A fantastic venue – relaxed setting & top views!
Due to circumstances beyond our control the 2024 Eye Festival has to be postponed
Apologise for any inconvenience and hope to see you in 2025.
The glorious Aberystwyth Arts Centre has been home to the EYE Festival from our start in 2012. With its comfortable 300 seat Theatre, multiple gallery spaces, cafe/restaurant and bar - it has everything we need to stage a fantastic photography festival.
This great arts space, one of the best in Wales, also allows us to provide activities in or outdoors and a competition exhibition in the cafe area.
The Eye Festival is at Aberystwyth Arts Centre festival. We are very grateful for the support of Aberystwyth University, Ffoton and Culture Colony. Aberystwyth Arts Centre is recognised as a Regional Arts Centre by the Arts Council of Wales.
Mae Gŵyl y LLYGAD yn ddiolchgar iawn am gefnogaeth Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth, Prifysgol Aberystwyth, Ffoton ac y Wladfa Newid. Cydnabyddir Canolfan y Celfyddydau Aberystwyth gan Gyngro Celfyddydau Cymru fel Canolfan Ranbarthol y Clefyddydau
Relax some more!
Accommodation
As one of the most popular holiday destinations on the beautiful West Wales coast, Aberystwyth has a plentiful supply of Hotels, B&B's and rental properties in the town and surrounding area. And being a University town, there are numerous cafes, restaurants and bars serving food; culturally interesting places to visit and things to do during your trip or stay. The town has two beaches, castle ruins, a pier, harbour and the longest electric cliff railway in Britain on Constitution Hill at the northern end of the town's promenade.
Bring a camera!
A number of Hotels with sea views and to suit various tastes are situated right on the promenade and there are a variety of B&B hosts around the town and in the nearby area.
To get you started on accommodation providers in Aberystwyth, see the links below:
Visit Wales (Wales Tourism): Aberystwyth & the wider Ceredigion area
TripAdvisor: Hotels in the area
NOTE: The above links are for illustrative purposes only and are not endorsed or associated with The EYE Festival.
Other accommodation booking sites are available (in abundance!).
Getting here
Aberystwyth Arts Centre is situated at the heart of the Aberystwyth University's Penglais Campus, which overlooks the town, and situated on the A487 heading north out of the town on Penglais Hill. The impressive National Library of Wales is located a short walk south of the campus. If you enjoy walking, the University campus is just 30 minutes uphill walk from the town's seafront and promenade.
Full details of the campus can be found on the University's main website www.aber.ac.uk
Disabled Access
If you would like to check on any access issues before you visit the Arts Centre please call them direct on 01970 622882.
Parking is reserved next to the main entrance approach for drivers with limited mobility. Two spaces are also available at the rear of the theatre, with level access into the main foyer. There are 4 wheelchairs spaces at the front of Great Hall with level access to the street and the main floor of the Arts Centre (including the Box Office and the Great Hall Foyer).
Wheelchair access is available to all auditoria and workshop spaces in the venue.
Access at ground level to main foyer and box office, by lift up to the theatre foyer and by stair lift down to the lower level.
Guide dogs and assistance dogs are welcomed.
Toilet facilities are accessible on all levels except the lower foyer. Hearing loops are installed in the Great Hall, Theatre and Cinema.
Car-free
It’s easy to reach the venue by train, bus, bike and foot. The 03 bus links the town/station to the Arts Centre every 30 minutes Monday to Fridays during term time. Full details on this travel page.
By train
Trains run direct to Aberystwyth from Birmingham, Shrewsbury, Newtown and Machynlleth, every 1-2 hours. You can check current National Rail timetables here: National Rail
By Car
Situated at the heart of the Aberystwyth University campus, turn onto the campus (signposted on the A487) as you head north out of the main Aberystwyth town centre in the direction of Machynlleth - also follow this route if travelling to Aberystwyth on the A487 coastal road through Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion. If coming into the town from the North on the A487, turn left into the University campus entrance.
There are large car parks adjacent to the Arts Centre and on campus which are free for customers in the evening after 5pm and at weekends. Please note that if you are visiting the Arts Centre during the daytime you should follow the signs to the Visitors Car Park.
On Google Maps
Use the link below to find the venue and plan your route on Google Maps: goo.gl/maps/M1rjEFgyG782
Alternatively, use the map opposite to see the venue location and surrounding area of Aberystwyth.
Address
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Aberystwyth University,
Penglais Campus,
Aberystwyth
SY23 3DE
Telephone: 01970 623232
(Mon - Sat 10am - 8pm, Sun 1.30 - 5.30pm)
Email: artstaff@aber.ac.uk
