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Photo of Eryri, a National Park in north Wales.

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Places to explore near Penhelig StationPenhelyg

Penhelig Station sits inside the Eryri National Park. 15 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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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.

0.3 km NW · spans 16 counties

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

Aberdyfi

Village

Estuary village at the mouth of the Dyfi with a sandy beach and yachting harbour on the southern edge of the park.

1.4 km W · Gwynedd

Photo of Ynyslas Dunes, a beach near Aberdyfi, Ceredigion, mid Wales.Highlight

Ynyslas Dunes

Beach near Aberdyfi

Wide sandy beach and dune system at the mouth of the Dyfi estuary, part of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve.

2.6 km SW

Photo of Cors Fochno (Borth Bog), a nature reserve in Ceredigion, mid Wales.Highlight

Cors Fochno (Borth Bog)

Nature reserve near Borth

One of the largest intact raised bogs in Britain, part of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve behind Borth.

5 km S

Photo of RSPB Ynys-hir, a nature reserve near Aberdyfi, Ceredigion, mid Wales.Highlight

RSPB Ynys-hir

Nature reserve near Aberdyfi

RSPB reserve of estuary, marsh and oak woodland on the Dyfi, a former filming home of BBC Springwatch.

5.6 km E

Photo of Ynyshir, a restaurant near Eglwys Fach, Ceredigion, mid Wales.Highlight

Ynyshir

Restaurant · With rooms near Eglwys Fach

Gareth Ward's intense tasting-menu restaurant with rooms in a remote mid-Wales former hunting lodge.

6.2 km E

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Photo of St Cadfan's Church, a church near Tywyn, Gwynedd, north Wales.

St Cadfan's Church

Church near Tywyn

Norman church at Tywyn holding the Cadfan Stone, one of the earliest known inscriptions in the Welsh language.

5.8 km NW

Tywyn

Village

Coastal town on Cardigan Bay, terminus of the Talyllyn Railway and home to St Cadfan's Church and its inscribed stone.

5.9 km NW · Gwynedd

Borth

Village

Long-street seaside village on a shingle-and-sand spit north of Aberystwyth, backed by the Cors Fochno raised bog.

6.2 km S · Ceredigion

Photo of Dolgoch Falls, a waterfall near Tywyn in Eryri, Gwynedd, north Wales.

Dolgoch Falls

Waterfall near Tywyn

Three falls in a wooded ravine served by a Talyllyn Railway halt near Bryncrug.

8.9 km N

Everything else within 10 km (5) — 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.