Black Rock Sands

Black Rock Sands is a beach in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales. Black Rock Sands is situated nearby to the motorhome stopover Greenacres (Haven.com), as well as near Haven caravan park (Green acres).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Criccieth Castle and St Cynhaearn’s Church.

Criccieth Castle

Photo: Barry Skeates, CC BY 2.0.

Criccieth Castle is a ruined thirteenth-century castle in Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales. It is located on a rocky headland overlooking Tremadog Bay and consists of an inner ward almost surrounded by an outer ward. Criccieth Castle is situated 2½ miles west of Black Rock Sands.

St Cynhaearn’s Church

Church

Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Cynhaearn's Church is a redundant church standing in an isolated position on Ynyscynhaearn, a former island in Llyn Ystumllyn, 900 metres south of the village of Pentrefelin, near Criccieth in Gwynedd, Wales. St Cynhaearn’s Church is situated 1½ miles northwest of Black Rock Sands.

Moel y Gest

Peak

Photo: Mattcymru2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Moel y Gest is a 263 m hill to the west of Porthmadog in North Wales. It is a very rocky hill with high topographic prominence because of the lower land that surrounds it on all sides, and qualifies as a Marilyn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morfa Bychan and Borth-y-Gest.

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.