Is Barmouth Worth a Visit? - Seafront Tour, North Wales
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- Опубликовано: 13 янв 2025
- The town is on the west coast of Wales, looking out onto Cardigan Bay, in the southern part of Snowdonia. So if you are looking for the outdoors - walking, cycling, paddleboarding, kayaking, paddling in the sea or building sandcastles then Barmouth is the perfect centre.
Barmouth's history can be explored via the Heritage Trail, and visiting the two museums. There is a wide range of independent shops, cafes. pubs and restaurants, so a day can be spent browsing, dipping in and out of shops with regular coffee stops, and maybe an ice cream on the harbour watching the boats and seagulls. From Barmouth there are many places you can go for a day out. You can explore slate mines, travel on heritage steam trains, visit castles, gardens and prehistoric monuments.
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Loved it Tim,loved all the buildings and little shops,shame the churches have been made into shops,the beach looked really inviting,you'll need a bucket and spade soon for Casper ,see you Sunday take care thanks 😊
Loved it! Such happy memories from there 🍻
Looks fantastic especially in the sunshine must visit sometime x
I've missed a trick there, Tim. Been all over North Wales but never visited the place. What a lovely seaside town. 😍
Barmouth, also known as Abermaw or Y Bermo, is a lovely place. When I was a teenager it was the cool place to be; hanging round the fair by day and sneaking into the Sandancer club at night, when we perhaps weren't quite old enough... 😅 More recently The Dragon Theatre had great Jazz gigs in the basement. Thank you for showing what a beauty of a place Barmouth is, although it's just up the coast from me, I rarely get there these days, so I really enjoyed your tour.
Thanks Jenny means a lot
Thanks Tim, thanks for giving me an overview might look into a weekend away there ( from Leicester)
I'm over on the Northeast Coast and they call folk from South Sheilds Sandancers.
No it’s not beautiful. It’s amazing. It’s my happy place.❤
This was my childhood destination, my Husband is taking me back in 10 days. This place is so special to me as it's where i would make the most special memories with my Grandparents from birth. Their ashes were scattered here just this year, they loved this place ❤ im so excited.
Been going to barmouth every year since I was a kid in 1988, I get the pleasure of now taking my kids and sharing all my memories. My favourite place in the world
We spent many a happy holiday just outside Barmouth. Stunning place, the beaches are amazing, all the way over to Harlech. Apart from some shops, nothing much has changed here in years. Thank you so much for this post ❤
you are welcome Trish! I hope you subscribed
Barmouth is a lovely mix of old world town, seaside and beautiful scenery. I love it ! Your film brought back happy memories of summer days spent there with my girls 😊
yes agree! thanks Gary :-)
I spent most of my childhood here, I had some amazing summers here and still visit every year, it's beautiful 💖
Agree Natalie it's small but holds so many memories
Me too , now take our grandchildren every year now
Me too, I now take my own kids every year, I think there’s a lot of people that constantly return to the area as it’s so beautiful, I just got back from there after Easter weekend, stopped in my parents caravan just outside Barmouth at Talybont.
@@Danny_Transition_Patrol our caravan was at Talybont 😀
My main Barmouth memory from 1965 as a six-year-old is the relentless pouring rain and the lamp post that made a dent in my Dad's car when he reversed into it! I have since learned that much of Wales looks a lot better on a sunny day, and that your tours are enjoyable.
Thanks .. means a lot
To be fair, if you’re driving through the valleys when the mist is in the trees it’s magical
Can't believe I haven't heard of this beautiful place. Looks well worth a visit 👍
It's so tiny .. but worth a visit
Just be careful parking in the pay & display car parks my hubby did the same as a lot of others did parked by the back wall but was on double yellow lines which were covered by sand lots of irate people later with £30 fines
I used to go to Talybont on holiday every year as child in the 60’s and 70’s and we’d pop in to Barmouth. When I was around 14, me, my brother and cousin went there on the train as there wasn’t enough room for us in the car. The trip was stunning along part of the coast and we came over the estuary bridge into Barmouth, where we were met by Uncle & Aunt and taken to the caravan site. Kids couldn’t do that today sadly. It’s been many years since I’ve been back, but this brings back a lot of memories as lately I’ve yearned to go back and revisit.
