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Harlech

Open accessNational Trust land — free to wander

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Harlech is a National Trust place in Gwynedd. The Albion Guide lists 41 National Trust places in the county; this is one of them. It lies inside Eryri National Park.

Llandanwg Station is under a kilometre away. Nearby National Trust places include Egryn Abbey and Morfa Bychan.

More places to visit near Harlech

Photo of Eryri, a National Park in north Wales.Iconic

Eryri

You’re inside itNational Park near Trawsfynydd

Wales at its wildest — Yr Wyddfa and the highest ridges south of Scotland, above slate valleys and glacial lakes.

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

Wales Coast Path

Long-distance path

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

0.2 km NW · spans 16 counties

Photo of Shell Island, a beach near Harlech, Gwynedd, north Wales.Highlight

Shell Island

Beach near Harlech

A tidal peninsula near Llanbedr with sweeping sands known for the variety of shells washed up.

1.4 km SW

Photo of Harlech Castle, a ruined castle in Eryri, Gwynedd, north Wales.Iconic

Harlech Castle

Castle near Harlech

Edward I's castle on a crag above Cardigan Bay.

3.4 km N

Photo of Harlech Beach, a beach in Gwynedd, north Wales.Highlight

Harlech Beach

Beach near Harlech

A wide dune-backed sand beach below Harlech Castle, part of the Morfa Harlech nature reserve.

4.1 km N

Photo of Portmeirion, a garden near Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, north Wales.Iconic

Portmeirion

Garden near Penrhyndeudraeth

Clough Williams-Ellis's Italianate coastal village and subtropical woodland gardens on the Dwyryd estuary.

9.3 km N