The Atlas Obscura Guide To Tywyn

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tywyn, Wales

Updated July 13, 2022

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Unusual Attractions in Tywyn

Looking down into the stone circle

Tywyn, Wales

Eglwys Gwyddelod Stone Circle

A modest stone circle in North Wales.

Llyn Barfog on a cloudy, atmospheric day

Tywyn, Wales

Llyn Barfog

According to legend, King Arthur killed a beast that dwelled beneath the waters of this Welsh lake.

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The Time and Tide Bell, at low tide.

Aberdyfi, Wales

Aberdovey Time and Tide Bell

According to legend, this bell once belonged to a kingdom now lost beneath the waves.

3 miles from Tywyn

Fitzcarraldo

Gwynedd, Wales

Fitzcarraldo

In a boatyard near Aberdyfi is a nautically inspired work of art.

5 miles from Tywyn

Borth, Wales

Forest of Borth

A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.

6 miles from Tywyn

Cors Dyfi

Machynlleth, Wales

Cors Dyfi

Ospreys visit this location every year to nest.

7 miles from Tywyn

The Bron-Yr-Aur cottage in 2004.

Machynlleth, Wales

Bron-Yr-Aur

Led Zeppelin wrote some of their most iconic songs at this little 18th-century Welsh cottage.

9 miles from Tywyn

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