Aberdyfi
Aberdyfi, also known as Aberdovey, is a village and community in Gwynedd, Wales, located on the northern side of the estuary of the River Dyfi.

Aberdyfi, also known as Aberdovey, is a village and community in Gwynedd, Wales, located on the northern side of the estuary of the River Dyfi.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Artworks
16 Chapel Square,.
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Things to do
- 01Aberdyfi Outward Bound Centre
Also have centres in Cumbria and Scotland.
- 02Aberdovey Golf Club
The golf course is the 3rd best course in Wales and is in the new Top 100 Golf Courses of the World listings for Wales (2014), after the two Royals – Royal Porthcawl and Royal St Davids.
- 03Dovey Yacht Club
Walk up to the Bandstand on the hill above the village centre, for great views across the village and the estuary.
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Where to eat
Y Bwtri Blasus (Tasty Pantry), Sea View Terrace, Aberdyfi,. Mon-Sat from 9Am, Sun from 10AM. Cafe and delicatessen serving morning coffee, light lunches and afternoon teas. Their homemade puddings are a highlight. The Penhelig Arms, 27-29 Terrace Road (overlooking the estuary at the eastern end of the village),. Acclaimed 18th-century inn. You can eat in the bar or the adjacent restaurant, or even spend the night.
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Getting to Aberdyfi
- Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 119 km · Cardiff (CWL), 136 km · Manchester (MAN), 148 km
- Stations
- Aberdovey railway station, 800 m · Penhelig railway station, 600 m
- Liverpool → Aberdyfi120 km · quickest by road, 3h 32m · £13–18
- Cardiff → Aberdyfi132 km · quickest by road, 3h 50m · £18–24
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Aberdyfi160 km · quickest by road, 3h 35m · £18–24
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Aberdyfi
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Aberdyfi. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFerries from Ireland to Wales arrive at Holyhead (from Dublin) and Fishguard (from Rosslare).
- Go nextUnless you've brought your speedboat, though, it's a 35-mile journey by road, as the first bridge across the River Dyfi is at Machynlleth.
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- Ynyslasvillage in Wales1.7 km
- Ynys Tachweddhamlet in the United Kingdom3.1 km