Day 37: Llanengan (Porth Neigwl) to Llanbedrog

We said goodbye to our cosy cottage near Rhiw today and made our way to Llanbedrog where we parked the car before catching the bus to the start of this section of the walk, which took us 24 km from Porth Neigwl to the seaside town of Llanbedrog. From Porth Neigwl we walked along the back of the beach on an elevated bank until we reached a headland. 

Walking along the back of the beach at Porth Neigwl

From here the path climbed its way onto some low cliffs and upwards onto the headland. The path continued along the top of the cliffs for most of the morning giving outstanding views along the coast and to St Tudwal’s Islands.

Cliffs along the headland near Mynydd Cilan

Fossilised Cambrian cliffs near Trwyn-Llech-y-doll

Cliffs along Porth Ceiriad

We dropped down to the beach at Porth Ceiriad for lunch and were lucky to see a dolphin and her young calf feeding out in the bay. 

Elevated view of beach at Porth Ceiriad

We then continued back along the low cliffs before descending down into a popular seaside resort of Abersoch where we had a pint at the local pub followed by the best ice-cream ever!

We love our ruins no matter how large or small!

Looking back to the cliffs along Trwyn Llech-y-doll

Tide is out at Traeth Borth Fawr

Neglected boat on pulled up on land at Abersoch 

Heading out of town we followed the path through a nice shady woodland before dropping onto Warrens Beach which proved to be a chore to walk along due to the soft sand under our feet. This it the first beach that we had encountered where vehicles were allowed on the beach.

The Warren Beach

At the end of the beach we climbed the headland at Mynydd Tir-y-cwmwd and followed a rather rocky path to Plas Glyn y-Weddw, a stunning arts and heritage centre that we would have liked to explore more however it was just about closing time.

View back towards The Warren Beach and prolific caravan holiday parks

Heath covered slopes at Mynydd Tir-y-cwmwd

We picked up our car and made our way to a hotel we had booked in Pwllheli which turned out to be a cosy Edwardian building near the beach which served very good lamb shanks and fish and chips. 

The Tin Man sculpture near Plas Glyn-y-Weddw