Aberdyfi
Aberdyfi is a Village in the county of Gwynedd.
Aberdyfi postcode: LL35 0NT
There are great places to visit near Aberdyfi including some great towns, ancient sites, mountains, lakes, historic monuments, old mines and ruins.
Don't miss Pwllheli, and Barmouth's towns if visiting the area around Aberdyfi.
Places near Aberdyfi feature a number of interesting ancient sites including St. Cybi's Well.
Aberdyfi's best nearby mountains can be found at Y Garn, Arenig Fawr, Snowdon, and Cnicht.
The area around Aberdyfi boasts some of the best lakes including Llyn Ogwen, and Llyn Arenig fawr.
Arenig Fawr is one of Aberdyfi's best, nearby historic monuments to visit in Aberdyfi.
Don't miss Croesor Quarry's old mines if visiting the area around Aberdyfi.
There are a several good ruins in the area around Aberdyfi like Croesor Quarry.
Aberdyfi History
There are some historic monuments around Aberdyfi:
Places to see near Aberdyfi
Etymology of Aberdyfi
Bilingual welcome sign, using both the Welsh and anglicised spellings, on the approach to the village.
History of Aberdyfi
During the Spanish Armada of 1597, a Spanish ship, the Bear of Amsterdam missed her objective at Milford Haven and ended up having entered the Dyfi estuary. She was unable to leave for 10 days because of the wind and could not be boarded as no suitable boats were available. An attempt to burn her was frustrated by winds and when she did leave she ended up being captured by a waiting English fleet off the Cornish coast. In the 1700s, the village grew with the appearance of several of the inns still in current use (The Dovey Hotel, Britannia and Penhelig Arms). Copper was mined in the present Copperhill Street, and lead in Penhelig. An electoral ward of the same name stretches inland along the A494 road and includes Pennal community. The total population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 1,282.
