Photo of the coast at Porth Gwylan, Gwynedd, north Wales.

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Porth Gwylan

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Porth Gwylan is a National Trust place in Gwynedd. It is one of 41 National Trust places the Albion Guide lists in the county. It lies inside Llŷn National Landscape.

Other National Trust places nearby include Ty'n Llan and Ty'n Llan Bach, Porthor and Foel Felin Wynt. The closest station is Pwllheli, about 15.9 km to the east.

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

Llŷn

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Llanbedrog

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.

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 W · spans 16 counties

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

Traeth Penllech

Beach near Aberdaron

A mile of pale remote sand on the north-west Llŷn coast near Llangwnnadl.

2.5 km SW

Photo of Porthdinllaen Beach, a cove near Nefyn in Llŷn, Gwynedd, north Wales.

Porthdinllaen Beach

Cove near Nefyn

A sheltered sandy bay by an old fishing hamlet on a National Trust headland, home to the Tŷ Coch Inn.

6.9 km NE

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

Whistling Sands

Beach near Aberdaron

A National Trust cove near Aberdaron whose dry sand squeaks underfoot when walked on.

8.1 km SW

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

Aberdaron

Fishing village at the tip of the Llŷn, the last stop for pilgrims crossing to Bardsey Island, with a mile-long sandy bay.

10.6 km S · Gwynedd