Pwllheli - town in Wales
Pwllheli is the traditional market-town of the beautiful Llŷn Peninsula (Welsh: Pen Llŷn) in Wales.
The town is on the coast, with two sandy beaches (though the better beaches lie further down the peninsula, for example; Quarry a busy sandy beach, Porth Neigwl a famous surfing beach and remote tranquil beaches like Porth Ysgo which has a 20' waterfall), a marina host to many Sailing regattas and as the market town has shops and cafés.
Get in
By train
- Pwllheli railway station, 52.888°, -4.417°. terminus of the Cambrian Coast Railway from Shrewsbury via Dovey Junction and Machynlleth
By bus
- Bus station has connections from Caernarfon (where connections can be made to Bangor); Porthmadog; Nefyn; Abersoch; Aberdaron.
By car
On the A499 Llandwrog/Llanwnda - Abersoch and A497 Porthmadog - Nefyn roads.
Get around
See
- Carreg yr Imbill (Gimlet Rock), 52.8816°, -4.3996°. remains of a large granite outcrop and quarry 2016-10-12
Do
Buy
Eat
- Plas Bodegroes, Nefyn Road, 52.8898°, -4.44681°, +44 1758 612363. Georgian country house with restaurant and accommodation. 2016-09-18
Drink
Sleep
- Gorwel Self Catering Holiday Cottage (Tyddyn hunan-arlwyo Gorwel), Broom Hall Road, 52.901537°, -4.370745°, +44 1758614735, barrie@gorwel.info. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 10:00. 5-star self catering accommodation with views over Cardigan Bay & Pwllheli Harbour. £650-£1,100
- The Studio, 7 Innes Estate, Pwllheli.LL53 5RP (Next door to the Golf Club, Pwllheli.), 52.8789°, -4.4314°, +44 7729625570, marilynselwyn@gmail.co.uk. The Studio a self catering holiday let for 2 persons and is just a stride over the Sand Dunes of Pwllheli Beach. £45 per night for two people
- Hafan y Môr, 52.916667°, -4.333333°. Haven Holidays camp. Formerly the site of Butlin's Pwllheli 2016-10-12
- Old Rectory, Boduan LL53 6DT, 52.911°, -4.495°, +44 1758 721519. Excellent B&B in Georgian rectory. Only assistance dogs allowed. B&B double £100 2020-05-30