I have to say I love this place I've been here loads of times and going again today👍
Wonderful video. I first came to Barmouth in 1959 when I was 5 years old on the train from Walsall, West Midlands. I remember getting off the train at Tal-y-bont Halt. We walked down the narrow stonewalled lane to a caravan site located just behind the beach. I have been in love with the area ever since and now have my own caravan located just off that lane I walked down those many years ago. Happy, happy sunfilled days.
thanks John , hope u subscribed
I used to go to that caravan park every yr from 1958 to the mid 60's John, do you remember the big grey horse that used to look over the wall in case we had a carrot or apple to give it and the little rubber shoes we wore on the stoney beach. Happy times never forgotten.😊
You have a good memory. I visited about that time, and at about the same age, but I remember absolutely nothing.
Looks so pretty, what a gem of a place! I’d never heard of it before but will be on my list now. The sandy beach is gorgeous🥰🥰
Yes this beach is beautiful
Barmouth was the last holiday I went on with my parents in about 1973. We stayed in the Min Y Mor hotel right next to the beach. Bombed across in my Dad's maroon Ford Anglia at night. Remember going through Corby and seeing the Iron Foundry in action. It took 10 hours to get there from Caister. Dad was concerned about negotiating 1 in 4 hills without the brakes failing or the clutch burning out. Spent many days on that lovely beach and watching the sun going down over the sea. Made 2 friends who liked Footy and Tennis, Belinda from Alveston & Richard from Dursley. After Mum passed in 2015 to join Dad, I returned with my wife in 2016. The hotel is still there and has been extended. Thanks Tim for reminding me of a brilliant holiday and great memories.
you are welcome! I had some great summer memories here too ;-)
Great memories!
I’d never even heard of Barmouth and just had to visit after seeing this video. What a beautiful place . We had lovely weather and whiled away a good few hours on the beach
It's beautiful
Spent many a day with the wife and children always lucky with the weather which helps. The bridge and estuary are a gem and maybe a mention for Harold Lowe.
great place
Absolutely GORGEOUS 😍 ❤️ 💖 This place ...the mountains/ ocean remind me of Italy !! 👍👍👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶✈️🏴💕💞
Definately!!! I haven't been for about 10 years so great to see it on a sunny day 😎
An absolute gem of a town Harlech and Barmouth are my favourite beaches in Wales. And Fairbourne is worth a visit too. Watch out for Weaver Fish which have burrow under the sand in the sea and have spines which can give you a nasty sting.you go in the sea wear something on your feet About 2 hours from where I live and the drive there is breath taking. I liked it that much I got married a few miles away in Dolgellau.
Couldn't agree more! yes those Weaver Fish !!! ouch
Hi Tim. My husband and I got married in Ty'r Graig castle in Barmouth. It over looks that beautiful beach. And when our eldest daughter was young (she's got a newborn son herself now) we used to spend hours and hours at the harbour crabbing. It's just an absolutely blissful place to be/visit with some gorgeous restaurants. And as long as you have the weather for it it makes you believe you are abroad ❤
wow I bet that was nice place to get married! ;-)
Aww how lovely❤,my late partner found us Ty r Graig,we loved it there when Janet and Khalid had it. My profile picture is of me and my late partner in the garden overlooking the beautiful bay ( sadly lost him ❤one month later July 2014). I still go every year but stay in a van on Suñnysands ) very relaxing and I have been lucky enough to have seen the 🦈🦈🦈
, Dolgellau is also lovely and quaint with great walks
Love Barmouth very nice place . 1st visited Barmouth 1985 .really enjoying these trips you do .your little baby is so beautiful .☀️⛱️👍☕🌼
I spent 12 years there and loved it. Would love to go back and live. It's a friendly place with lots going on in the summer. I've seen some of the. Best sunsets there. It's just beautuful.
Couldn't agree more!
