7 Amazing Llyn Peninsula Beaches You Need to Visit

This part of Wales is absolutely stunning and the Llyn Peninsula beaches are some of the best we’ve been to. This blog outlines seven of our favourites to inspire your trip here. 

 

1. Llanbedrog

Llanbedrog beach is a long sandy beach lined with colourful beach huts. It is a popular beach to visit so if you want some quiet, this might not be the spot, however it is a huge beach so we are sure you can find a little section for yourselves.

There is also a restaurant and the end of the slipway to the beach so if you want a full day out with food, it's a lovely place for it. 

If you're bringing your dog, from 1 April - 30 September they need to be on a lead in the main beach area. Past the beach huts they are able to come off the lead.

If you fancy a little walk from the beach you can walk up through the woods to the tin man sculpture, this is also great viewpoint where you can see over Llanbedrog beach.

🚐Parking for Llanbedrog beach is a National Trust car park costing £5 for the day or free to members. It’s a large car park with plenty of space and there are public toilets close by on the way down to the beach.

2. Traeth Porth Ceiriad

This is an absolute hidden gem despite being located less than 3 miles from the popular seaside village resort of Abersoch, This was one of the highlights of our North Wales road trip and one of our favourite Llyn Peninsula beaches to relax at.

Accessed by a narrow country road, you will only want to come here if you are confident manoeuvring your vehicle as there's a high chance you will have to reverse if you meet another vehicle on this single track lane. 

You also have a little walk down to the beach, view the coast path and some steps so be warned that when you’re returning to your car you will have a bit of a climb back up. 

🚐 Parking for Ceiriad beach costs £3 for the day, which is very reasonable as we'd pay much more to visit this beach. There are no other facilities at the car park. 

3. Porth Neigwl

Porth Neigwl, also known as Hell's Mouth due to its semi-circular shape, is a 4-mile-long sandy and pebble beach. It's popular with surfers due to its consistently good waves and a great dog-friendly beach due to its size.

There are many warning signs about the dangers of rip currents, large waves, and unstable cliffs, so be mindful and pay attention to these if you visit. 

This was one of our favourite Llyn Peninsula beaches to watch the sunset from, it's position right on the west coast gave us an incredible view of the sun setting over the sea and the sky absolutely lit up with all shades of pink and orange. 

🚐 There is free parking for Porth Neigwl/Hell's mouth near the village of Llanengan with plenty of space, as there are 2 small car parks but also roadside parking as an overflow. 

4. Porth Ysgo

This is a lovely beach, tucked out of the way so it was pretty quiet when we were there. It's best visited at low tide because the sea reveals a lovely sandy beach, otherwise it is just a lot of pebbles so there’s not much to visit! 

This is possibly the quietest of the Llyn Peninsula beaches we visited, with only one other couple and their dog down there. 

The beach is accessed by 150 wooden stairs which run down the cliff so it’s not a simple park up behind the beach. 

There is also a waterfall behind the beach, which would look really cool after some rainfall but it wasn't flowing much when we were there in mid-September. 

🚐 There is parking for Porth Ysgo beach at a farm, you can pay into an honesty box £1 for up to 2 hours or £2 for anything over 2 hours. It’s a small car park with space for around 15-20 cars but we can’t imagine it even being packed here. There are no facilities apart from a picnic bench. 

5. Traeth Porthor

Traeth Porthor, also known as 'Whistling sands', is one of the most well known of the Llyn Peninsula beaches, famous for the supposed whistling noise when you walk on the sand and the glistening clear waters.

This is probably one of the most beautiful beaches but sadly, during the main tourist season from April to September, dogs are only allowed on a very small section of this beach. However, you can still walk the coastal path above the beach and towards Porth Iago which is what we did with our dog.

Oh yes, and the whistling sound, apparently the unusual shape of the sand grains here cause a unique squeaking sound when you walk on the dry sand. It’s pretty unique as one of only two beaches in Europe where this unique effect can be heard in the sand! We can’t say we experienced it ourselves but you can try for yourself!

🚐  Parking for Treath Porthor is a National Trust car park with free toilets. It costs £5 or a day ticket, or £1.50 after 4pm (and our ticket was valid until 4pm the next day).

6. Porth Iago

What a gorgeous little sandy cove tucked away on the Llyn Peninsula. Once a hidden gem but now a tourist hot spot thanks to its rise to fame on social media. 

On a sunny day, this cove is one of the best on the Llyn, with clear water and a lovely sandy beach. Although, it's a bit of a steep walk down the dunes to get to the beach, so it won't be accessible for everyone.

🚐 You can also camp above this beach on the cliffs for £20 a night and £2.50 for a dog. The facilities are basic but you are really paying for the location with this one. If you don't want to camp here, you can pay £5 for parking the day here. 

7. Morfa Nefyn & Traeth Porthdinllaen

Two beautiful beaches in one. Morfa Nefyn's is a stunning two-mile sandy beach surrounded by scenic hills. There are dog restrictions during the summer season - dogs are only allowed on the beach to the left of the slipway, towards Porthdinllaen beach. We don't think this is a problem because this part of the beach is stunning anyway and the perfect place to walk your dog to the cliffs above the beaches.

Porthdinllaen is an old fishing village at the end of Morfa Nefyn Beach. An absolutely beautiful spot and it's car free so you'll have to enjoy a beach walk up here. The Ty Coch Inn is a bustling pub behind the beach and the perfect place to enjoy the view. 

🚐 There is a paid National Trust car park in Morfa Nefyn, it costs £4 for the day or £1.50 after 4pm (which lasts for 24 hours). You can access the beach via the slipway and there are also public toilets close to the entryway to the beach.