more stuff!

Rhannwch y gair! Nôl mwy o bobl! Cyflwynwch mwy o bethau!

Nothing illegal here thanks, no requests for shady things in Aber. That's your business, not this subreddit's.

Dim byd anghyfreithlon os gwelwch yn dda. Nid ein busnes, mae'n eich busnes.

  • Check out the Welcome Thread to find out what this community is about and suggest improvements!

  • Os gwelwch yn dda, darllenwch yr Edau Croeso (yn Saesneg) i ddarganfod beth gymuned hon yn ymwneud â, ac yn rhoi awgrymiadau!

IRC

  • We have an unofficial IRC channel, nothing to do with this community, but which thrives with past/current/future inhabitants, and friends of Aberystwyth.
  • Connect to irc.aberwiki.org and enter the command /join #aber. The channel is mostly full of computer science alumni.

The AberWiki

  • Related to the above is the AberWiki, a Wiki maintained by former and present students and residents of Aber.

Useful Links / Cysylltiadau Defnyddiol

/r/Aberystwyth

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Aberystwyth Town Jersey

Got a bit of an odd story here.

I've got a old Aberystwyth Town jersey that I own and I'm trying to figure out who wore it. I've got the number but it's from the era before last names were put on the back of jerseys.

I know that its from the 2004/2005 season with the number 15 on it. Thought I might reach out and see if anyone has an idea of who might have worn it and if they'd like to know the story of how it got from Wales to Australia 😄

Tldr: old aber town football jersey trying to find who wore it (num 15 from 2004/2005 season)

7 Comments
2024/10/30
00:05 UTC

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Best place to get a haircut?

Hi, recently moved to Aber and desperate for 'holiday trim' haircut. Ideally not a barbers as I found that unless you want a short, back and sides or a fade it isn't ideal.

Does anyone know of any hairdressers that do good mens cuts? Not bothered about price really, don't mind paying for a decent barnet!

12 Comments
2024/10/28
14:18 UTC

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Younger and younger

Has anyone who's been here for over 2/3 years started to notice the pattern of younger people coming in? I feel like this year especially all I see in the streets are excessively drunk 18y/o.

Now I know this is pretty obvious, maybe it's just me. But this year seems much more, how to put it in nicer terms, dumb dumb time. Like I get it's student town and young people are out partying and drinking , but the wave this year of new people seem to be brainrotters. I live a pub(actually top notch rent tbf) and every Friday I hear people screaming in the street shit like. What the sigma. You see where I'm going with this.

Anyways, I need friends. Any kind souls who want to chat over here ?

21 Comments
2024/10/27
12:48 UTC

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Aberystwyth Model Railway Exhibition at the Vale of Rheidol Railway Museum

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2024/10/26
18:07 UTC

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Phone signal in Aberystwyth and are there any places with good wifi?

I’m staying in Aberystwyth over the weekend and was wondering if the phone signal is generally strong here, as I’ll need reliable access for work. If the phone signal isn’t great, are there any spots in town that have strong wifi that I could use? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much in advance!

5 Comments
2024/10/25
14:05 UTC

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Amazingly mean traffic warden

Firstly, let me say that the car is not mine, and I do not know who the owner is

I saw the warden booking this disabled driver just now (12:30 Thursday). There is a faint largely worn off division between the loading bay and the disabled bay. The car clearly displayed a disabled badge.

All other disabled bays in the area were occupied.

How mean do you have to be to do this?

11 Comments
2024/10/24
12:09 UTC

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Recommendations for Aberystwyth

Hi,

My friend and I will be travelling to Aberystwyth this weekend for 4 days. We are looking for recommendations on restaurants, places to visit, events, things to do, etc etc.

Open to all suggestions. Thanks very much in advance.

26 Comments
2024/10/23
12:44 UTC

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Weird guy in town?

Hi, so I’ve been living in aber for about 2 years now studying at the uni and managed to get a job in town but I’ve noticed every day since I started walking to and from work that theres this guy that stands on the corner outside the charity shop opposite tesco in a kilt and a leather jacket normally who just kind of gawks at people walking past.

Only reason I’m asking if anyone else is aware of him is that he often comes into where I work and makes my female coworkers uncomfortable and I’m just wondering how long he’s been about or if anyone has any info about him.

Anyway its 2am I should sleep, nos da!

10 Comments
2024/10/20
01:10 UTC

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What Aberystwyth hill (not including Penglais or Constitution) are you willing to die on?

For me, Seafront Palace is one of the best Chinese takeaways in the U.K. and is superior to all others in Aber.

32 Comments
2024/10/19
13:42 UTC

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What is the best delivery service for receiving packages from Europe?

Basically what the title says. I want to get stuff shipped from home but I don't want to get scammed or anything, so if you've ever used any shipping service that you could actually recommend to someone, which one would that be? Thank you!

2 Comments
2024/10/07
01:51 UTC

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Anyone know any shops that sell iceberg snus in Aberystwyth?

Pretty much what the title says, I haven't been in loads of shops but didn't want to pay the extortionate delivery fee to get it delivered. Anyone here seen it?

6 Comments
2024/10/04
19:02 UTC

4

Mobile phone networks

Hi,

I am currently with ID Mobile, and the signal is absolutely shite. Does anyone have a recommendation for a network with good signal that is cheaper than EE?

Diolch!

11 Comments
2024/10/02
17:03 UTC

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First year accommodation recommendations? Halls or shared house please help!!!

