Sand Dunes

Sand Dunes is a dune in Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales. Sand Dunes is situated nearby to Estuary Halt railway station, as well as near Loop Halt railway station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golf Halt railway station and Loop Halt railway station.

Golf Halt railway station

Railway station

Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Golf Halt is a small railway halt on the Fairbourne Railway in Gwynedd, North Wales. Until 2007, the station was known as Gorsafawddachaidraigddanheddogleddollônpenrhynareurdraethceredigion. Golf Halt railway station is situated 2,800 feet south of Sand Dunes.

Loop Halt railway station

Railway station

The Fairbourne Railway is a 12+1⁄4 in gauge miniature railway running for 2 miles from the village of Fairbourne on the Mid-Wales coast, alongside the beach to the end of a peninsula at Barmouth Ferry railway station, where there is a connection with the Barmouth Ferry across the Mawddach estuary to the seaside resort of Barmouth. Loop Halt railway station is situated 1,800 feet south of Sand Dunes.

Estuary Halt railway station

Railway station

Photo: Lajmmoore, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Fairbourne Railway is a 12+1⁄4 in gauge miniature railway running for 2 miles from the village of Fairbourne on the Mid-Wales coast, alongside the beach to the end of a peninsula at Barmouth Ferry railway station, where there is a connection with the Barmouth Ferry across the Mawddach estuary to the seaside resort of Barmouth. Estuary Halt railway station is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Sand Dunes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fairbourne and Arthog.

Fairbourne

Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.

Fairbourne is a seaside village in Gwynedd, Wales. Located on the coast of Barmouth Bay in Arthog community, to the south of the estuary of the River Mawddach, it is surrounded by Snowdonia National Park.

Arthog

Village

Photo: Dave Croker, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Arthog is a village, post town and community in the Meirionnydd area in Gwynedd, north Wales including the villages of Fairbourne and Friog. It is located on the A493, approximately 8 miles west of Dolgellau, and had a population of 1,010 in 2001, increasing slightly to 1,031 at the 2011 census. Arthog is situated 2 miles east of Sand Dunes.

Llanaber

Village

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Llanaber is a linear coastal village in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, about 0.7 miles north of Barmouth on the A496 road. The Irish Sea lies directly to the west and the Rhiniog mountains directly to the east. Llanaber is situated 2 miles north of Sand Dunes.

Sand Dunes

Type: Dune
Category: landform
Location: Barmouth, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.70924° or 52° 42′ 33″ north

Longitude

-4.05684° or 4° 3′ 25″ west

Open location code

9C4QPW5V+M7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 418710014

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=dune

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