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Photo of Eryri, a National Park in north Wales.

EryriPhoto T6 Adventures / Pexels

Places to explore near Llandanwg StationHarlech

Llandanwg Station sits inside the Eryri National Park. 29 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 2 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

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 km W · 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.

1.8 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.

2.8 km N

Photo of Harlech, a village in Eryri, Gwynedd, north Wales.Highlight

Harlech

Village

Hilltop town on the western edge of Eryri dominated by its 13th-century castle, with dune-backed sands below.

2.9 km NE · Gwynedd

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.

3.5 km N

Photo along the Cambrian Way, a 298-mile long-distance path running from Cardiff to Conwy, Wales.Highlight

Cambrian Way

Long-distance path

The mountain connoisseur's route over the roof of Wales — Cardiff to Conwy by way of the Bannau, the Cambrian wilderness and Eryri.

8 km E · spans 9 counties

Photo of Roman Steps (Rhinogydd), a landmark near Harlech in Eryri, Gwynedd, north Wales.Highlight

Roman Steps (Rhinogydd)

Landmark near Harlech

A flagged medieval packhorse trail climbing a pass through the Rhinogydd above Cwm Bychan near Llanbedr.

8.2 km E

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.

8.7 km N

Photo of Black Rock Sands, a beach near Criccieth, Gwynedd, north Wales.Highlight

Black Rock Sands

Beach near Criccieth

A broad sand beach near Porthmadog that cars are allowed to drive onto, backed by dunes.

9 km NW

Photo of Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways, a visitor attraction near Porthmadog, Gwynedd, north Wales.Highlight

Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways

Attraction near Porthmadog

Narrow-gauge heritage lines from Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog and through the mountains to Caernarfon.

9.8 km N

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Photo of St Tanwg's Church (Llandanwg), a church in Eryri, Gwynedd, north Wales.

St Tanwg's Church (Llandanwg)

Church near Llandanwg

Ancient church half-buried in the dunes on the shore at Llandanwg, near Harlech, holding early inscribed stones.

0.4 km S

Photo of Salem Chapel, a church near Llanbedr in Eryri, Gwynedd, north Wales.

Salem Chapel

Church near Llanbedr

Isolated Nonconformist chapel at Cefncymerau near Llanbedr, the subject of Vosper's celebrated 1908 painting 'Salem'.

2.2 km SE

Dyffryn Burial Chamber

Chambered tomb near Barmouth

A Neolithic chambered tomb in Gwynedd.

6.1 km S

Photo of the coast at Morfa Bychan, Gwynedd, north Wales.

Morfa Bychan

Coastline near Porthmadog

A National Trust place in Gwynedd.

8.4 km N

Rhinog Fawr

Hewitt · Nuttall near Harlech

A mountain over 2,000 ft in Gwynedd.

8.6 km E

Photo of Egryn Abbey, a house & garden near Barmouth in Eryri, Gwynedd, north Wales.

Egryn Abbey

House & garden near Barmouth

A National Trust place in Gwynedd.

9 km S

Y Llethr

Hewitt · Nuttall near Harlech

A mountain over 2,000 ft in Gwynedd.

9.5 km E

Photo of the coast at Ynys Tywyn, Gwynedd, north Wales.

Ynys Tywyn

Coastline near Porthmadog

A National Trust place in Gwynedd.

9.9 km N

Everything else within 10 km (11) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.