Ardudwy, Harlech

#3 among attractions in Harlech

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Ardudwy is an area of Gwynedd in north-west Wales, lying between Tremadog Bay and the Rhinogydd. Administratively, under the old Kingdom of Gwynedd, it was first a division of the sub kingdom of Dunoding and later a commote in its own right. The fertile swathe of land stretching from Barmouth to Harlech was historically used as pasture. The name exists in the modern community and village of Dyffryn Ardudwy. ()

Coordinates: 52°48'11"N, 4°2'24"W

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Ardudwy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Harlech Castle, St Tanwg's Church, Moelfre Hill, St Dwywe's Church.

4.9 miNW
Imposing medieval stronghold of Edward I
Harlech Castle, Harlech
125 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...
4.1 miNW
Church
St Tanwg's Church, Snowdonia National Park
106 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.
~630 ftS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moelfre Hill, Snowdonia National Park
4 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.
2.9 miSW
Church
St Dwywe's Church, Snowdonia National Park
74 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.
2.1 miNW
Church
Capel Salem, Snowdonia National Park
55 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.
3.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rhinog Fawr, Snowdonia National Park
89 min walk • Rhinog Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Rhinogydd range. It is the third highest summit of the Rhinogydd, losing out to Y Llethr and Diffwys respectively.
3.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rhinogydd, Snowdonia National Park
99 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.
4.5 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Mary and St Bodfan Church, Snowdonia National Park
115 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.
4.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Cwm Bychan, Snowdonia National Park
105 min walk • Llyn Cwm Bychan is a lake in north Wales, and is one of the sources of the River Artro which flows south westwards through Llanbedr and onwards to the sea. It is located in the Rhinogydd mountains of Snowdonia.
2.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Y Llethr, Snowdonia National Park
59 min walk • Y Llethr is the highest mountain in the Rhinogydd range of Snowdonia, in north Wales. The summit consists of a flat grassy top marked only by a small cairn. The summit is more in keeping with its southern flanks than its rugged northern approach.
2.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rhinog Fach, Snowdonia National Park
72 min walk • Rhinog Fach is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Rhinogydd. Technically, Rhinog Fach is a subsidiary summit of Y Llethr, but is a Marilyn.