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Portmeirion
Fantastical Italianate village on the shores of Cardigan Bay, designed by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis and famous as the setting of The Prisoner.
27 km · about 30 min drive
Wales, United Kingdom · Europe
Tywyn works well as a base: 20 minutes from Borth, 35km from Cwmystwyth Mountain Road.
Tywyn is a town located in Wales, United Kingdom. With a population of 3,097, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Tywyn sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Tywyn to your route.
Tywyn (; Welsh pronunciation: [ˈtəu̯ɨn]), formerly spelled Towyn, is a town, community, and seaside resort on the Cardigan Bay coast of southern Gwynedd, Wales. It was previously in the historic county of Merionethshire. It is famous as the location of the Cadfan Stone, a stone cross with the earliest known example ofRead more
written Welsh, and the home of the Talyllyn Railway. It has a population of 3264.
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Tywyn is located in Wales, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 52.5858 latitude, -4.0928 longitude.
Tywyn has a population of approximately 3,097 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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landmark
Fantastical Italianate village on the shores of Cardigan Bay, designed by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis and famous as the setting of The Prisoner.
27 km · about 30 min drive
waterfall
Dramatic series of waterfalls plunging through a deep wooded gorge spanned by three bridges built on top of each other across eight centuries.
29 km · about 35 min drive
cafe
A scenic biker destination in mid-Wales where riders gather after tackling the spectacular mountain roads around Aberystwyth.
29 km · about 35 min drive
cafe
A charming tea room perched above the dramatic Devil's Bridge waterfalls in mid-Wales, a classic stop on scenic Welsh driving routes.
29 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Mighty concentric fortress built by Edward I in the 1280s, perched on a dramatic crag with sweeping views across Cardigan Bay to Snowdonia.
30 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
Wild, 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.
35 km · about 40 min drive
national park
Wales's premier mountain landscape, home to Mount Snowdon and dramatic peaks, lakes, and coastline.
39 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A gorgeous wooded gorge where road, river and steam railway thread beneath steep crags near Beddgelert.
46 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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