A quiet Welsh peninsula of small hills, old hillforts and a long coast path, pointing out to the pilgrim island of Bardsey
The Llŷn juts out into the Irish Sea beyond Snowdonia, and it feels a world away from the big mountains behind it. Low green hills, old hillforts and a working farming coast, with the Welsh language still very much in everyday use.
The area covers 160 km² and was designated in 1957. Yr Eifl is the high point, three tops standing above the northern coast, while Carn Fadryn and other small summits have the earthworks of Iron Age forts. Out at the very tip, Mynydd Enlli rises from Bardsey Island, a long-standing place of pilgrimage. The Wales Coast Path runs the whole shoreline.
The walking here is gentle by Welsh standards, more about the sea and the light than hard ascent. Bardsey is reached by small boat when conditions allow, so it pays to stay flexible if a crossing is the plan.