Hi I got into pjm but just suddenly having second thoughts as the room looks very small and with a shared bathroom for 135 a week it just seems overpriced. Would I be missing out a lot as a first year if I just moved into a shared house in town (75 a week, much nicer bathroom). And would the walk to uni be unbearable everyday? Any help would be really appreciated especially if anyone has experience with pjm

28 Comments
2024/09/15
14:06 UTC

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Any event in Aber today?

Rally has been, beer festival outside Charlie's done. What's next?

3 Comments
2024/09/14
08:12 UTC

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Four days in a hotel before I can access where I'm living, ideas?

Hello all! As the title and my name says, I'm new to Aberystwyth and plan to be moving into the city for a few years :p

Due to circumstances, the only day I could get to Aberystwyth with all my stuff without bankrupting myself was the 14th, and I can't access my living arrangements until the 18th. Therefore I've booked myself in a hotel for those four nights.

My question is relatively simple: what can I do in those four days? I plan on trying to finding people to help move my boxes of stuff on the 18th, most likely a taxi service, but apart from that I'll have quite a bit of free time. What would you do if you were me basically? Just begin to explore the city? I imagine later this month it'll all get a bit hectic as everyone comes for university, so I might be able to see a quieter side of the city for a couple of days?

Any ideas/advice would be appreciated, and if there are any questions please do ask, as I might have left out something important that I'm not thinking of right now. I will see you all (the collective spirit of Aberystwyth I suppose) tomorrow!

12 Comments
2024/09/13
12:16 UTC

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Hairdresser recommendations??

Where’s the best place in Aber for a head shave and beard shape up?

I’ve been to 2 places and they basically didn’t listen to anything and hacked half my beard off and did a sub par head shave missing stubble in various places.

4 Comments
2024/09/13
06:23 UTC

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Ceredigion Rali 2024

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2024/09/08
19:19 UTC

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Getting documents printed

Is there anywhere in town I can get a few documents printed?

3 Comments
2024/09/08
12:02 UTC

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Sharing circle - Aberystwyth

Just testing the water to see if there would be any interest in setting up a weekly sharing circle in the Aberystwyth area. Or perhaps there's already one up and running?

3 Comments
2024/09/06
17:10 UTC

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what’s the best orthodontist in aberystwyth for braces?

i’ll be going to aber this september for uni and im looking for an orthodontist to possibly get braces. who’s the most professional/best orthodontist?

9 Comments
2024/09/01
12:07 UTC

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Is there any way to buy a single game ticket to an Aber football game?

We will be visiting for a few days and there is a home game while we are there but can't find a way to buy a ticket.

6 Comments
2024/08/31
20:07 UTC

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Looking for shared accommodation

I tried Spare room Booking Airbnb

But no luck till now, I only need a place to sleep at other than I outside at work for most of the day.

I was wondering if anyone can help or has any advice on finding accommodation, I am looking to stay for a month or 2 initially

Any advice would be appreciated

Thank you 😊

8 Comments
2024/08/30
21:09 UTC

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Pearson test centre in aber!

Hi, I'm a year 12 student needing to take a computer-based exam called UCAT for my university application. I wanted to reschedule my exam date, and the one in Aberystwyth seems to be the only one available for the date that I want.

I was wondering if anyone has taken any exam from the centre? (e.g. driving theory test) and did you have any problems with the staff or the facilities? I'll put the link to the address here: https://www.google.com/maps/place/33+N+Parade,+Aberystwyth+SY23+2JN/@52.4154703,-4.081884,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x486f7655b00a54bb:0xa01434aeea1bc08c!8m2!3d52.4154703!4d-4.081884!16s%2Fg%2F11c0y4_l3y?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgyMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

The centre also seems to be in the middle of the town centre and I was wondering if it normally quite loud there?? Also the centre looks like a remodelled house so I wanted to know how the facilities available there are like...

Thank you so much it will be really helpful for me as this test I'm taking is very important to me!

ps English isn't my first language so sorry if any of it didnt make sense!

4 Comments
2024/08/25
18:41 UTC

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Pubs with dart boards that allow children?

5 Comments
2024/08/25
12:18 UTC

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Hair salons in Aber + prices?

I'm looking to get my whole hair dyed a darker colour with some blonde highlights, and I've done some research into hair dressers in the area but I've not found any websites with services & prices. Can any of you recommend a salon that would do a good job with this, and roughly how much it would cost? Thanks!!

1 Comment
2024/08/23
18:14 UTC

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Visiting your fine town this weekend…

Excited to visit your lovely seaside town, from another seaside town this weekend. Just a 7 hour drive to contend with tomorrow!

I am wondering a few things…

  • ‘Paprika’ in town is well reviewed. Is it actually very decent?

  • Looking forward to sampling some local-ish beers at Bottle and Barrel + Ty Seidr. I would also like to try a classic ‘Wrexham Lager’, anywhere have it on at the moment?

  • We have a tradition of eating pizza everywhere we visit. Where is the best?

Cheers!

7 Comments
2024/08/22
23:26 UTC

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Which GP??

I’m applying to the GP and I see there’s 3 choices. I’ll be in the Uni campus however I can drive, I was looking if any one has advice as I have no clue which to go for.

Thank you!

32 Comments
2024/08/22
12:02 UTC

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Overnight bike parking

Good morning all,

Me and a friend will be staying a night sometime next month, and bringing bikes. Is there anywhere we can securely leave them overnight without paying a fortune?

Thanks very much!

2 Comments
2024/08/16
05:05 UTC

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Haunted locations of Aberyswyth

Hello all! I am coming here next week and i'm looking for locations if anyone has suggestions? Is Abermad Nursing home still running or is closed? I will take a walk up Constitution Hill as im staying in clarach bay 🤟

11 Comments
2024/08/13
22:48 UTC

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