North Wales
Conwy
Kinmel Bay & Towyn

Towyn

Towyn is a seaside resort in the , . It is also an electoral ward to the town and county councils.
Tap on a place
to explore it
Wikipedia
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 7,860 residents
  • Description: seaside resort in the County Borough of Conwy, Wales
  • Also known as: “Towyn, Borough of Conwy, Wales” and “Tywyn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abergele and Pensarn railway station and Rhyl Miniature Railway.

Railway station
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a station on the North Wales Coast Line, which serves both the town of and suburb of in , Wales. is situated 1½ miles west of Towyn.

Museum
Photo: AHEMSLTD, CC BY 2.5.
The is a 15 in gauge miniature railway line located in on the North Coast. The line runs in a circle around a boating lake near the promenade, to the west of the town centre. is situated 2 miles northeast of Towyn.

Town hall
Photo: Paul the Archivist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipal structure in Wellington Road in , , Wales. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Rhyl Urban District Council, is a Grade II listed building. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Towyn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kinmel Bay and Pensarn.

Town
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large seaside village in , north-east . It is also an electoral ward to the county council and town council. The resort town of lies just across the in the neighbouring county of .

Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of , in , on the coast of north Wales. The name means 'end of the causeway'. The crossing of Morfa Rhuddlan was facilitated by a causeway near the sea at this location.

Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a relatively new seaside town in the county borough of in , located between and . is often overlooked due to the popularity of nearby Rhyl, Prestatyn, Colwyn Bay, Llandudno and Conwy.

Towyn

Latitude
53.30074° or 53° 18′ 3″ north
Longitude
-3.54217° or 3° 32′ 32″ west
Population
7,860
Open location code
9C5R8F25+74
Open­Street­Map ID
node 298710733
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q7830339
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Towyn from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Towyn” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Towyn”
  • Basque: “Towyn”
  • Basque: “Tywyn”
  • Breton: “Tywyn”
  • Catalan: “Tywyn”
  • Chinese: “陶因 (康威)”
  • Czech: “Towyn”
  • Galician: “Tywyn”
  • German: “Towyn”
  • Irish: “Tywyn”
  • Persian: “توین، ولز”
  • Persian: “توین”
  • Polish: “Towyn”
  • Scots: “Tywyn”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Tywyn”
  • Welsh: “Towyn (Conwy)”
  • Welsh: “Tywyn (Conwy)”
  • Welsh: “Tywyn, Conwy”
  • Welsh: “Tywyn”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Towyn”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Belgrano and Foryd Harbour.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Towyn Post Office and The Wendover.

Conwy: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Llandudno, Conwy, Colwyn Bay, and Abergele.

Curious Villages to Discover

Uncover intriguing villages from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Towyn”. Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.