Ynys Gifftan, Snowdonia National Park

Name: Ynys Gifftan
Address: Snowdonia National Park, United Kingdom

#86 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park

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Ynys Gifftan is an island near the south east shore of Traeth Bach, the Dwyryd estuary near Portmeirion in Gwynedd, north Wales. There is a public footpath to it across the estuary marked on Ordnance Survey maps but has no definable marks that make it obvious; it can be reached on foot at low tide and is 38 metres high. The island has been uninhabited since the mid-1960s and the island's single cottage is in a state of disrepair. It is one of 43 tidal islands which may be reached on foot from the mainland of Great Britain. ()

Coordinates: 52°54'45"N, 4°4'56"W

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Ynys Gifftan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Harlech Castle, Llŷn Coastal Path, Pont Briwet, Bryn Cader Faner.

3.8 miS
Imposing medieval stronghold of Edward I
Harlech Castle, Harlech
97 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...
2.3 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Llŷn Coastal Path, Porthmadog
60 min walk • The Llŷn Coastal Path is a waymarked 146-kilometre long-distance footpath running along the coast of the Llŷn Peninsula from Caernarfon to Porthmadog in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. A large part of the Llŷn Peninsula is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
1.4 miNE
Bridge
Pont Briwet, Penrhyndeudraeth
35 min walk • Pont Briwet refers to the road and railway bridges that cross the River Dwyryd, near Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd in North Wales. The first bridge was a Victorian road and railway viaduct that was constructed entirely from timber by the Cambrian Railways company.
3.1 miE
Memorial
Bryn Cader Faner, Snowdonia National Park
80 min walk • Bryn Cader Faner is a Bronze Age round cairn which lies to the east of the small hamlet of Talsarnau in the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd in Wales. The diameter is 8.7 metres and there are 18 thin jagged pillars which jut upwards from the low cairn. It is thought to date back to the late third millennium BC.
3.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Ysgyfarnogod, Snowdonia National Park
99 min walk • Moel Ysgyfarnogod is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and is the northernmost of the Rhinogydd. Rhinog Fawr lies directly south. It overlooks Llyn Trawsfynydd, and from the summit it is possible to see the towns of Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog. It may be climbed from Trawsfynydd in the east, or from Talsarnau in the west.
3.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel y Gest, Tremadog
87 min walk • Moel y Gest is a 263 m hill to the west of Porthmadog in North Wales. It is a very rocky hill with high topographic prominence because of the lower land that surrounds it on all sides, and qualifies as a Marilyn.
3 miNW
Church
Peniel Chapel, Tremadog
76 min walk • Peniel Chapel is a former Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Tremadog, Gwynedd. It is one of five Grade I-listed nonconformist chapels in Wales. It is in a neoclassical style inspired by mid-17th century St Paul's Church in Covent Garden, London.
4.1 miNE
Universities and schools
Plas Tan y Bwlch, Snowdonia National Park
104 min walk • Plas Tan y Bwlch in Gwynedd, Wales, is the Snowdonia National Park environmental studies centre, administered by the National Park Authority. It is located approximately 6 miles east of the coastal town of Porthmadog, overlooking the valley of the River Dwyryd and the village of Maentwrog.
4.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Cwm Bychan, Snowdonia National Park
108 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.
2.9 miNE
Church, Gothic architecture
St Brothen's Church, Snowdonia National Park
74 min walk • St Brothen's Church, Llanfrothen, is a redundant church at the edge of the village of Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building because it is "a fine Medieval church retaining much of exterior and interior interest".
4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Foel Penolau, Snowdonia National Park
103 min walk • Foel Penolau is a mountain close to Moel Ysgyfarnogod in Snowdonia, North Wales and is the northernmost summit of the Rhinogydd, and overlooks Llyn Trawsfynydd. From the summit it is possible to see the towns of Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog.