Photo of Whistling Sands, a beach near Aberdaron in Llŷn, Gwynedd, north Wales.

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Whistling SandsPorth Oer

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Walk on the dry sand at Porth Oer and it squeaks underfoot — the grains are shaped so they whistle as they move, which gives the cove its English name, Whistling Sands. It’s a sheltered National Trust beach near Aberdaron on the tip of the Llŷn, with a seasonal café above. A steep path leads down; there’s a car park at the top.

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Photo of Llŷn, a National Landscape in Gwynedd, north Wales.

Llŷn

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A remote finger of Wales pointing at Bardsey Island — small coves, pilgrim paths and Welsh-speaking farmland.

Photo along the Wales Coast Path, an 870-mile long-distance path running from Chepstow to Queensferry, Wales.

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Long-distance path

Walk the outline of a whole nation — 870 miles of cliff, estuary and beach from Chepstow round to Queensferry.

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Photo of Aberdaron, a village in Llŷn, Gwynedd, north Wales.

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Photo of Aberdaron Beach, a beach in Llŷn, Gwynedd, north Wales.

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A sheltered sandy bay at the fishing village of Aberdaron at the tip of the Llŷn.

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Photo of Porth Ysgo, a cove near Aberdaron in Llŷn, Gwynedd, north Wales.

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Photo of Traeth Penllech, a beach near Aberdaron in Llŷn, Gwynedd, north Wales.

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Beach near Aberdaron

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