Abergele is a small coastal market town in the county borough of Conwy in north Wales, sited by the estuary of the River Clwyd with sandy beaches at Pensarn and dunes that have long made it a modest seaside destination. The town sits close to the A55 trunk road, with larger resorts such as Rhyl and Colwyn Bay within easy reach, and combines commuter links with an agricultural hinterland.
Historically its name comes from the mouth of the small river Gele, and the area has a Victorian railway tragedy in its past - the 1868 Abergele disaster - but these days it is best known for the nearby Gwrych Castle, a 19th‑century estate being restored and recently raised its profile as the location for a television series. Local life mixes tourism, farming and light industry, and there’s an active community scene with sports clubs and events centred on town halls and the castle grounds.
Postcode districts covering Abergele
Most populated places nearby
- Birkenhead 22.8 miles
- Buckley 22.4 miles
- Wallasey 23 miles
- Colwyn Bay 5.7 miles
- Heswall 20.5 miles
- Flint 18.9 miles
- Rhyl 5 miles
- Hawarden 24 miles
- Prestatyn 7.8 miles
- Bangor 23.7 miles
- Bebington 24.9 miles
- Llandudno 10.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Gele and Llanddulas Ward 0.5 miles
- Pen-sarn Pentre Mawr Ward 0.6 miles
- Pensarn Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Llanddulas and Rhyd-y-Foel Parish 1.8 miles
- Towyn Ward 1.9 miles
- Kinmel Bay and Towyn Parish 2.4 miles
- Kinmel Bay Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Llanddulas Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Llysfaen Parish 3 miles
- Mynydd Marian Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Betws-yn-Rhos Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Bodelwyddan Built-up area 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Abergele
LL22 7JB, LL22 7TW, LL22 7EN, LL22 7BA, LL22 7SU, LL22 7BH, LL22 7TE, LL22 7TR, LL22 7DR … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 30.6 miles
- Manchester Airport 54.4 miles
- Abergele and Pensarn Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Rhyl Railway Station 4.7 miles
Hotels near Abergele Ad
- The Kinmel & Kinspa 4 0.8 miles
- Faenol Fawr Hotel 3.6 miles
- Cae Mor Hotel 4 9.9 miles
- Craigside Inn 3 8.8 miles
- The Beaches Hotel and Spa 4 8.6 miles
- Bodysgallen Hall & Spa 4 9.2 miles
- Llandudno Bay Hotel 4 9.7 miles
- Beaches Chalets 8.7 miles
- Four Oaks Hotel 10 miles
- The Manor Hotel 3 9.6 miles
Schools in Abergele
- Ysgol Emrys ap Iwan Secondary
- Ysgol Glan Gele Primary
- Ysgol Glan Morfa Primary
- Ysgol Sant Elfod Primary
Local points of interest
- Bodelwyddan Castle Historic site 3.8 miles
- Marble Church Historic site 4 miles
- Rhuddlan Nature Reserve Nature reserve 4.8 miles
- Rhyl FC Stadium 5.2 miles
- Bastion Road Stadium 8.4 miles
- Bodnant Garden Gardens 9.4 miles
- Aberconwy Abbey (Conwy, Wales) 1199-1283 Historic site 10 miles
- Maenan Abbey Historic site 12 miles
- Clwydian Range Mountains 15.5 miles
- Gwydyr Forest Forest 17.2 miles
- Carneddau Mountains 18.6 miles
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 18.7 miles