Tywyn

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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pendre railway station and Narrow Gauge Railway Museum.

Pendre railway station

Railway station

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Pendre railway station is a station on the Talyllyn Railway in Tywyn, Gwynedd in mid-Wales. It is 0.42 miles from Tywyn Wharf, which is the primary station and western terminus of the railway.

Narrow Gauge Railway Museum

Museum

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The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum is a purpose-built museum dedicated to narrow-gauge railways situated at the Tywyn Wharf station of the Talyllyn Railway in Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales.

Rhydyronen railway station

Railway station

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Rhydyronen railway station is a request stop on the Talyllyn Railway, near Tywyn, Gwynedd in mid-Wales. It was built in 1867 to serve local farms, and the village of Bryn-crug. The name 'Rhyd-yr-onen' means 'Ford of the ash tree'.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aberdyfi and Bryncrug.

Aberdyfi

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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.

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.

Tywyn

Type: Locality
Location: Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.5823° or 52° 34′ 56″ north

Longitude

-4.0464° or 4° 2′ 47″ west

Elevation

781 feet (238 metres)

Open location code

9C4QHXJ3+WC

GeoNames ID

7300653

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