Fairbourne - village in United Kingdom

Fairbourne is a small village on the coast of Gwynedd west of Dolgellau.

Understand

South of the River Mawddach estuary.

Get in

• On the A493 9 miles from Dolgellau.
• Lloyds coache 28 (dead link: January 2023) from Tywyn and Dolgellau
• Fairbourne railway station, 52.696°, -4.049°. Cambrian Coast Railway with services from Pwllheli and Machynlleth.

Get around

See

• Barmouth Bridge, 52.717722°, -4.042951°. 900 yards (820 m) maily wooded bridge with single rail track and foot crossing of the Afon (river) Mawddach to Barmouth

Do

• The beach.
• Fairbourne steam railway, Beach Road, LL38 2EX, 52.6951°, -4.05085°, +44 1341 250362, office@fairbournerailway.com. narrow-gauge steam railway
• Fairbourne golf club.
• Mawddach Trail. Walk or cycle along the 9 mile stretch of former railway line, that runs along the scenic estuary of the Mawddach river, from Morfa Mawddach, through Penmaenpool towards Dolgellau.

Buy

Eat

• Fairbourne Chippy, 5-7 Station Rd, +44 7876 670262. Freshly made fish and chips. 2016-11-11
• Indiana Cuisine, 3 Beach Rd, +44 1341 250891. 2016-11-11

Drink

Sleep

• Springfield Hotel.
• Einion House Bed and Breakfast, Friog, Fairbourne, Gwynedd, LL38 2NX (on the A493, or 10 mins from Fairbourne Railway Station), 52.6899°, -4.0494°, +44 1341 250644, stay@einionhouse.co.uk. 5 mins walk to Friog Beach, a B&B that can accommodate up to 12 people. Visit Wales Graded 4 stars B & B 70

Connect

Go next

• Barmouth
• Tywyn
• Penmaenpool
• Dolgellau