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The Llŷn Peninsula lies on the north-west corner of Wales, dividing
Cardigan Bay (to the south) and Caernarfon Bay (to the north). Being
three sides surrounded by the sea, you are never short of a sheltered
beach and the climate is relatively mild with few or no frost in the
winter. To the east are the mountains of Snowdonia, the highest
mountain range in the UK south of the Scottish Highlands.
The peninsula stretches out around 30 miles into the Irish Sea and is
only around 8 miles wide for much of it's length. Being west of the
mountains and in the Gulf Stream, Llŷn enjoys a mild, drier climate
than that of the rest of Wales. During the winter there are few or no
frosts, but the snow on the mountains in the distance is a beautiful
sight.
Around the peninsula's nearly 100 miles of coastline, there are
sweeping bays, small coves and rocky cliffs as well as islands, reefs
(like Sarn Badrig in northern Cardigan Bay) and impressive headlands.
Inland, the rolling countryside, hills and small communities all have
a story to tell - and there are people all around ready to tell them.
The peninsula has it's own range of hills, the most prominent of which
is in the north east, where the sharp peaks of Yr Eifl form the
highest point on the peninsula at 564 metres high and even more
sharply slope down into the waters of Caernarfon Bay below. The former
miners village of Nant Gwrtheyrn is set amongst this sort of backdrop
and is now the National Language and Heritage Centre for Wales. Here,
people with absolutely no Welsh at all can learn and those that
already know a bit can brush up on their skills.Pwllheli is the
main town for the peninsula, with it's bustling weekly market it is
the centre of the community here on Llŷn. Other main settlements
include Aberdaron, Abersoch, Criccieth, Nefyn and Porthmadog.
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