Introducing Barmouth (Abermaw)
During summer Barmouth comes across as a typical kiss-me-quick seaside resort – all chip shops and dodgem cars. Out of season, however, it has a very different feel, with a mellower vibe offsetting the brash neon of high summer. Whatever the season, this small town makes a good base for walkers, with its solid infrastructure for tourists.
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Clinging to a headland at the mouth of the immense Mawddach Estuary and fronted by a vast breathtaking beach, Barmouth is a great place for getting your cobwebs blasted away by the salty wind, for views out to sea and back across the estuary to a tableau of Snowdon’s peaks, and for breezy trips by ferry or fishing boat. Barmouth Bridge, Wales’ only surviving wooden rail viaduct, spans the estuary, and has a fantastic pedestrian walkway across it. Behind the town rises Dinas Oleu, Wales’ answer to the Rock of Gibraltar, the first property ever bequeathed to the National Trust (NT; in 1895) and an irresistible temptation for walkers.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Want some feedback on my UK/Ireland route
by barney_uk2 03 June 2011
If you've already paid for a rail pass, yes, that changes the equation a bit. You're quite right about Barmouth. :)
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RE: Want some feedback on my UK/Ireland route
by baltimora 03 June 2011
# 1: I planned taking a bus tour to Connemara and Cong, as they depart from Galway. Then I might be able to take a late train or bus…
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Want some feedback on my UK/Ireland route
by baltimora 02 June 2011
I know that many others here ask for help when it comes to their travel plans. Mine look a bit different so I wanted to start a new thread.I…
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