Barmouth, United Kingdom Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

The best approach to BARMOUTH (Abermaw) is from the south, where the Cambrian Coast rail line sweeps across the Mawddach River from tiny Fairbourne , over 113 rickety-looking wooden spans. It's still the haunt of English holidaymakers from the Midlands, who fashioned Barmouth as a sea-bathing resort in the nineteenth century, but also warrants some attention for breezy rambles on the cliffs of Dinas Oleu , above the town, and a great walk around the mouth of the estuary. Central attractions don't extend beyond the Ty Gwyn Museum (July–Sept Tues–Sun 10.30am–5pm; free), a medieval … more »