Gorllewin Tywyn is the western portion of the small coastal town of Tywyn in Gwynedd, sitting on the edge of Cardigan Bay where sand and a Victorian promenade meet a backdrop of hills and farmland. The ward combines seafront housing and facilities with more rural fringes that slope up towards the nearby valleys, giving a mix of coastal and upland scenery within a short distance.
The area benefits from Tywyn’s tourism and heritage attractions, most notably the nearby Talyllyn Railway and the medieval St Cadfan's Church, while local life is shaped by small businesses, agriculture and a strong Welsh-speaking community. Socially it reflects many west Wales settlements: active community groups and events, reliance on seasonal visitors, and pressures from holiday-home ownership alongside efforts to sustain local services and housing for residents.
Postcode districts covering Gorllewin Tywyn
Most populated places nearby
- Aberystwyth 11.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tywyn Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Morfa Tywyn Ward 1.5 miles
- Bryncrug Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Aberdovey Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Bryn-crug Parish 2.7 miles
- Llanegryn Parish 3.2 miles
- Aberdyfi Ward 3.7 miles
- Llangelynin Parish 4.8 miles
- Bro Dysynni Ward 5 miles
- Llangynfelyn Parish 5.3 miles
- Ysgubor-y-coed Parish 5.8 miles
- Pennal Parish 6.1 miles
Example postcodes in Gorllewin Tywyn
LL36 9HG, LL36 9BP, LL36 9HL, LL36 0DY, LL36 9HN, LL36 9EL, LL36 9EP, LL36 9EY, LL36 0DL … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 72.5 miles
- Cardiff Airport 87.1 miles
- Pendre Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Tywyn Wharf Railway Station 1.4 miles
Hotels near Gorllewin Tywyn Ad
- Peniarth arms 3 2.2 miles
- Dovey Inn 3 2.4 miles
- Penhelig Arms 5 2.4 miles
- Trefeddian Hotel 4 2.2 miles
- Macdonald Plas Talgarth Resort 3 5.8 miles
- Glan Yr Afon 4 5.8 miles
- The Wynnstay 3 8.6 miles
- Bae Abermaw Hotel 9.9 miles
- The Tilman 5 9.8 miles
- The White Lion Hotel 8.6 miles
Schools in Gorllewin Tywyn
- Ysgol Gynradd Penybryn Primary
- Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn Secondary
Local points of interest
- Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Museum 1.4 miles
- Talybont Estate 2.6 miles
- Aberdovey Harbour Harbour 3.1 miles
- Cadair Idris - Penygadair Mountains 10.5 miles
- Aberystwyth bandstand Theatre 11 miles
- Commodore cinema Theatre 11.2 miles
- Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Theatre Y Werin Theatre 11.2 miles
- Penglais Campus, University of Wales, Aberystwyth University 11.2 miles
- National Library of Wales Library 11.3 miles
- Old College, University of Wales, Aberystwyth University 11.3 miles
- Park Avenue Stadium Stadium 11.6 miles
- Aberyswyth Marina Harbour 11.7 miles