Walking the Lleyn Coastal Path

Walking the Lleyn Coastal Path will boast one of the most spectacular scenery and walks in the whole of Wales. Now officially opened - its 84 miles extends from Caernarfon in the North of the Lleyn Peninsula, to Porthmadog in the south.

The route is mainly coastal, varying from small coves to a wide expanses of sand and the edge of rugged cliffs- following public footpaths and beaches, but some higher ground paths along heathland moors gives way to stunning views across the whole of the Llyn Peninsula, towards Ireland and Cardigan Bay - a truly satisfying walking holiday.

From our self catering farmhouse accommodation here at Cae Garw, we can advice you of places of interest along the way. Walk celtic trails in the footpath of the Pilgrims as they made their route towards Bardsey Island, see the Iron Age Hill forts at Tre Ceiri and remains of how the Stone, Bronze and Iron Age people lived, visit St Beuno's Church founded around the 630AD, and savour a landscape rich in flora and fauna.

The Lleyn Peninsula - being eight miles wide and some twenty five miles long celebrates its half century as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in 2006. Lleyn ( or Llyn) was one of the first areas to receive this special status - awarded because of the unrivalled beauty of its landscape, coastline and islands.

The fauna of the peninsula is second to none, with grey seals, porpoises, and dolphins being a regular sighting along the coastal walk. Choughs, Manx Shearwaters, and even puffins are common birds on islands such as Bardsey - which is Bird and Field Observatory as well as a SSSI and an AONB. The Ospreys have been nesting succesfully near Porthmadog for a couple of years now, and the cob is a well known feeding ground for wigeons, curlews and the rare grebe.

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For a free guide of the Lleyn Coastal Path route , click here