Criccieth
Criccieth is a town in Gwynedd. It is one of the more easterly towns on the south coast of Llŷn and overlooks Tremadog Bay. It is associated with the one time prime minister of the UK, David Lloyd George, who grew up in the nearby village of Llanystumdwy.Places of Interest
Highlights include Criccieth Castle and Criccieth railway station.
Criccieth Castle
Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.
Criccieth Castle is a ruined thirteenth-century castle in Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales. It is located on a rocky headland overlooking Tremadog Bay and consists of an inner ward almost surrounded by an outer ward.
Criccieth railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alan Fryer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Criccieth railway station serves the seaside town of Criccieth on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales.
Tŷ Newydd
College
Photo: Jim Killock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tŷ Newydd is a historic house in Llanystumdwy, near Criccieth, in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. Since 1990 it has housed the National Writing Centre of Wales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morfa Bychan and Garndolbenmaen.
Morfa Bychan
Village
Photo: Peter Gordois, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Morfa Bychan is a village located in Gwynedd, North Wales, with a population of over 500, with an almost equal number of people born in England or Wales. Morfa Bychan is situated 3 miles east of Criccieth.
Garndolbenmaen
Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garndolbenmaen is a village in the county of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies near the A487, approximately 6 miles north west of Porthmadog, in the community of Dolbenmaen, which has a population of 1,300. Garndolbenmaen is situated 3 miles north of Criccieth.
Criccieth
- Type: Locality
- Location: Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.926° or 52° 55′ 34″ northLongitude
-4.2337° or 4° 14′ 1″ westElevation
223 feet (68 metres)Open location code
9C4QWQG8+9GGeoNames ID
7296530
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