Porthdinllaen
Round the headland to a row of cottages and a pub sitting directly on the beach, reached only on foot. One of the strangest and best places to end a walk in Wales.
- Distance
- 3.1 mi / 5 km
- Time
- 1 hr 40
- Ascent
- 80 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Shape
- There and back
Where it is
The circle shows the general area, not the exact start. Use the directions link below to get to the car park itself. Contours and paths shown are OpenTopoMap, drawn from OpenStreetMap data.
The route
From Morfa Nefyn, follow the coast path across the golf course and round the headland, dropping to the beach and the hamlet. Back the same way or along the sand at low tide.
Worth knowing
- The Ty Coch is genuinely on the beach and has no road to it. Check opening before you count on it.
- The route crosses a golf course. Watch for play and keep to the marked path.
- Tide matters: the beach route back is only there at low water.
What you’ll see
The hamlet on its beach, the lifeboat station, seals offshore and Yr Eifl along the coast.
Background
Porthdinllaen was very nearly chosen over Holyhead as the main Irish packet port in the 1830s. One parliamentary vote went the other way and the place stayed a hamlet.