North West Wales : Porth Ceiriad Beach

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Porth Ceiriad lives up to the saying goes that "its not the destination, but the journey that counts" - and this applies in buckets to Porth Ceiriad. You will need to navigate well, negotiate the tricky single lane road, which will filter out the SUVs or caravans and then trust yourself that you are in the car park when the road ends in a field. Look in the hedge and you will find the pay and display! The journey's not over, there's a 500m walk down to the cliff tops and then a walk down to the beach.

It is however a pot of Welsh Gold at the end of the rainbow and is truly worth the trip. As the faint hearted and unmotivated will fall by the wayside the chances are you will have paradise to yourself. Pitch a tent and stay a while. Oh and the waves - big, powerful and varied across the whole tide. But then you didn't expect anything less did you?!

Details
Driving Access: After the A499 challenging navigation and single lane road to car park
Car Park spaces: Plenty - pay and display
Price: Less than £5 - in a field!
Beach facilities: Nil
Beach type: Sand
Break type: Beach
Pub: Nil
Sort of wave: Plunging
Peaks: Beach
Left/Right: Lefts
Offshore wind direction: Northerly
Local highlights: You won't need more than this location
National Trust: No

Ratings
Ability: Novice - Legend
Kids: 1 - Just the beach
Other stuff: 1- Just the beach
Access: 1 - The journey is the reward....
Urban proximity: More cows than people
Water quality: Good

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