Tywyn is a small seaside town on the Cambrian coast, popular with families seeking resort facilities and easy access to beautiful scenery. Its main offering is the fine stretch of sand and pebble beach facing west into Cardigan Bay and stretching along the coast for 4 miles towards the Dyfi Estuary, ideal for beach and …
Alongside an attractive lake of the same name, Trawsfynydd, in a sparsely populated area, is often used as a refreshment stop by visitors passing along the A470 en-route to Snowdon or Dolgellau. This charming traditional Welsh village has all the amenities to supply basic requirements including public houses, grocery stores, a post office and newsagents. …
An attractive cluster of stone-built houses, hostelries, cafes and shops, within narrow streets, are dominated by Harlech’s main attraction its castle. Standing magnificently atop a 200ft rocky crag, Harlech castle was built in 1283, as a poignant reminder to the Welsh of their dominance by the English. Taking six years to construct, it was one …
Fairbourne is a small, seaside village situated on the Southern shore of the Mawddach Estuary, opposite Barmouth (1 mile away). A steep bank of pebbles fronts the beach area, which, from mid-tide, exposes a vast amount of golden sandy beach, two miles in length, and with rock pools at either end. The growth of Fairbourne …
Dolgellau is a thoroughly Welsh market town set at the foot of Cadair Idris on the southern bank of the River Wnion. The buildings are of a handsome grey stone and slate arranged in narrow streets with a large main square and several smaller squares. There is an interesting array of shops and inns, drawing …
In the footsteps of the Gwynedd Princes from centuries ago, the A487 winds its way from Dolgellau to Machynlleth. Nestling beneath the modern road is the picturesque village of Corris, squeezed into a narrow valley flanked by precipitous slopes, thick with gorse, bracken and trees, both broadleaf and coniferous. Tumbling through the valley are the …
Where the north shore of the Mawddach Estuary and the south-western slopes of Snowdonia meet on the Cambrian coastline is the beautiful location for one of Gwynedd’s most popular seaside resorts, Barmouth (Abermaw). Barmouth boasts a wide expanse of fine sandy beach, with safe bathing, which stretches for almost two miles, backed by a promenade, …
Bala, (Y Bala), is a thriving market town at the north east tip of Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid), in the Dee Valley, alongside the A494, a town often overlooked by the visitor en-route to the Cambrian coastline. The town itself is little more than a pleasant, wide, tree lined high street, with all the facilities …
The Dyfi Estuary, one of the pretty estuaries on Gwynedd’s Cardigan coast, is the natural border between Mid Wales and North Wales. On the northern shore, terraces of pastel coloured houses cling to the hillside, a delightful setting for the picturesque seaside village of Aberdyfi (Aberdovey), a fine example of a Victorian seaside resort. The …
The Southern Snowdonia region of Gwynedd stretches from the Traeth Bach Estuary, eastwards to Y Bala and as far south as the Dyfi Estuary. Virtually all the area is within the Snowdonia National Park. Although not as well trodden as the Snowdon Massif, the mountains in Southern Snowdonia can be just as challenging to the …