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Beaches in Gwynedd

54 named beaches. Wildest: Porth Ceiriad. Easiest beach day: Aberdyfi Beach.

Wild beaches: Top 10

Nature is the point: famous, protected, big and quiet
Morfa Dyffryn
Morfa Dyffryn. Photo Roger Brooks, CC BY-SA 2.0
  1. Porth Ceiriad National Landscape · about 7.6 hectares
  2. Morfa Dyffryn National Park · about 50 hectares
  3. Porth Neigwl National Landscape · about 103 hectares · Excellent water
  4. Penllech Beach National Landscape · about 6200 m²
  5. Porth Iago National Landscape · about 5500 m²
  6. Traeth Harlech National Park · about 106 hectares · Excellent water
  7. Harlech Beach National Park · about 13 hectares · Excellent water
  8. Bennar Beach National Park · about 16 hectares · Excellent water
  9. Porth Cadlan National Landscape · about 6200 m²
  10. Briw Cerrig National Landscape

Easy beach days: Top 10

Cafe, toilets and parking a few steps from the sand
Tywyn Beach
Tywyn Beach. Photo Octavius Aurelius, CC BY-SA 4.0
  1. Aberdyfi BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Showers or water · Excellent water
  2. Llandanwg BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Showers or water · Excellent water
  3. Abersoch BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Showers or water · Excellent water
  4. Tywyn BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Showers or water · Excellent water
  5. Traeth NefynCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Lifeguards · Good water
  6. Traeth Abersoch BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Bus 350 m · Excellent water
  7. Traeth Morfa NefynCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Bus 350 m · Excellent water
  8. Morfa Nefyn BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Bus 350 m · Excellent water
  9. Barmouth BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Bus under 100 m · Excellent water
  10. Pwllheli BeachCafe or food, Toilets, Parking, Bus 100 m · Excellent water

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