Aberdyfi

Aberdyfi is a village in Gwynedd. It lies at the mouth of the river Dyfi, from which it derives its name. Aberdyfi is a holiday resort, traditionally popular with golfers and sailors but also with more adrenaline-driven sportspeople, and is home to Britain's Best Beach Donkey.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aberdovey railway station and Penhelig railway station.

Aberdovey railway station

Railway station

Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aberdovey railway station serves the seaside resort of Aberdyfi in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services every two hours calling at all stations between Machynlleth and Pwllheli, including Tywyn, Barmouth, Harlech and Porthmadog.

Penhelig railway station

Railway station

Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.

Penhelig railway station serves the eastern outskirts of the seaside resort of Aberdyfi in Gwynedd, Wales. Its situation is unusual, being located on a short length of sharply curved single track between two tunnels.

Bearded Lake

Lake

Photo: andy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tywyn and Ynys Tachwedd.

Tywyn

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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.

Ynys Tachwedd

Hamlet

Photo: PKwicipics, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ynys Tachwedd is a hamlet in the community of Borth, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 80.5 miles from Cardiff and 180.5 miles from London. Ynys Tachwedd is represented in the Senedd by Elin Jones and is part of the Ceredigion Preseli constituency in the House of Commons. Ynys Tachwedd is situated 2½ miles south of Aberdyfi.

Aberdyfi

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Aberdovey”
Location: Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.5502° or 52° 33′ 1″ north

Longitude

-4.0241° or 4° 1′ 27″ west

Elevation

331 feet (101 metres)

Open location code

9C4QHX2G+39

GeoNames ID

7300635

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