The visa arrives, looking for accommodation

It is surprising to me that after waiting 2 months, my visa has actually arrived early. It is a small document with an embossed seal plastered in a page in my passport. Given the prior frustrations, I am pleased that it took less than a week for it to arrive, correct, with all of the documents I sent in returned undamaged. Of course, I already made my travel plans for the first week in July not counting on bureaucratic efficiency or expedience. The new challenge is to find a place to stay when we arrive in Aberystwyth. From my research online, the town is small and is a tourist destination in the summer with the high season starting just about the time we will step off the train from Birmingham International. The university I am working with initially gave me hopes of providing accommodation. That hope has been dashed. The hotels and hostels that have a website all seem to be booked from their online reservation systems. Several list only phone numbers, but I prefer not to use the phone at all, let alone internationally and we will likely wing it on the shoe leather express until we find a place to sleep. Once we find a hostel the next feat will be to an apartment, hopefully with high-speed internet.