Tywyn is a small coastal town in Gwynedd, Wales, sitting on the southern shore of Cardigan Bay. It’s known for a long sandy beach and Victorian promenade and lies at the edge of Snowdonia, with the dramatic massif of Cadair Idris not far inland.
The town has a strong local identity with a sizeable Welsh‑speaking community, tourism and local services forming the economic backbone. Tywyn is famous for the preserved Talyllyn Railway, which runs from the town towards Abergynolwyn, and for its medieval church and coastal heritage, making it a quiet but culturally rich base for exploring the region.
Postcode districts covering Tywyn
Most populated places nearby
- Aberystwyth 12.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Morfa Tywyn Ward 0.1 miles
- Gorllewin Tywyn Ward 1.4 miles
- Bryncrug Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Llanegryn Parish 3 miles
- Bryn-crug Parish 3.2 miles
- Aberdovey Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Llangelynin Parish 4.1 miles
- Aberdyfi Ward 5.1 miles
- Bro Dysynni Ward 5.5 miles
- Llwyngwril Built-up area 5.8 miles
- Llangynfelyn Parish 6.5 miles
- Arthog a Llangelynnin Ward 6.9 miles
Example postcodes in Tywyn
LL36 0DE, LL36 9EH, LL36 0AB, LL36 9DB, LL36 9DW, LL36 9DH, LL36 0DN, LL36 0TE, LL36 9DT … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 73 miles
- Cardiff Airport 88 miles
- Tywyn Wharf Railway Station 0.1 miles
- Tywyn Railway Station 0.1 miles
Hotels near Tywyn Ad
- Peniarth arms 3 2.2 miles
- Dovey Inn 3 3.4 miles
- Trefeddian Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- Penhelig Arms 5 3.5 miles
- Macdonald Plas Talgarth Resort 3 7 miles
- Glan Yr Afon 4 7.1 miles
- The Tilman 5 9.5 miles
- Bae Abermaw Hotel 9.6 miles
- The Sandbanks 9.6 miles
- The Wynnstay 3 9.9 miles
Schools in Tywyn
- Ysgol Gynradd Penybryn Primary
- Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn Secondary
Local points of interest
- Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Museum 0.1 miles
- Talybont Estate 2.1 miles
- Aberdovey Harbour Harbour 4 miles
- Cadair Idris - Penygadair Mountains 10.9 miles
- Aberystwyth bandstand Theatre 11.5 miles
- Commodore cinema Theatre 11.6 miles
- Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Theatre Y Werin Theatre 11.8 miles
- Old College, University of Wales, Aberystwyth University 11.8 miles
- Penglais Campus, University of Wales, Aberystwyth University 11.8 miles
- National Library of Wales Library 11.8 miles
- Park Avenue Stadium Stadium 12 miles
- Aberyswyth Marina Harbour 12.1 miles