scenic viewpoint
Ynys Barri and Strumble Head
A rugged headland with a lighthouse and one of Britain's best land-based sites for watching harbour porpoises.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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Crymych
Wales, United Kingdom · Europe
About Crymych
Crymych is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Glandwr, 38km from Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
Crymych is in Wales, United Kingdom, with about 704 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Glandwr, about 5 km away.
Crymych () is a village of around 800 inhabitants and a community (population 1,739) in the northeast of Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated approximately 800 feet (240 m) above sea level at the eastern end of the Preseli Mountains, on the old Tenby to Cardigan turnpike road, now the A478.
The village developedRead more
around the former Crymmych Arms railway station on the now-closed Whitland to Cardigan Railway, nicknamed Cardi Bach (Little Cardi).
Crymych, which is twinned with Plomelin in Brittany, has an elected community council. The village has given its name to an electoral ward of Pembrokeshire that encompasses the villages of Crymych itself and Eglwyswrw. The community includes Hermon, Glandwr, Glogue and Llanfyrnach.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Crymych?
Within an hour or so of Crymych: Ynys Barri and Strumble Head (30 km), Tenby (34 km), Pembrey Circuit (37 km), Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (38 km).
Are there any good drives near Crymych?
The nearest famous roads are Black Mountain Pass (A4069), Abergwesyn Pass (Devil's Staircase) and B4574 Devil's Bridge to Cwmystwyth.
Where is Crymych?
Crymych is in Wales, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Glandwr.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 704
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Wales
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 51.9736, -4.6472
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Crymych
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
beach
Tenby
Charming walled seaside town with pastel-coloured Georgian houses, three sandy beaches and a medieval town wall.
34 km · about 40 min drive
racetrack
Pembrey Circuit
Wales's national motorsport centre on the Carmarthenshire coast, a fast former-airfield circuit once used by F1 teams including McLaren and Williams for secret testing.
37 km · about 45 min drive
national park
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Britain's only truly coastal national park, with 186 miles of path tracing dramatic cliffs, hidden coves and beaches along the wild Welsh coast.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Blue Lagoon, Abereiddi
Flooded slate quarry on the Pembrokeshire coast whose 25m-deep basin glows a surreal turquoise-blue, ringed by ruined quarry buildings. A former Red Bull Cliff Diving venue and coasteering favourite.
39 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Blue Lagoon, Abereiddy
A flooded slate quarry connected to the sea, its cobalt water used for Red Bull cliff diving competitions.
39 km · about 45 min drive
beach
Barafundle Bay
Pristine golden-sand beach accessible only on foot through dunes and woodland, regularly voted the best beach in Britain.
43 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
St Davids
Britain's smallest city, home to a magnificent 12th-century cathedral nestled in a valley and the shrine of Wales's patron saint.
44 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Crymych
- 30 kmYnys Barri and Strumble HeadA rugged headland with a lighthouse and one of Britain's best land-based sites for watching harbour porpoises.
- 57 kmBlack Mountain Pass (A4069)Top Gear's favourite British road, a smooth, empty ribbon of hairpins and open bends over the western Brecon Beacons between Llangadog and Brynamman.
- 68 kmAbergwesyn Pass (Devil's Staircase)Remote 16-mile single-track mountain road from Abergwesyn to Tregaron over the Cambrian Desert, its Devil's Staircase section stacking hairpins at 20%+ gradients. One of the emptiest drives in Britain. No fuel, little signal.
- 74 kmCwmystwyth Mountain RoadWild, lonely mountain road from Rhayader to Aberystwyth over the Cambrian Mountains, passing the Elan Valley dams and old lead mines of Cwmystwyth. Often called one of Britain's remotest drives.
- 74 kmB4574 Devil's Bridge to CwmystwythRated among Britain's most scenic roads, a narrow climb from the Rheidol gorge onto the Cambrian moors past old lead mines.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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