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Penbryn Beach

Penbryn Beach taken by Jayne Toyne


Location: SN291525, about 9 miles north of Cardigan.

Short description: Penbryn is owned by the National Trust. The beach is almost a mile in length. There is a turning circle and dropping off point at the beach edge.

Directions: Penbryn is about 9 miles.

Car parking: The car park is on Llanborth Farm, some 400 metres from the beach. The National Trust charge a small fee for parking. There's also a cafe and shop here.

Public Transport: There are no direct buses to Penbryn but there are regular buses to Tresaith. From there, you can follow the Coastal Heritage Path to Penbryn - a distance of about mile.

Surfing: Suitable for body boarding and surfing.

Walks: The Ceredigion Coastal Heritage Path passes through Penbryn.

Awards: 2006 Green Coast

Related bbc.co.uk links: Cardigan mini site

Related www links: National Trust website and Ceredigion County Council's tourism guide
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your comments

Tracey Luff, Caerphilly
Fantastic beach, the best around, totally relaxing. The children love playing in the stream and having endless fun in the sand and on their kayak. We have a caravan sited not far away and can't wait to keep going back at weekends.
Sun Jul 26 08:51:08 2009

Rob Jones from Coseley in the Black Country
Many a holiday spent in the caravan park at the top of the lane.So many memories.The walks,the dunes,the roughest seas ive ever swam in!The days seemed so long there as we always went around whitsun-tide.Also the reddest skys and most fantastic thunderstorms you always had one day in the caravan.It is Wales after all!So many memories.
Sun Jul 19 19:10:52 2009

Kathryn, Chester
More than 10 years of happy holidays spent in a caravan on the farm, watching Mr Parry milk the cows and having donkey rides on the beach once a week on Sasha the farm donkey. Beautiful beach, great caves, nice beach to swim from. Lovely walk to Llangrannog to have fish and chips. Magical family holidays.
Tue Jan 20 09:31:24 2009

Chloe, Yorkshire
This place is very special to me- I spent many family holidays as a child here. I have fond memories of making sandcastles, playing in the stream and swimming in the sea. There is a lovely walk over the cliffs to Llangranog bay from here and there is a remote, magical beach half way round that we named the Barbeque beach. A perfect place.
Fri Aug 15 08:07:20 2008

Andy from Portsmouth
My family use to visit this beach on family holidays. We used to stay at the farm at the top of the lane in a caravan,the farm was run by Mr Parry and his wife. Fond memories, lovely beach, hope to take my kids back there in summer.
Wed Jun 18 09:04:22 2008

Adrian Kindred - Greenwich
love the place, been camping there with a couple of mates, and had a beautiful baywatch time. To think, it was used as Japan at the end of the James Bond film - Die another day (which was awful) but nice to see that they are trying to make us think Wales i Japan, a prosperous thought. However, i digress.If you want a weekend away from it all, if you want peace and quiet and somewhere without phone reception, then i totally recommend Penbryn. But do be warned that i will be going there myself in August...
Tue Jun 17 09:14:59 2008

Rob, Pembrokeshire
I went there for a school trip to collect data "in the winter" and trust me you wouldnt want to go there anyway in the summer. Why waste youre money there instead go to the carribean or mediterranean.
Mon Jun 16 09:12:55 2008

Jeanne, Gallia County, OH USA
I passed through the area last October and found it beautiful in spite of the rain. I want to return and research my ancestors roots, as my 3rd great grandfather David Jones came from there.
Fri Jul 6 08:50:49 2007

Bruce Beckley, Evesham
We used to go here some 55years ago, we stayed in a bungalow set in the side of the track going to the beach, fetched things like eggs and milk from the farm, where the car park is. An old lady called Nanno lived in the old farm house. We had the beach to ourselves most of the time. Good old days.
Fri Jun 15 15:29:23 2007

Lisa, St. Louis, USA
I spent the first week of January 2007 at a cottage on Penbryn beach. It was cozy, and you can take quiet, romantic beach walks at sunset. The local farm shops are wonderful and this Welsh beach is gorgeous.
Tue Mar 27 08:41:07 2007

Mike Sanders, Diss
Our favourite beach. Our boys love digging in the sand, exploring the caves and wading round to the next beach at low tide. Beautiful, clean place and hope it stays that way for others to enjoy as much as we do. The cafe is always a welcome place to reach at the end of the day.
Mon Feb 26 11:03:48 2007

Brenda Worsley. Woodford. Cheshire
Came down to this beach Sunday 7th. Gale blowing, rain lashing down, never knew there was surf like this in Wales. Got thoughly soaked but had the most amazing time on this deserted,and today, totally wild beach.A magical place.
Thu Jan 11 09:41:54 2007

Jeff, Manchester
Childhood memories of long sunny days, sandy expanse with plenty of room. Took my own kids when they were young and they loved it. Totally unspoilt, a place to relax and spend a perfect sunny day.
Tue Aug 8 09:47:16 2006

Denis Harvey of Cribyn
Visited there Wednesday and thought how beautiful it was and it was even having any litter picked up by I assume volunteers. It is indeed a lovely spot.
Sat Jul 8 10:05:57 2006

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