Nefyn
Nefyn is a town and community on the northwest coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, Gwynedd, Wales. Nefyn is popular with visitors for its sandy beach, and has one substantial hotel, a community pub and a beach cafe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Garn Boduan and Llŷn Maritime Museum.
Garn Boduan
Peak
Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garn Boduan is an Iron Age hillfort and hill near Nefyn, on the Llŷn Peninsula in Wales. In a survey in the 1950s the traces of over 170 round houses were identified on this site, and around 100 round houses are still visible on the ground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morfa Nefyn and Porthdinllaen.
Morfa Nefyn
Village
Photo: Shirley Roulston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Morfa Nefyn is a village on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales. It lies on the crossroads of the B4417 and B4412. The village has seen a rise in popularity as house prices in nearby villages on the Llŷn Peninsula such as Abersoch and Llanbedrog have risen rapidly.
Porthdinllaen
Hamlet
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Porthdinllaen is a small coastal village on the Llŷn Peninsula in the Dwyfor area of Gwynedd, Wales, built on a small promontory, and historically in Caernarfonshire.
Nefyn
- Type: Locality
- Location: Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.9307° or 52° 55′ 50″ northLongitude
-4.5466° or 4° 32′ 48″ westElevation
125 feet (38 metres)Open location code
9C4QWFJ3+79GeoNames ID
7295218
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