The coastal villages of Kinmel Bay and Towyn lie on the north coast of Wales within Conwy, facing the Irish Sea. Long sandy beaches backed by dunes, sizeable caravan and holiday parks and a summer leisure economy mean tourism is important, while many residents commute to nearby towns and the area is well served by the A55 and local rail connections.
Towyn has roots as a Victorian seaside resort, and the community is still shaped by that history and by a dramatic 1990 storm surge that breached sea defences and prompted major coastal protection work. Today the populace is a mix of long‑term locals, retirees and holiday homeowners, with local shops, community facilities and easy access from the coast to inland walking country such as the Clwydian Range.
Postcode districts covering Kinmel Bay and Towyn
Most populated places nearby
- Birkenhead 20.4 miles32.9 km
- Buckley 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Wallasey 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Colwyn Bay 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Heswall 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Flint 16.9 miles27.3 km
- Rhyl 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Hawarden 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Prestatyn 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Brymbo 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Abergele 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Bebington 22.6 miles36.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Kinmel Bay Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Towyn Ward 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Pensarn Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Pen-sarn Pentre Mawr Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Rhyl West Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Rhyl South West Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Abergele Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Bodelwyddan Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Rhyl Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Rhyl South Ward 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Gele and Llanddulas Ward 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Rhuddlan Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Kinmel Bay and Towyn
LL18 5FB, LL18 5LU, LL18 5BS, LL22 9YT, LL18 5DR, LL22 9PF, LL22 9NX, LL18 5JW, LL18 5DE … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 28.3 miles45.6 km
- Manchester Airport 52.1 miles83.9 km
- Abergele and Pensarn Railway Station 2 miles3.3 km
- Rhyl Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
Hotels near Kinmel Bay and Towyn Ad
- The Kinmel & Kinspa 4 2 miles3.3 km
- Faenol Fawr Hotel 2.2 miles3.5 km
- The Beaches Hotel and Spa 4 6.2 miles10 km
- Beaches Chalets 6.2 miles10 km
Schools in Kinmel Bay and Towyn
- Ysgol Maes Owen Primary
- Ysgol Y Foryd Primary
Local points of interest
- Marble Church Historic site 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Rhyl FC Stadium 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Rhuddlan Nature Reserve Nature reserve 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Bodelwyddan Castle Historic site 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Bastion Road Stadium 6 miles9.6 km
- Bodnant Garden Gardens 11.8 miles19 km
- Aberconwy Abbey (Conwy, Wales) 1199-1283 Historic site 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Clwydian Range Mountains 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Maenan Abbey Historic site 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Gwydyr Forest Forest 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Connahs Quay Nomads Stadium 19.4 miles31.2 km