Criccieth is a small Victorian seaside town under a castle, at the eastern end of the Llŷn. It is ten minutes across on foot, with a beach on each side of the headland and the mountains of Eryri, or Snowdonia, behind the bay.
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Criccieth, Llyn Peninsula
A fantastic seaside holiday home in Criccieth with views over the main beach and a games room, sleeping 6.
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 unique 5-star former chapel and auction house in Criccieth, sleeping 11 across five characterful bedrooms, with a woodburner and a walk to the beach.
Criccieth, Llyn Peninsula
A 5-star Georgian manor house in Criccieth, the gateway to the Llŷn Peninsula, sleeping 13 across six bedrooms, with elegant living rooms, a games room and…
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Pwllheli, Llyn Peninsula
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Pwllheli, Llyn Peninsula
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Abersoch, Llyn Peninsula
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Abersoch, Llyn Peninsula
A wonderful semi-detached family cottage with a large garden in popular Abersoch, sleeping 6, a short walk from the village.
Aberdaron, Llyn Peninsula
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Pwllheli, Llyn Peninsula
A spacious family cottage near Pwllheli sleeping 9, with mountain views, a log burner, fire pit and a games snug. A great big-family base.
West of the town the coast path follows the shore to Ynysgain and the mouth of the Afon Dwyfor, about two miles of level walking with the sea alongside. Just inland of it is the village of Llanystumdwy, where David Lloyd George grew up.
Porthmadog and its steam railways are five miles east, Portmeirion is seven, and Pwllheli is nine miles west. Trains on the Cambrian Coast line stop in the middle of Criccieth, so none of that needs a car.
A mile and a half west of Criccieth is Llanystumdwy, whose name means the church at the bend of the river. David Lloyd George was brought up there by his uncle Richard Lloyd, the village shoemaker, in a cottage on the main street.
He went on to be prime minister, and led Britain through the last two years of the First World War. He is the only Welsh speaker ever to hold the job.
He is buried above the Afon Dwyfor under a boulder he used to sit on as a boy. The grave was designed by Clough Williams-Ellis, the architect who spent fifty years building the Italianate village of Portmeirion up the coast.
Williams-Ellis left a second and much quieter building in the village. Capel Moreia, the small chapel on the main street, is his as well, and almost nobody walking past knows it.
The museum beside the grave is open through the season and keeps a Victorian schoolroom and his uncle’s shoemaking workshop. You can stand in the room where a village cobbler taught a future prime minister his Latin.
A riverside walk still goes up from the village through the woods, part of it on a long boardwalk over wet ground. The village pub, Tafarn y Plu, is Welsh-speaking and keeps its own beers.
You can walk there from Criccieth along the shore. The coast path runs west to Ynysgain and the mouth of the Dwyfor, about two miles of level going with the sea alongside. There is a car park at the Criccieth end.
Criccieth itself is ten minutes across on foot, with a beach on each side of the castle rock. Trains on the Cambrian Coast line still stop in the middle of the town, so you can reach Porthmadog and Pwllheli without the car.
Llanystumdwy and the river walk are a mile and a half west, and the castle headland is a ten-minute stroll from the middle of town. Prices start at £79 a night. See everything in Criccieth, or cottages across the Llŷn. Book direct with the owner where you can.
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