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Located on the southern coast of the Lleyn peninsula, Pwllheli is the main commercial centre for the area. It is the railway terminus for the Cambrian railway line and there is a marina. The town has a variety of shops and a market on Wednesdays. Pwllheli is also a good base for exploring the coast and villages at the western end of the peninsula.
 
 
 
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Amgueddfa Nant Gwrtheyrn
This museum is an interesting and informative collection based at the very heart of the community that it is designed to study. It brings together a fine collection of maps, documents and artefacts from across the region and has...
 
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Carn Fadryn
The hill of Carn Fadryn rises to 1218 feet above sea level, and is the highest peak on the Lleyn peninsula west of Pwllheli. From the summit are wonderful views of the coastline and east to the mountains of Yr...
 
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Glasfryn Parc
One of North Wales’ top action centres, Glasfryn Parc offers a range of activities including an eight lane ten pin bowling alley, go karting, quad bike safaris, archery and soft play area. Age restrictions apply to the main go kart...
 
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Nant Gwrtheyrn Heritage Centre
Steeped in legend, Nant Gwrtheyrn is a beautiful, remote valley enclosed by the steep slopes of Yr Eifl. Fishermen, farmers and granite quarry workers once lived there, but by the 1960s the valley was deserted. Restoration began in 1978 and...
 
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Nefyn Beach
Nefyn Beach lies in a north-facing bay on the Lleyn peninsula, with fine views to the north-east of the triple peaked Yr Eifl mountain. It is a sandy beach, lying below cliffs, and is accessed by a short, steep lane...
 
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Porth Dinllaen
Porth Dinllaen is a picturesque, tiny, coastal hamlet on the Lleyn peninsula. Now owned by the National Trust, there were plans in the early 1800s for it to be the ferry terminal for Ireland. Fortunately, Holyhead won the vote. Access...
 
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Porth Towyn Beach
Porth Towyn Beach is a lovely, clean, sandy beach on the north coast of the Lleyn Peninsula. Popular with families, it is surrounded by cliffs with easy access from a nearby farm. There are no facilities at the beach but...
 
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Tre`r Ceiri
Crowning the eastern peak of the Yr Eifl mountains, Tre`r Ceiri is one of the most spectacular Iron Age hill forts in Britain. It lies at 1500 feet above sea level and from its summit,occupied by a Bronze age cairn,...
 
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Aberdaron Beach   (Approx 7 Miles)
Aberdaron Beach is a sheltered, award-winning, mainly sandy beach at the far end of the Lleyn peninsula. Behind it is the small, white washed village of Aberdaron which was on the medieval pilgrim`s route to Bardsey Island. In the village...
 
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Criccieth Castle   (< 1 Mile)
Criccieth Castle is a prominent North Wales landmark, positioned on a high mound overlooking the town of Criccieth and the sea of Tremadog Bay. The Welsh leader Owain Glyn Dwr captured and burnt the castle back in 1404 and the...
 
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Llanbedrog Beach   (< 1 Mile)
Llanbedrog Beach is a picturesque, sheltered sandy beach on the south side of the Lleyn peninsula. It is now owned by the National Trust and they rent out beach huts in the summer. A wooded, rocky headland towers above the...
 
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Lloyd George Museum   (< 1 Mile)
Lloyd George, the first World War prime minister, lived as a boy in the little village of Llanystumdwy. His mother brought her family to live with her brother Richard Lloyd, the village shoemaker, when she became a widow. The museum...
 
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Mynydd Mawr   (< 1 Mile)
From Mynydd Mawr, the 500 foot summit at the western extremity of the Lleyn peninsula, are magnificent views of the coast and Bardsey Island. This beautiful headland is an area of wild heath and the rare chough may be seen...
 
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Porth Meudwy   (Approx 13 Miles)
The tiny cove of Porth Meudwy is the nearest safe embarkation point for Bardsey Island, the place of twenty thousand saints. In the Middle Ages, pilgrims reached it by walking along the cliff path from Aberdaron, their last resting place...
 
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St Beuno`s Church   (Approx 13 Miles)
St Beuno is the most famous of the Celtic saints in north Wales and he is the founder of the parish church at Clynnog Fawr. He established a monastic community on the site about AD630, and in the Middle Ages...
 
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St Beuno`s Church, Pistyll   (Approx 7 Miles)
The tiny, ancient church at Pistyll on the north coast of the Lleyn peninsula lay on the medieval pilgrims` route to Bardsey Island. Artefacts include a 12th Century font and the remains of a medieval wall painting. Parishioners have revived...
 
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St Beuno`s Well   (Approx 12 Miles)
Situated beside the road and about 200 metres from the church, St Beuno`s Well was the source of water for the monastic community at Clynnofg Fawr. St Beuno,the founder of the religious settlement, reputedly had miraculous powers and the spring...
 
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