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

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Aberdaron

Local highlight

End-of-the-Llŷn pilgrim village by the sea.

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Aberdaron sits at the far tip of the Llŷn, the last village pilgrims reached before the sea crossing to Bardsey Island. St Hywyn’s church stands right above the shore, and a mile of sand curves round the bay. Pwllheli, the nearest station, is about 22km back up the peninsula.

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

Llŷn

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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.

0.3 km S · spans 16 counties

Photo of Aberdaron Beach, a beach in Llŷn, Gwynedd, north Wales.

Aberdaron Beach

Beach near Aberdaron

A sheltered sandy bay at the fishing village of Aberdaron at the tip of the Llŷn.

1.5 km SE

Photo of Porth Ysgo, a cove near Aberdaron in Llŷn, Gwynedd, north Wales.

Porth Ysgo

Cove near Aberdaron

A secluded cliff-backed cove near Rhiw on the south Llŷn, reached by a steep path past a waterfall.

3.3 km E

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.

3.4 km N

Photo of Bardsey Island, an island in Gwynedd, north Wales.

Bardsey Island

Island near Aberdaron

Pilgrimage island off the tip of Llŷn, Europe's first Dark Sky Sanctuary, with abbey ruins, a bird observatory and grey seals

6.6 km SW