Morfa Harlech
Morfa Harlech is a beach in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales. Morfa Harlech is situated nearby to the beach Traeth Harlech, as well as near the village Borth-y-Gest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harlech Castle and Morfa Harlech National Nature Reserve.
Harlech Castle
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harlech Castle in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales, is a Grade I listed medieval fortification built onto a rocky knoll close to the Irish Sea. It was built by Edward I during his invasion of Wales between 1282 and 1289 at the relatively modest cost of £8,190. Harlech Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Morfa Harlech.
Morfa Harlech National Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Morfa Harlech National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Wales, located north of Harlech. The reserve reaches across expanses of open sand and sea towards Snowdonia and contains one of the two extensive sand dune systems which make up much of the sandy Meirionnydd coastline, it carries particular importance as the only growing dune system in Wales.
Harlech railway station
Railway station
Photo: PiffPuffPickle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harlech railway station is located at a level crossing on the A496 in the centre of the town of Harlech in Gwynedd, North Wales. The waiting shelters were installed to cater for the high numbers of schoolchildren commuting to and from the adjacent secondary school, Ysgol Ardudwy. Harlech railway station is situated 2 miles southeast of Morfa Harlech.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borth-y-Gest and Morfa Bychan.
Borth-y-Gest
Village
Photo: Peter Glyn, CC0.
Borth-y-Gest is a village, which is situated 2½ miles north of Morfa Harlech.
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 2½ miles northwest of Morfa Harlech.
Portmeirion
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portmeirion is an Italian renaissance-style village on the coast of North Wales, most famous for being the setting of the cult television program The Prisoner.
Morfa Harlech
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Harlech, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.88077° or 52° 52′ 51″ northLongitude
-4.14419° or 4° 8′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C4QVVJ4+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 29761870OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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