4 Night Walking Holiday
Highlights of the Llŷn Coast Path for 8 people staying in luxury private accommodation
Monday
We will be there to meet you as you arrive in Aberdaron, a beautiful fishing village at the tip of the Llŷn Peninsula. On your way you might like to visit Snowdonia or one of the great castles on the coast. Park at Manaros and settle into your rooms any time after 3.30pm where you either cook for yourselves in the luxury kitchen or go out to eat in the hotels in the village.
Tuesday
After
your breakfast (which will be cooked for you each day), follow us in
your car to Nefyn which will be the end point of today's walk. We
will give you a lift to the base of Tre'r Ceiri Iron Age Hill Fort.
This is one of the best preserved hill forts in Europe and the
largest to be built of stone. We will supply a detailed laminated
map and show you how to use the pre-programmed GPS unit.
After walking down from the fort, walk through the pass to the beautiful and isolated valley of Nant Gwrtheyrn, snaking down the sheer sides of the valley see www.nantgwrtheyrn.org. The route then continues along the cliffs through wind-stunted oak woodland before reaching chough country and the tiny pilgrim's church at Pistyll finishing in the seaside village of Nefyn and your car (Distance = 12 miles).
Wednesday
Follow us in your car to the free car Park at Penllech beach. We will give you a lift on to Nefyn from here. Set off along the coast past the celebrated Inn at Porth Dinllaen and some of the best coastal scenery in the UK www.tycoch.co.uk. This section is noted for the seals and dolphins which are often visible. (Distance = 12 miles).
Thursday
Today we will take you directly to Porth Oer, from where you can walk around the National Trust owned headland at the tip of the peninsula- stunning views of Bardsey Island and St Mary's Well at the Land's End of Wales- finishing in Aberdaron (Distance = 11 miles).
Friday
After checking out of Manaros, drive to Porth Meudwy, not far from
Aberdaron, and take the Enlli ferry across to Bardsey Island see
www.bardsey.org.
This is a beautiful place, full of wildlife and steeped in history.
Visitors have three hours to explore before returning to the
mainland. The cost is £25 per head payable to the Bardsey Island
Trust.
You will return circa 3:30pm and can set off for home. If the
weather prevents a sea passage then we can take you to Mynydd Rhiw
from where you can walk back along the south coast of the peninsula
to Aberdaron (Distance=12 miles).
This is a suggestion of the routes to be walked. You can vary the
distance and the exact route to suit your own requirements. Please
look at
this page on the
Gwynedd Website for full details of the Coastal Path.
Please phone us for the latest prices and availability 01758 760652.