Abersoch is a sailing village at the bottom end of the Llŷn, on a bay that faces east and stays sheltered when the rest of the coast does not. St Tudwal's Islands sit a mile offshore.
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Abersoch, Llyn Peninsula
A charming stone cottage in the heart of Abersoch, right by the harbour, sleeping 4, with a log burner — steps from the beach and village.
Abersoch, Llyn Peninsula
A bright single-storey lodge near Abersoch sleeping 6, with a private hot tub and enclosed garden, minutes from the Llŷn coast path. Dogs welcome.
Abersoch, Llyn Peninsula
A beautifully refurbished single-level bungalow in Abersoch, sleeping 4 in two en-suite bedrooms, a minute from the beach.
Abersoch, Llyn Peninsula
A detached cottage near Abersoch sleeping 10, with 180° sea views to St Tudwal's Islands, a hot tub and an outdoor pizza oven. Enclosed garden.
Abersoch, Llyn Peninsula
A 5-bedroom barn conversion near Abersoch sleeping 11, with a private hot tub, woodburner and resident alpacas, under 2 miles from the beach. Dog-friendly.
Abersoch, Llyn Peninsula
A detached cottage near Abersoch sleeping 8 in four en-suite bedrooms, with a private hot tub, woodburner and big garden. Dog-friendly.
Abersoch, Llyn Peninsula
A wonderful semi-detached family cottage with a large garden in popular Abersoch, sleeping 6, a short walk from the village.
Abersoch, Llyn Peninsula
A detached cottage near Abersoch sleeping 10, with a hot tub, open fire and dining for 14, about a mile from the surf at Hell's Mouth.…
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Pwllheli, Llyn Peninsula
A homely holiday cottage with a private hot tub near Pwllheli on the Llŷn Peninsula, sleeping 5 — rustic charm with modern comfort.
Criccieth, Llyn Peninsula
A superb traditional dog-friendly cottage with a wood burner in the seaside town of Criccieth, sleeping 6 — great for the Llŷn and Snowdonia.
Criccieth, Llyn Peninsula
A charming seaside cottage with a woodburner in the heart of Criccieth, sleeping 4 — a superb dog-friendly base for the Llŷn and Snowdonia.
Criccieth, Llyn Peninsula
A fantastic seaside holiday home in Criccieth with views over the main beach and a games room, sleeping 6.
Morfa Nefyn, Llyn Peninsula
A refurbished, light and airy cottage in the heart of Morfa Nefyn sleeping up to 8, a short walk from the beach and the clifftop golf…
Morfa Nefyn, Llyn Peninsula
A characterful stone cottage in Morfa Nefyn sleeping 6, with a woodburner and a bedroom balcony, steps from the beach, pub and golf. Dogs welcome.
Morfa Nefyn, Llyn Peninsula
A single-storey bungalow in Morfa Nefyn near the beach, sleeping 6, with a woodburner and enclosed garden. Immaculate and dog-friendly.
Porthmadog, Llyn Peninsula
A charming coastal cottage by Porthmadog harbour slipway, sleeping 4, with top-quality amenities — a perfect dog-friendly base for North Wales.
Inland the lanes climb to Llanengan, a mile and a half back, where there is a medieval church and a pub. Two small islands lie a mile offshore, and boats go out from the harbour to look at them.
Over the hill to the west, Porth Neigwl runs four miles into the open sea, and that is where the surfers go when the waves are up. Porth Ceiriad is closer, down a set of steps cut into the cliff.
Abersoch’s own history is not fishing but lead. The Penrhyn Du mines on the headland just south were inspected for Charles I in 1637, and a Boulton and Watt steam engine went in there in 1780. The men came from a long way off: one terrace at Llanengan housed nine miners from Cornwall, Shropshire and Dolgellau.
Llanengan kept the church they walked to. St Engan’s holds two carved oak screens of about 1530, the partitions that once divided the congregation from the altar. They are thought to have come from Cymer Abbey when it was dissolved.
The two islands offshore are named for St Tudwal, a hermit said to have lived on them, and the eastern one keeps the remains of a priory. Trinity House bought the western island in 1876 and finished a stone lighthouse there the following year.
That lighthouse ran on a keeper until the 1930s, when it was automated and the cottages beside it were sold off. The adventurer Bear Grylls bought the island in 2001, by which time the buildings had no roof and no power.
Porth Ceiriad is the beach most people miss. It lies two and a half miles east, down steps cut into the cliff, and there is still nothing at all to buy at the bottom.
Both islands are private now, so boats run out from the harbour to look rather than to land. The light still works, and grey seals still haul out on the rocks below it.
Llanengan still sits a mile and a half back from the beach, and the church is usually open. There is a pub next door to it, which is more than most Llŷn villages of that size can manage.
Down at the harbour the yacht club still races at weekends through the summer, and the boats still work for lobster and crab. You can watch both from the sand without paying for anything.
Staying here puts you within a few hundred yards of the beach, the harbour and the shops, so the car can stay where it is. Prices start at £70 a night. See everything in Abersoch, or cottages across the Llŷn. Book direct with the owner where you can.
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