Morfa Bychan
| Morfa Bychan | |
| Caernarfonshire | |
|---|---|
 Morfa Bychan Beach | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SH544374 |
| Location: | 52°54’50"N, 4°9’50"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 524 |
| Post town: | Porthmadog |
| Postcode: | LL49 |
| Dialling code: | 01766 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Gwynedd |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Dwyfor Meirionnydd |
Morfa Bychan is a seaside village in Caernarfonshire, located to the south-west of Porthmadog.
The village
Situated on the Llŷn Peninsula just west of Borth-y-Gest and Porthmadog, Morfa Bychan can be reached from Porthmadog via the Borth-y-Gest/Morfa Bychan road or a country lane off the A497.
Morfa Bychan has a small supermarket, a fish-and-chips shop, a gift shop and a children's playground.
The village also contains Porthmadog Golf Club [1] and is near to the Glan Morfa Trout fishery.
Morfa Bychan beach
Morfa Bychan has a beach which stretches for two miles from the eastern end of the National Trust's Ynys Cyngar on the River Glaslyn estuary along Tremadog Bay to Criccieth beach which is accessible at low tide. It is unusual as cars are allowed onto it, although this means that there can be problems with irresponsible drivers.[2] The sea along the beach is shallow, with a gentle gradient making it ideal for swimming and paddling.[3] Dogs are allowed on the eastern and western sections of the beach but are banned from the central section. It also has designated bathing and boat-launching areas.
The sand dunes of Morfa Bychan beach are a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[4]
Part of the 1971 film Macbeth was filmed at Morfa Bychan beach.[5]
The cover picture from the Manic Street Preachers album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours was taken at Morfa Bychan beach.[6]
Ynys Gyngar
There is also a small beach below the National Trust's Ynys Cyngar, the original point where Madocks was going to site a port before moving it to Porthmadog.
Caravan parks
There are a number of caravan parks at Morfa Bychan including Greenacres, Garreg Goch, Cardigan View and Glan Morfa Mawr, the largest of which is Greenacres. There is also a touring and camping site just outside the village by Black Rock Sands.
Notable people
- Barri Griffiths - wrestler in World Wrestling Entertainment as Mason Ryan.
- David Owen- harpist and composer of Dafydd y Garreg Wen
References
- ↑ "PORTHMADOG GOLF CLUB". http://www.porthmadog-golf-club.co.uk/.
- ↑ "Gwynedd". https://www.dailypost.co.uk/all-about/gwynedd.
- ↑ "BBC News | EUROPE | Welsh lifeguards to police wet bikes". http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/76755.stm.
- ↑ Wales Directory
- ↑ "Filming Location Matching "Black Rock Sands, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)". http://www.imdb.com/search/title/?locations=Black+Rock+Sands,+Porthmadog,+Gwynedd,+Wales,+UK.
- ↑ "All About ... Black Rock Sands.". Daily Post. 7 March 2003. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/All+about+...+BLACK+ROCK+SANDS.-a098461358.
Outside links
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