The Trail starts at the Tourist Information Centre, down on the front. There's an information board that tells you all about Dylan and New Quay. Opposite is London House, the home and shop of Dylan's friend, Norman Evans, a prototype for Milk Woods Nogood Boyo.

Just across the road is the Dolau; this was the favourite pub of Caitlin, Dylan's wire. It was also the local of Alastair Graham, Evelyn Waugh's lover; Graham was the basis of Sebastian Flyte in Brideshead Revisited.

This building ' was once the old lifeboat station. It became known as Cnwc y Clap, because the retired sea captains of the town met here everyday to reminisce and gossip. Opposite is the Blue Bell, once run by Auntie Cat, where Dylan and the young Richard Burton drank together.

The Hungry Trout used to be the post office, where Dylan posted his scripts to London. Jack Lloyd worked here. He was also the Town Crier, and Dylan once described Willy Nilly, Milk Woods postman, as having a role like that of a Crier.
As you walk up the hill, look across thebay. You can see Llanina Point where the Trail will end, and further back along the coast towards Hew Quay is a white bungalow. This is Majoda where Dylan and Caitlin once lived.,

 Dylan's own ' favourite in New Quay, and owned by his friend Jack Pat. There's a
marvellous collection of Dylan photographs inside. Opposite is Gomer House, where Captain Tom Polly lived, an original inspiration for Captain Cat.

The Seahorse was called the commercial in Dylan's day. Before that it was the Sailor's Home Arms, providing the name for Milk Wood?, Sailor's Arms.

Look across the road beyond the car park. The chapel you can see is Towyn; . the minister here was Orchwy Bowen, and he was both a poet and preacher, just like the Rev. Eli Jenkihs in Under Milk Wood. Opposite Towyn is the Memorial Hall, recalling the Welfare  Hall in Dylan's play.'
 

This was the home of Elizabeth Williams and Theodosia Legg, Dylan's aunt and cousin, whom he visited during the 1930s.

The Trail now goes along Margaret Street and George Street. In Dylan's day, both these streets were packed with shops, and to walk along them is to walk through Llareggub (spell it backwards!), the fictional town in Under Milk Wood. The Costcutter shop was a bakery in Dylan's day, recalling Dai Bread and his two wives. Bethel chapel becomes Bethesda in the play. The next house. Arnant, was a cobbler's where Dylan liked to sit and gossip, perhaps Imagining Jack Black chasing the naughty couples down Goosegog Lane.  Maglona next door had a barber's in the basement. Did Dylan have his hair cut here, thinking of Mr Waldo, Llareggub's barber?

This was a draper's just like the one in Llareggub run by Mog Edwards. Next door on the left, was Sheffield House, a general ironmonger's of the kind owned by Mrs Organ Morgan in Milk Wood. On the corner next to the
garage, was a sweet shop called the Emporium: the one in Llareggub was run by Myfanwy Price.

 For many years, this once-secluded lane went all the way to Majoda, and it was one of Dylan's routes into the town. It was much used by courting couples, and may have been the inspiration for Goosegog Lane. Some way down the lane, stood Maesgwvn Farm, now washed away by [he sea. Dylan refers to Maesgwyn at the beginning of Milk Wood. The large dark stone house opposite the Lane is the old police station, the Handcuff House of Llareggub.  Walk along Brongwyn Lane, passing the houses and caravans, until you come to a T junction in the path, with a bungalow in front of you. Turn left down the steps and walk along past the front of the bungalow and Traethina house. Take the first path down to  the beach

This was owned by Lord Howard de Walden, a generous patron of the arts in Wales. Dylan first came here with Augustus John in 1938/39; de Walden gave him some money and allowed him to write in the Apple House.

where Dylan Thomas loved to write is at the end of the walled garden at Llanina Mansion. Sadly it has fallen into disrepair in recent years.

Dylan, Caitlin and their ' children lived here from September 1944 to July 1945. In their day, it was a wood and asbestos shack - see photo below.  Dylan wrote numerous poems and film scripts here, and made a start on Under Milk Wood. He also wrote Quite Early One Morning here, a radio broadcast about New Quay.

This is the film set of Majoda - recreated by the makers of the film 'The edge of Love' for the filming in 2007 just a short distance along the cliff top from its original location. In the film, the view of New Quay will be very similar to that experienced by Dylan Thomas when he lived here.

Here lived Dylan's / friends Vera and William Killick. It was Killick, a courageous soldier who had just returned from behind enemy lines, who was involved in the notorious shooting incident at Majoda. He was subsequently found not guilty of the attempted murder of Dylan and his friends.