Y Felinheli is a small harbour village on the shore of the Menai Strait in Gwynedd, Wales, sitting roughly between Caernarfon and Bangor. The village looks across the water towards Anglesey and the mountains of Snowdonia, and its compact waterfront and marina give it a strong maritime character.
Historically known as Port Dinorwic, Y Felinheli grew around the export of slate from the Nantlle valley and had shipbuilding and dockside industries; today the economy is more centred on leisure boating, local services and people commuting to nearby towns. It remains a largely Welsh‑speaking community with active local clubs and a visible sense of history in its quays and streets.
Postcode districts covering Y Felinheli
Most populated places nearby
- Colwyn Bay 21.5 miles34.7 km
- Bangor 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Llandudno 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Holyhead 19.4 miles31.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Bethel a'r Felinheli Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Bethel Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Y Faenol Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Pentir Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Llanidan Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Llanrug Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Llanddeiniolen Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Brynsiencyn Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Llanddaniel Fab Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Bodowyr Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Penisa'r Waun Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Y Felinheli
LL56 4JP, LL56 4JW, LL56 4HX, LL56 4PA, LL56 4XD, LL56 4NQ, LL56 4QZ, LL56 4JT, LL56 4NY … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 57.1 miles91.9 km
- Manchester Airport 80.7 miles129.9 km
- Llanfairpwll Railway Station 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Bangor 4 miles6.5 km
Hotels near Y Felinheli Ad
- Garddfon Inn 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Garden Hotel 3 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Victoria Hotel Menai Bridge 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Meifod House 4 5 miles8.1 km
- Llety Arall 4 miles6.5 km
- The Slate 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Nomi Rooms and Restaurant 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Nant Yr Odyn Country Hotel & Restaurant Ltd 3 6.1 miles9.9 km
- Bishopsgate House Hotel 3 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Padarn Hotel 3 5.6 miles9 km
Schools in Y Felinheli
- Ysgol y Felinheli Primary
Local points of interest
- Plas Newydd Country house 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Llanidan House Estate 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Treborth Estate 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Caernarfon Town FC Stadium 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Farrar Road stadium Stadium 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Penrhyn Castle Estate 5 miles8.1 km
- National Slate Museum Museum 5.7 miles9.3 km
- Carneddau Mountains 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Traeth Lligwy Beach 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Llys Dulas Estate 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Port Trevor Harbour 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Maenan Abbey Historic site 16.4 miles26.4 km