River Dysynni

The River Dysynni is a river in mid Wales. Its source is the Tal-y-llyn Lake just south of the Cadair Idris massif and its mouth is in the Cardigan Bay area of the Irish Sea to the north of Tywyn. It measures about 16 mi in length.

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Type: Stream
Description: river in Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Also known as: “Dysynni River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tywyn railway station and St Cadfan’s Church.

Tywyn railway station

Railway station

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Tywyn railway station serves the town of Tywyn in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is on the Cambrian Coast Line, with passenger services to Barmouth, Harlech, Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Aberdovey, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury.

St Cadfan’s Church

Church

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St Cadfan's Church is situated in Tywyn in the county of Gwynedd, formerly Merionethshire, Wales. It is dedicated to Saint Cadfan, who founded a clas at Tywyn in the 6th century.

Tywyn Wharf railway station

Railway station

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Tywyn Wharf railway station is the western terminus and principal station of the Talyllyn Railway in Tywyn, Gwynedd in mid-Wales.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tywyn and Bryncrug.

Tywyn

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Tywyn is a town of 3,300 people and seaside resort in Gwynedd, Wales. Tywyn sits on the Cardigan Bay shoreline of Mid Wales and is surrounded by the green valleys and hills of Bro Dysynni, which form the south-western corner of the Snowdonia National Park.

Bryncrug

Village

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Bryncrug, sometimes spelt Bryn-crug, is a village and community in Gwynedd, Wales. Afon Fathew flows through the village and into the River Dysynni. The village is situated to the north east of the town of Tywyn, at the junction of the A493 and B4405 roads. Bryncrug is situated 2 miles east of River Dysynni.