Just over a five hour drive from London, three hours from Manchester and four hours from Bristol or six (ish) hours from London by train.
While tough to get to (train stops past Machynlleth are literally request stops and the closest motorway is somewhere around Liverpool), it is nevertheless worth the trek to what is surely one of the most spectacular areas the UK has to offer.
Head to Aberdaron for surfing, beaching, pubs and fish and chips, and Abersoch for more of the same but slightly bougier. Portmeirion, the absolutely bonkers town based on the Italian Riviera (sure) sits just at the top of the Llyn and absolutely needs to be on your list.
For walkers, there’s no end of incredible routes to take advantage of, and again, horse riders and sea activity aficionados will be in their element. The sea is, of course, cold but with the right wetsuit and the right summer’s day, you’d be hard pressed to distinguish the beaches from those in southern Europe.
For the intrepid, there’s even an island called Bardsey which is said to hold the graves of 20,000 saints and is only reachable in the summer months due to devastating tides. This is also (probably definitely) haunted.
Sark Island
