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 0DN, LL36 9RU, LL36 0AN, LL36 0DQ, LL36 9AU, LL36 0AJ, LL36 9AN, LL36 9DE, LL36 9EY … 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
- Salt Marsh Apartment 4 0.2 miles
- Peniarth Arms Hotel 3 2.2 miles
- Trefeddian Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- Penhelig Arms 5 3.5 miles
- Bae Abermaw Hotel 9.6 miles
- Tynycornel Hotel 3 9.6 miles
- The Tilman 5 9.5 miles
- Tyr Graig Castle 4 10 miles
- The White Lion Hotel 9.9 miles
- Min Y Mor Hotel 9.7 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