Links With Dylan Thomas
New Quay is one of several places in Wales to claim a link with writer Dylan Thomas, who lived in the area from September 1944 until May 1945. Accordingly, the town is often cited as partial inspiration for the fictitious village of Llareggub in Under Milk Wood.
Much of the location filming for The Edge of Love, starring Sienna Miller and Keira Knightley a 2008 film based around Thomas, was carried out in and around New Quay.
The town has played on its connections with Thomas to attract visitors in recent years, such as through the creation of The Dylan Thomas Trail which maps the poet's links with the area.
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