Prestatyn sits at the eastern end of the North Wales coast, where the sand finally runs out into the Dee estuary. It is a quieter, more residential town than Rhyl next door. Behind the long beach a hillside of trees and gardens rises to the Clwydian hills.
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Prestatyn, North Wales & Coast
An excellent family-owned coastal touring park at Prestatyn, full of character on a former mill site. Dog-friendly.
Prestatyn, North Wales & Coast
A tranquil seaside caravan park at Prestatyn on the North Wales coast, with caravans sleeping 8.
Prestatyn, North Wales & Coast
A family-run seafront hotel and spa on the Prestatyn promenade, with sea-view rooms, an indoor pool and spa, and a bistro restaurant overlooking the beach.
Prestatyn, North Wales & Coast
A comfortable caravan at Presthaven Sands near Prestatyn, sleeping 8 — a great family base on the North Wales coast.
Prestatyn, North Wales & Coast
A welcoming three-bedroom family house in Prestatyn, a short walk from the sandy beach, with an enclosed garden and three off-road parking spaces. Sleeps six.
Prestatyn, North Wales & Coast
A luxurious five-bedroom detached cottage in the heart of Prestatyn, sleeping eleven, with a private hot tub, a games room and a summer-house bar. A short…
Prestatyn, North Wales & Coast
A five-star luxury cabin for two above Prestatyn, with a private Finnish outdoor sauna, bi-fold doors and coastal views. A romantic couples' retreat, a short walk…
Prestatyn, North Wales & Coast
A five-star three-bedroom cottage high above Prestatyn with breathtaking sea views, a private hot tub and a glass-balustraded terrace. Dog-friendly, sleeping six.
Prestatyn, North Wales & Coast
A superb family holiday park at Prestatyn on the North Wales coast, with relaxation, adventure and the beach close by.
Prestatyn, North East Wales
Haven family beach holiday park near Prestatyn — caravans & lodges, pools, entertainment, direct beach access.
Walk out along the front first, then turn inland. Prestatyn is the northern end of Offa’s Dyke Path, so the town is often full of walkers starting or finishing. The Wales Coast Path crosses at the same point, west towards Rhyl and east into the dunes towards Talacre.
Inland the Vale of Clwyd opens out towards Denbigh and Ruthin, with the Clwydian Range along its eastern edge and some of the best walking in this part of Wales. Chester is about forty minutes by train and Llandudno half an hour the other way, and the station sits on the main coast line in the middle of town.
Prestatyn was a village of a few hundred people until a Leicestershire chemist, Henry Davis Pochin, took it up. In the 1880s he bought the land, built the sea defences and paid for the mains supply a resort needs.
A holiday camp, built by the London Midland and Scottish Railway, shaped the town too. It went up on the shore in 1939, all portholes and rounded ends. It finally came down in 2001, and the site is open shore again now.
Three miles of flat sand run west from the centre, and the RNLI still lifeguards it through the summer. Prestatyn Central still earns its Seaside Award, a few minutes from the shops.
Behind the town the ground climbs fast onto Prestatyn Hillside, the northern tip of the Clwydian Range. This is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty of heather and Iron Age hillforts, and it starts barely ten minutes from the beach. Paths climb straight from the streets to the ridge, so you can walk the hills in the morning and be back on the sand by lunch.
Prestatyn accommodation runs from the holiday parks along the shore to guest houses and cottages in the town, from about £25 a night. It suits walkers especially, at the point where the hills meet the sea. Rhyl next door has more rooms and more for children, or browse the whole coast. Book direct with the owner where you can.
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