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 miles20 km
Neighbouring places
- Morfa Tywyn Ward 0.1 miles0.1 km
- Gorllewin Tywyn Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Bryncrug Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Llanegryn Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Bryn-crug Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Aberdovey Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Llangelynin Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Aberdyfi Ward 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Bro Dysynni Ward 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Llwyngwril Built-up area 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Llangynfelyn Parish 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Arthog a Llangelynnin Ward 6.9 miles11.1 km
Example postcodes in Tywyn
LL36 9EF, LL36 0DB, LL36 9EG, LL36 9BL, LL36 9HL, LL36 0DN, LL36 9AF, LL36 9HH, LL36 9HN … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 73 miles117.5 km
- Cardiff Airport 88 miles141.7 km
- Tywyn Wharf Railway Station 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Tywyn Railway Station 0.1 miles0.2 km
Hotels near Tywyn Ad
- Peniarth Arms Hotel 3 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Salt Marsh Apartment 4 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Trefeddian Hotel 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Penhelig Arms 5 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Bae Abermaw Hotel 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Tynycornel Hotel 3 9.6 miles15.5 km
- The Tilman 5 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Tyr Graig Castle 4 10 miles16 km
- The White Lion Hotel 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Min Y Mor Hotel 9.7 miles15.6 km
Schools in Tywyn
- Ysgol Gynradd Penybryn Primary
- Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn Secondary
Local points of interest
- Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Museum 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Talybont Estate 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Aberdovey Harbour Harbour 4 miles6.4 km
- Cadair Idris - Penygadair Mountains 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Aberystwyth bandstand Theatre 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Commodore cinema Theatre 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Theatre Y Werin Theatre 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Old College, University of Wales, Aberystwyth University 11.8 miles19 km
- Penglais Campus, University of Wales, Aberystwyth University 11.8 miles19 km
- National Library of Wales Library 11.8 miles19.1 km
- Park Avenue Stadium Stadium 12 miles19.4 km
- Aberyswyth Marina Harbour 12.1 miles19.5 km