• A long coastline, taken from a cliff view, with a sandy beach, blue sea and overcast sky. Looking towards a headland in the distance with some buildings.
  • A long coastline, taken from a cliff view, with a sandy beach, blue sea and overcast sky. Looking towards a headland in the distance and two white buildings in the foreground.
  • The Tŷ Coch Inn with a aubergine frontage, a stone wall and steps on to the beach.
  • An old ship's anchor protruding out of the beach, next to blue sea, with cliffs and buildings in the background.
  • A close-up of a blue painted boat.
  • A Welsh flag – a white and green strip and a red dragon – flying on a flagpole.
  • Out-of-focus stone wall looking out towards small boats in a blue sea.
  • Close-up of moss on rocks, with out-of-focus coastline in the background.
  • Out-of-focus moss, with two white buildings on a distant shoreline.
Tŷ Coch Inn, Morfa Nefyn

After surviving Storm Betty, we got up early to explore more of North Wales, by visiting the small village of Morfa Nefyn on the north coast of the Llŷn Peninsula. The plan was to walk to the old fishing village of Porthdinllaen, which is primarily accessible via the beach.

The car park was atop the cliffs, so we descended some steep steps in strong winds. Luckily, once we reached the shoreline, it was more sheltered. We walked along the bottom of the cliffs, traversing sand and rocks, passing abandoned weathered ship anchors and brightly painted moored boats.

We finally arrived at the secluded bay, with plenty of boats stationed in the water and the Tŷ Coch Inn prominently displayed on the seafront, nestled directly on the beach. Monty played in the water and we watched a few children swimming; it was far too cold for me.

On the way back, we had to take a slight detour. This was because the tide had eaten most of the beach that we walked along on the way out. Luckily, it was all still passable, as we carefully stepped over the rocks and a conveniently placed path cut out of the cliff.

The final challenge was to climb back up the steps to the car.

A panorama of the Welsh coastline, taken from a cliff top.
Morfa Nefyn, Wales