Tywyn, Gwynedd

Details

Accessibility:

Tywyn town centre is situated on flat land, therefore it is easily accessible for walkers or cyclists.

There are steps down onto the sandy beach from the promenade. There are dog-friendly areas on the beach. Toilets at the Leisure Centre on the High Street (including disabled) and near St. Cadfan's Church (including disabled)

Brief description:

Built on reclaimed estuary land and salt marshes, Tywyn is surrounded by imposing hills and mountains.

Tywyn is famous for the Cadfan Stone, an 8th Century cross inscribed with the earliest known example of written Welsh, now housed in St. Cadfan's Church and the Talyllyn narrow gauge steam Railway built in 1865.

Address:

Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales LL36 9AE

Email:

https://info@tywynctc     Tywyn & District Chamber of Tourism & Commerce

Phone:

Tourist Information Centre, Tywyn Library, Neptune Road: 01654 710104

Website:

www.tywynctc.co.uk      Tywyn & District Chamber of Tourism & Commerce

Directions: OS Grid Reference: SH 5856  0078

By car: A493 south west from Dolgellau or A493 north from Aberdovey

Car parking: FREE at the beach/promenade / with charge at the Leisure Centre on High Street / with charge near the Skate Park on Neptune Road

Opening Times:

Open all year round

Transport:

Tywyn Train Station on Station Road. For more information: https://www.thetrainline.com/  and also go to https://www.traveline.info/ or call 0800 46 40 000

Bus stops on High Street. For more information: https://bustimes.org/localities/tywyn-gwynedd

There are three sites for public toilets - at the beach, at the Leisure Centre on the High Street (including disabled) and near St. Cadfan's Church (including disabled)

Baby-changing facilities are available at The Talyllyn Railway Station.

Blue Flag beach and promenade; an abundance of shops, refreshment venues and services; opportunities for fishing, birdwatching and beachcombing; the Magic Lantern Cinema; a Leisure Park which offers a putting green, crown green bowling, tennis, crazy golf, skittles and quoits.