Morfa Dyffryn, Snowdonia National Park

#169 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park

Natural attraction, Protected area

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Morfa Dyffryn beach is on the west coast of Wales, between Barmouth and Harlech in Gwynedd. This sandy beach is several miles long and is chiefly known for having an officially recognised naturist area, 1 kilometre in length. The beach is very clean and is also known for regular sightings of dolphins. ()

Area: 2.86 mi²Coordinates: 52°47'36"N, 4°8'4"W

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Morfa Dyffryn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Harlech Castle, St John's Church, St David's Church, St Tanwg's Church.

4.7 miN
Imposing medieval stronghold of Edward I
Harlech Castle, Harlech
121 min walk • Harlech Castle is a majestic medieval fortification located in the coastal town of Harlech, within the scenic landscape of North Wales, United Kingdom. Perched high on a rocky outcrop, it offers breathtaking views of the Irish Sea and the surrounding countryside...
5.9 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St John's Church, Barmouth
150 min walk • St John's Church, Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales was built between 1889 and 1895 and designed by the Chester architects Douglas and Fordham. The foundation stone was laid by Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom.
6.1 miSE
Church
St David's Church, Barmouth
157 min walk • St David's Church is a Church in Wales church by the harbour of Barmouth, Gwynedd, west Wales. It is part of the Bro Ardudwy Ministry Area.
2.7 miN
Church
St Tanwg's Church, Snowdonia National Park
70 min walk • St Tanwg's Church, Llandanwg, also known as "the church in the sand", is an early medieval church dedicated to St Tanwg in the village of Llandanwg, Gwynedd, Wales. The church is a Grade I listed building.
6.8 miSE
Bridge
Barmouth Bridge
173 min walk • Barmouth Bridge, or Barmouth Viaduct is a Grade II* listed single-track wooden railway viaduct across the estuary of the Afon Mawddach near Barmouth, Wales. It is 820 metres long and carries the Cambrian Line. It is the longest timber viaduct in Wales and one of the oldest in regular use in Britain.
5.7 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Tudwal's Church, Barmouth
145 min walk • St Tudwal's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Barmouth, Gwynedd. It is situated on the King Edward Road leading from Barmouth to Llanaber. It was built in 1905 and is in the Dolgellau Deanery of the Diocese of Wrexham.
4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moelfre Hill, Snowdonia National Park
102 min walk • Moelfre is a hill in Wales on the far western edge of the Snowdonia National Park, 3 miles from the village of Dyffryn Ardudwy, 5 miles from the village of Llanbedr and about 10 miles from the town of Harlech. It forms part of the Rhinogydd range. Moelfre reaches a height of 589 metres.
1.8 miSE
Church
St Dwywe's Church, Snowdonia National Park
46 min walk • St Dwywe’s Church is a Grade II* listed church in Llanddwywe, Gwynedd, North Wales. It has a curvilinear churchyard and farm buildings on its west. Its structure, of rubble stone construction, is mainly of late medieval and early modern date, the church having first been mentioned in documents dating to 1292–1293.
3.3 miNE
Church
Capel Salem, Snowdonia National Park
86 min walk • Capel Salem is a Grade II listed building in the hamlet of Pentre Gwynfryn, near Llanbedr, Gwynedd, Wales. This Baptist chapel building is located about a mile up river of Llanbedr, on a ridge between the two valleys. It is just 300 yards upstream from where the two rivers meet.
6.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rhinogydd, Snowdonia National Park
175 min walk • The Rhinogydd are a range of mountains located east of Harlech in North Wales. The name Rhinogydd derives from the names of two of the more famous peaks, Rhinog Fawr and Rhinog Fach, although the greatest elevation in the range is reached by Y Llethr, 756 m.
4.3 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Mary and St Bodfan Church, Snowdonia National Park
110 min walk • St Mary's Church or its full name St Mary and St Bodfan Church is a church located in the village of Llanaber in Wales. St Mary and Bodfan is a Grade I listed building, which despite substantial restoration work in 1860, is a well-preserved 13th-century building with lancet windows and arch-braced collar beams to the chancel roof.