Local Facilities
It only takes a few minutes to walk down the footpath to the beach, and you arrive just at the point where 4 miles of sand give way to rock pools. This is a wonderful beach with safe swimming, and never crowded.
All within an hour of Llys Tanwg, you can visit historic monuments, castles, and religious sites, ride on the famous narrow-gauge Ffestiniog railway, play golf on one of the world’s greatest courses, go horse-riding or white-water rafting, explore slate caverns, hill walk, mountain or rock climb, river, lake or sea swimming, kitesurf or windsurf, or just stay home and enjoy the beautiful house and it's views, and play in the games room.
Behind the house on foot, you are soon on the hills where there are wonderful walking opportunities. If you want to set out by car, there are a host of beautiful and isolated spots all under 20 minutes drive away, such as Shell Island, the valleys of Cwm Buchan and Cwm Nantcol, and the mountain range inland where ravens and falcons fly and wild goats can still be seen.
Of course, Snowdonia is internationally known for its fine climbing and walking and beauty of scenery, more details of which can be found here at go4awalk.com
’The long sandy beach at Harlech overlooked by the impressive castle can be a good beach to head for. Harlech beach is four miles long and as well as being OK for surfing offers some excellent windsurfing and kitesurfing conditions. All the usual facilities can be found in the village of Harlech and parking is easy. The castle itself is impressive, but the views from it are some of the best in Wales’ A guide for Harlech Beach can be found here at Forces of Nature.
There is also the world-famous golf course at the foot of the castle: "It is no exaggeration to say that Royal St. David's is one of the finest courses in the world" - Bernard Gallacher.
Here are some more links to local facilities that you might want to explore:
- Harlech and Harlech Castle
- North Wales tourism
- Wales tourism
- Portmeirion - the extraordinary village and gardens where The Prisoner (Roger Moore) was filmed
- 35 recommended attractions in North Wales
- Fun things to do with your children in Wales
- Llangollen (The home of the International Musical Eisteddfod, just over an hour from Llys Tanwg)
- Beddgelert (timeless village in heart of Snowdonia, 45’ from Llys Tanwg)
- North Wales Coastal Railway – one of the great railway lines in the UK, nearest stop 10 minutes walk from Llys Tanwg
- The Ffestiniog Railway (wonderful narrow gauge railway, with unrivalled views of Snowdonia, 30’ from Llys Tanwg)
- One of the best Welsh Woollen Mills
- Online guide to walking in Britain for lots of good advice on all things related to walking
- Route maps for walking in North Wales
- More route maps for walking in North Wales
- Horse and pony trekking in N Wales
- Beach sports in Wales
- Golf – Royal St Davids Golf Course