Porthdinllaen among UK's most beautiful seaside villages
From Beer in Devon up to St Monans in Fife, The Telegraph has come up with a list of the most beautiful seaside villages in Britain.
Introducing the list, the news outlet said: "There's just something about the British seaside – we do really love to be beside it.
"Even in an era of cheap and easy flights to hot and sandy places, the idea of hanging out on the UK coast still manages to exert a strong pull.
🏖️ Even in an era of cheap and easy flights to hot and sandy places, the idea of hanging out on the UK coast still manages to exert a strong pull.
From pastel-washed houses to proper fish and chips, these are the UK's quintessential coastal destinations👇https://t.co/s4fFrs5RcM pic.twitter.com/DPIC9q5zfY
"Specifically, in its little villages. Spots that don't have outskirts uglified by trading estates; that do have streets – variously wonky, steep and maze-like – that allow us to pretend it's a previous, less-fraught century.
"Maybe it's in our bones, as an island nation, to be drawn to the sea. Maybe it's just hypocritical nostalgia: we want those cute old cottages to be lived in by actual fishermen, though we also want them refurbed with tasteful nauticalia, so we can hire them to play out our own coast-living fantasies.
"Whatever. Few of us can resist that dazzle of whitewash teetering on a cliff, that glint of flint beside a salt marsh, that harbour bobbing with boats and that soundtrack: seagulls, shanties, waves on rocks, sand and shingle.
"This means, come summer, any village with a modicum of cute will be bursting at the seams."
The most beautiful seaside villages in Britain, according to The Telegraph, are:
Porthdinllaen was one of three locations in Wales named among the most beautiful seaside villages in Britain by The Telegraph.
The news outlet said: "The Llŷn National Landscape is, indeed, an area of outstanding natural beauty.
"Lively Abersoch is one of the peninsula's most popular villages but, for something more low-key, make for minuscule Porthdinllaen.
"Huddled on a promontory, jutting west of Morfa Nefyn – itself, a lovely, sandy spot – Porthdinllaen is a time-warp fishing village where you can hide away in one of the old stone houses, watch the fishermen bring in their catch, SUP on the calm waters and raise a glass at the sea-salty Tŷ Coch Inn."
Porthdinllaen was one of three seaside villages in Wales to make The Telegraph's list. (Image: Getty Images) The beautiful seaside village also boasts one of the best secret beaches in the UK, according to The Independent.
The highlight of Porthdinllaen, according to The Telegraph, is "leaving your car in the village car park (only residents can drive in) and feeling "wonderfully out on a limb".
The best place for food and drink in Porthdinllaen, according to Tripadvisor, is The Cliffs.
Or there is the Ty Coch Inn, which has been described by visitors on TikTok as "the most scenic pub in the world" while also recently being voted one of the cosiest pubs in the UK by the Financial Times.
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If you're looking for the perfect viewpoint to take in the beautiful seaside village, The Telegraph said it can be found above the lifeboat station, accessible by following the 2.5-mile Porthdinllaen marine trail.
If you are planning a visit to the beautiful seaside village and are looking for somewhere to stay, The Telegraph recommended Tri-a-Hanner (from £274 for two nights).
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