Alice's Guidebook
Sightseeing
Fantastic easy day out. Good cafe, plenty of parking, kids playground and amazing views.
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National Trust - Plas Newydd House and Gardens
Fantastic easy day out. Good cafe, plenty of parking, kids playground and amazing views.
Great Cafe with views out to sea. Safe for kids- easy parking, disabled friendly. Little museum and gift shop.
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Nant Gwrtheyrn
Great Cafe with views out to sea. Safe for kids- easy parking, disabled friendly. Little museum and gift shop.
Good rainy day out castle. Plenty to do inside as well as good walks. Small steam train museum along with Castle to explore. Good cafe, grounds dog friendly, easy with kids and pushchairs.
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Penrhyn Castle
Good rainy day out castle. Plenty to do inside as well as good walks. Small steam train museum along with Castle to explore. Good cafe, grounds dog friendly, easy with kids and pushchairs.
One of the top 3 beach bars in the world. Perfect beach with exceptional views- best spot for a G+T and a pasty on the beach. Perfect for almost anyone. Is a little bit of a walk from the car park but worth every step of it!
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Tŷ Coch Inn
One of the top 3 beach bars in the world. Perfect beach with exceptional views- best spot for a G+T and a pasty on the beach. Perfect for almost anyone. Is a little bit of a walk from the car park but worth every step of it!
20 minute drive from the cottage- meet farm animals, miniature railway, go on a fairy hunt, walk the woodlands trails and enjoy the play areas. There is a gift shop and cafe on site too.
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Gypsy Wood Park
20 minute drive from the cottage- meet farm animals, miniature railway, go on a fairy hunt, walk the woodlands trails and enjoy the play areas. There is a gift shop and cafe on site too.
A fabulous eco friendly park for the kids with a great variety of outdoor activities including a huge slide, mini roller coaster, dry slope toboggan runs, play parks, live shows and crafts and much more. Cafe on site- really fun at Christmas!
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GreenWood Family Park
Bush RoadA fabulous eco friendly park for the kids with a great variety of outdoor activities including a huge slide, mini roller coaster, dry slope toboggan runs, play parks, live shows and crafts and much more. Cafe on site- really fun at Christmas!
A bit further afield but lots of lovely other things to do in the area. The Zoo take care of a wide range of animals including camels, sea lions, chimpanzees and brown bears. It also has a cafe, restaurant and jungle adventure playground.
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Welsh Mountain Zoo
Old HighwayA bit further afield but lots of lovely other things to do in the area. The Zoo take care of a wide range of animals including camels, sea lions, chimpanzees and brown bears. It also has a cafe, restaurant and jungle adventure playground.
A lovely independent research and marine education centre with over 40 tasks displaying the best of British marine wildlife. Our favourites are the jellyfish. Play park and crazy gold outside with small cafe. Halen Mon is right next door with their cafe Tide and gift shop too!
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Anglesey Sea Zoo
A lovely independent research and marine education centre with over 40 tasks displaying the best of British marine wildlife. Our favourites are the jellyfish. Play park and crazy gold outside with small cafe. Halen Mon is right next door with their cafe Tide and gift shop too!
Let your little ones channel their inner knight and go chase the dragons on the many spiral staircases.
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Caernarfon Castle
Castle DitchLet your little ones channel their inner knight and go chase the dragons on the many spiral staircases.
Food scene
Fantastic Food, good cocktails, and music. Must book ahead- easy to take the kids even in the evening. Park on site.
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PONTOON Pwllheli
1 MarinalandFantastic Food, good cocktails, and music. Must book ahead- easy to take the kids even in the evening. Park on site.
Sea zoo, sea salt factory with tour, Tide cafe and really good shop. Great views out over the Menai, good coffee.
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Halen Môn - Anglesey Sea Salt Company
Sea zoo, sea salt factory with tour, Tide cafe and really good shop. Great views out over the Menai, good coffee.
In Caernarfon right by the palace serves mediterranean inspired lunch and dinner. Good for pizza and pasta .Dog friendly.
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Wal Restaurant
4 Palace StIn Caernarfon right by the palace serves mediterranean inspired lunch and dinner. Good for pizza and pasta .Dog friendly.
Blades Cafe
3 Stryd FawrBreakfast and Lunch only.
Gorgeous little restaurant- must book. Not great for kids more romantic dinners for two.
