LOCKDOWN-hit TV viewers are being offered the chance to travel along the Wales Coast Path from the comfort of their own living room – with locations right across Cardigan Bay featuring prominently.

ITV Good Morning Britain Presenter Sean Fletcher will be meeting some of the many amazing characters who live and work along the 870-mile route.

And the Cardigan area features prominently, with dolphin spotting off New Quay and Celtic Longboat racing at Aberporth.

The six-part series, Wonders of the Coast Path, was filmed by ITV Cymru Wales before the Covid 19 lockdown began. The first episode will be broadcast in Wales from 8.30pm on Monday (April 27). It will then be broadcast across the UK on the ITV network during the summer.

The Cardigan Bay episode of the series is due to air on ITV Cymru Wales at 8.30pm on Monday, May 11.

Sean said : ‘It’s vitally important that everyone follows government guidelines and stays at home, but in these difficult times this series can hopefully provide a bit of virtual escapism.

“We have the most beautiful and diverse coastline in the world, waiting there to be explored and enjoyed by everyone when we are past this and the time is right.”

The presenter visits Harlech castle on Owain Glyndŵr day, the anniversary of the native Welsh leader being proclaimed Prince of Wales - and tries his hand at medieval sword fighting. Erin Lloyd Jones tells how Glyndŵr took over the castle and held a parliament there in the early fifteenth century.

Sean’s next stop is Borth and the remains of the ancient submerged forest which can sometimes be seen at low tide. Archeologists Martin Bates and Ros Coard from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David at Lampeter talk about the animal remains that have been discovered.

They include a huge set of red deer antlers dating back 3,300 years.

Sean hears of the lost Kingdom of Cantre’r Gwaelod - the legendary community said to have disappeared under the waves of Cardigan Bay. He also goes in search of some of the Bay’s present day inhabitants, the hugely important community of Bottlenose Dolphins.

Back on land he spends time with a team of Coast Path volunteers near Aberporth who help to maintain the 132-mile section of the Wales Coast Path that runs around Cardigan Bay.

Volunteer co-ordinator Jill Lowrey says: “Over 90 per cent of the ‘furniture’ we use, that’s gates, styles, steps and bridges have been put in by volunteers. We really couldn’t manage without them.

“We’ve got accountants, ex nurses, all sorts of backgrounds and they all volunteer for their own reasons.”

Sean finishes the Ceredigion section of his epic journey by trying his hand at Celtic Longboat racing. He joins the Aberporth team for a friendly race against local rivals, Llangrannog.

Jonathan Hill, executive producer of the series, said: "In these difficult times when people aren't allowed to enjoy the great Welsh coastline, this series offers a wonderful escape to some of the most spectacular places along the Wales Coast Path.

“What really enriches this series are the fascinating characters Sean meets during his journey from north to south. I hope that once the restrictions are lifted people will get a chance to discover the wonders for themselves."