Four bedrooms: 2 x ground-floor king-size 1 x family room with king-size and a single, 1 x family room with double and single plus travel cot. Bathroom one with bath, shower over, basin, heated towel rail and WC. Bathroom two with walk-in electric shower, basin, heated towel rail and WC. Well equipped Kitchen/diner. Large Dining room. Large Sitting room with open fire and 50 inch smart TV.
Morfa Nefyn, a charming coastal community on the Llyn Peninsula’s north coast, with a lovely two-mile stretch of sand beach that is well-liked by families. It is perched atop sweeping cliffs. A garage, a charming village store with a cafe, two bars, and restaurants are all present in Morfa Nefyn. Along with the amenities of the neighbouring towns of Pwllheli, Abersoch, and the quaint village of Boduan, Nefyn also has a variety of stores, a post office, bars, and restaurants. There are fishing, sailing, and watersports accessible, and the area’s coastline is lined with castles and coves. 25 miles distant is the Snowdonia National Park, which offers stunning treks, dramatic landscapes, and a variety of outdoor activity centres for guests who are more active. The National Trust owns the majority of the coastline, and there are numerous uninhabited bays, secluded beaches, cliffs, and wildlife havens like Bardsey Island to explore. A 91-mile portion of the Welsh Coastal Path circles the Llyn Peninsula from nearby Porthmadog to Caernarfon on the north coast. The Llyn Peninsula is well known for its breathtaking scenery and interesting walking routes. Portmeirion, the Isle of Anglesey, Caernarfon, and Bangor are also easily accessible. Morfa Nefyn is a great place to stay when on vacation because it is so close to so many different places.
Gwynedd is a mountainous county with much of the east covered by Snowdonia National Park. To the west is the Llyn Peninsula which is flatter and has some of North Wales’s most beautiful coastlines.
The lagoons, wetlands, grasslands and reedbeds of Spinnies Aberogwen nature reserve near Bangor attract a wonderful variety of birds all year round but in particular during spring and autumn migrations. In the summer look out for kingfishers, little egrets, and grey herons in the reeds as they hunt for small fish, while in winter, water rails, great-crested grebes, and snipe, are joined by dunlins, lapwings, and redshanks looking for shelter. The reserve has a hide as well as bird feeders giving you the opportunity to see the wildlife up close.
Just south of Porthmadog is Traeth Glaslyn nature reserve made up of salt marsh, willow woodland, and grassland and a haven for wildlife and birds including teals, wigeons, curlews, black-tailed godwits. There is a hide here too, but please note at high tide the reserve can become submerged so check tide times before you go.
Another wetland reserve is the RSPB’s Arthog Bog in the Mawddach Valley. It may be small but it’s crammed with wildlife. Visit in spring for the opportunity to see summer migrants such as sedge warblers, whitethroats, and cuckoos. In autumn, flocks of redwings and fieldfares arrive for the winter. There’s a good chance to see goldfinches, linnets, and siskins feeding on seeds all year round.
For woodland birds head to Nantporth nature reserve, overlooking the Menai Strait and home to blackcaps, treecreepers, nuthatches, and jays. It’s also a good place to spot carrion crows, ravens, and jackdaws which often flock to the foreshore.
Also in the Menai Straits, is Traeth Lafan or Lavan Sands, an intertidal sandbank that is important for waterfowl in particular oystercatchers, as well as ringed plovers, knots, greenshanks, and turnstones.
Although ospreys can be spotted all over Gwynedd, for fans of these magnificent birds of prey a trip to Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn Wildlife is a must. A pair of ospreys has been breeding at the site since 2004 and in spring, visitors can watch on camera as the parents deliver fish to feed their chicks at the nest. There are also viewing platforms, hides, and scopes, and volunteers on hand to answer any questions you might have.