The Dining Room
4 High StreetGorgeous little restaurant- must book. Not great for kids more romantic dinners for two.
Art gallery, cafe and gardens. One of our favourites for cakes and lunch with or without the kids. Really easy walk down to the beach and great views. Car park takes coins only, you can also park at the National Trust car park at the bottom of the drive.
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Plas Glyn y Weddw Gallery
Art gallery, cafe and gardens. One of our favourites for cakes and lunch with or without the kids. Really easy walk down to the beach and great views. Car park takes coins only, you can also park at the National Trust car park at the bottom of the drive.
Neighbourhoods
Small sheltered sandy beach in the harbour about 15 min walk from the house. Easy to get to with buggies. Fishing and crabbing are possible from the harbour walls.
You can join the Wales coast path from Bert's or from the harbour.
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Trefor
Small sheltered sandy beach in the harbour about 15 min walk from the house. Easy to get to with buggies. Fishing and crabbing are possible from the harbour walls.
You can join the Wales coast path from Bert's or from the harbour.
A short 20 minute drive away is the main market town and the unofficial capital of the Llyn Peninsula. A bustling coastal town in an area of outstanding beauty with great beaches all around.
You will also find a cinema and leisure centre for rainy days.
We recommend the Witches Brew Tearooms for homemade cakes and hot chocolate.
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Pwllheli
A short 20 minute drive away is the main market town and the unofficial capital of the Llyn Peninsula. A bustling coastal town in an area of outstanding beauty with great beaches all around.
You will also find a cinema and leisure centre for rainy days.
We recommend the Witches Brew Tearooms for homemade cakes and hot chocolate.
A small village a short drive (20min) from Trefor with an expansive and picturesque beach stretching round the bay to the delightful little hamlet of Porthdinllaen. A fab circular walk starts at the National Trust car park and runs to around with a couple pubs on route.
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Morfa Nefyn
A small village a short drive (20min) from Trefor with an expansive and picturesque beach stretching round the bay to the delightful little hamlet of Porthdinllaen. A fab circular walk starts at the National Trust car park and runs to around with a couple pubs on route.
The home of the Ty Coch Inn! Voted one of the best beach bars in the world. Take the time to enjoy a beverage on the beach while the kids play in the sea or rock pool in the little bays dotted around. Does get busy in peak season but rarely a long wait for food or drink.
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Porthdinllaen
The home of the Ty Coch Inn! Voted one of the best beach bars in the world. Take the time to enjoy a beverage on the beach while the kids play in the sea or rock pool in the little bays dotted around. Does get busy in peak season but rarely a long wait for food or drink.
A pretty former fishing village on the western edge of the peninsula with miles of sandy beach and a visitor centre.
A short boat trip from nearby Porth Meudwy is Bardsey Island with its ruined Abbey.
Keep your eyes peeled for the local seals and birds on route.
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Aberdaron
A pretty former fishing village on the western edge of the peninsula with miles of sandy beach and a visitor centre.
A short boat trip from nearby Porth Meudwy is Bardsey Island with its ruined Abbey.
Keep your eyes peeled for the local seals and birds on route.
Don't miss out on a day trip to the iconic and mysterious Portmeirion made famous by the TV series the Prisoner. Explore the colourful buildings and spot all the playful touches. Please note no dogs allowed.
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Portmeirion
Don't miss out on a day trip to the iconic and mysterious Portmeirion made famous by the TV series the Prisoner. Explore the colourful buildings and spot all the playful touches. Please note no dogs allowed.
City/town information
A world heritage site with one of the most impressive castles in Wales. Take a break from the history and enjoy lunch in one of the towns many independent cafes and restaurants or a pint in Wale's smallest bar.
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Caernarfon
A world heritage site with one of the most impressive castles in Wales. Take a break from the history and enjoy lunch in one of the towns many independent cafes and restaurants or a pint in Wale's smallest bar.
Conseils aux voyageurs
Se déplacer dans les environs
Local Bus
We are lucky to have a local bus stop just across the road running approx every hour (weekdays and Saturday). Reduced hours on Sunday and holidays.
Runs to Caernarfon (30 min) and Pwllheli (20 min). Tickets can be bought on the bus. Cash only around £3.50 return.
The coastal path bus also stops in Trefor if pre-booked.
Que faut-il apporter ?
Bring wellies and waterproofs to best explore!
There are loads of wonderful coastal paths right on the door stop but you do need walking boots or wellies.