Of course it's worth a visit, it my favourite seaside town. Thank you for going there Tim, and reminding me of what makes it so brilliant. I love that it never changes, and it never disappoints. What about the scenery too, isn't it beautiful? I wonder where you're going next 🤔 Aberystwyth maybe?
Hoe did you know .. coming on Sunday 😉
Just a hunch! 😁 Great, I love Aber too 👍
"never changes" XD
I've got a classic motorcycle and am down to Barmouth today. Lovely run down from Bala and then back up the coastline - wonderful.
I bet thats great
Been visiting here since my 80s childhood. Has one of the cleanest beaches, and is a really sweet little town, with some amazing scenery. I hope it never loses its character or reputation
I totally agree!
I come from Wolverhampton and love Welsh Wales in general, but particularly love Barmouth. Been there loads of times.
its a great place
Never been. It looks lovely. It’s quite old-fashioned but with the new eateries and statues. Quaint. Far less brash than some of the other Welsh resorts. Nice place to go for the day or the weekend in good weather.
What’s amazing is that there’s no plastic waste on the beach.
Railway station entrance needs a lick of paint!
lol its always great weather here ...lol
Thank God it's old-fashioned!
Barmouth is always worth visit love it anytime
Barmouth is my favourite seaside town, I have been going there for 40 years and I have many fond family memories of the town by the sea, watching my children grow up, I never ever get tired of it. The very best place for a children's summer holiday, there's just everything there that you will need and great safe beaches for the children. The beach at Dyffryn Arduddwy , a small village on the road out of Barmouth towards Harlech is an absolute gem, fabulous for children , and you can park your car within 100 yards of the beach. Lots of rabbits in the sandunes! A great video Tim, but I will add a little additional attraction which I would suggest you visit which most visitors are unaware of. Walking down Barmouth high street take one of the back streets, and find Gloddfa Road, it's very steep, so beware if you have a heart condition, after about 100 yards you will start to see the wonderful views over Barmouth Bay, and on the right hand side look for a gate, and here I plagiarise from someone else's observations; Quote ' On the slopes of Dinas Olau above Barmouth is a small walled area. Known as the Frenchman's Grave, this is the burial place and memorial of Auguste Guyard, a French philosopher who came to Barmouth after fleeing from the Siege of Paris. On the wall is a plaque which says:
Here lies a sower who
Sowed right up to the grade,
Truth, goodness and beauty,
with idolatry,
Through a thousand battles of
the pen and of the hands.
Such works in this world are not compensated for.
The Frenchman's Grave is a good vantage point for views over the harbour, Mawddach Estuary and down the coast towards Fairbourne.' Unquote.
Everytime I visit Barmouth I have to go there, and each time the climb is harder, but well worth it.
Enjoy.
nice thanks for that David
We used to camp at the seaside estate in Dyffryn Arduddwy. Beautiful beaches and a lovely secure campsite. When we were children there used to be an old wartime lookout post near the entrance to the beach.
Just back up the lane to Talybont there was a wonderful Italian restaurant called Tony's too. I love this little part of Wales ❤
Been going there for years and never get bored of the place. Just love it
;-)
I've been to Barmouth yearly ever since I was a kid. It was our go to holiday home when we needed to get away from everything. We stop at Barmouth bay holiday park further down the coast. Surprisingly it's always pretty quiet and peaceful. Going for evening walks on the beach and watching the sunset with my family was always my favourite thing. Furthermore you just can't beat freshly made doughnuts on the coast. This year I turn 18 and we just went last Easter. Time flies way too fast. Now I'm about to take my a level exams next week and hopefully go to University. No matter what happens this will always be my happy place and seeing this video makes me miss it already. Can't wait to go back next year and sit for hours watching the tides.
Wow thanks for sharing
My wife has been nagging me for years for us to visit this place... now after watching your video, it's on the list. Thankyou Tim 🙏
Have fun!
You brought the weather with you! good man ☺
Always
Just got back Friday from camping in Barmouth it's a nice place beach is lovely especially when the sun is shining and great walks too worth a visit
Sounds great!
Get the Trawscymru bus from Wrexham across Llangollen, Bala & Dolgellau
Stopped over in September 2023 in a motorhome ,the weather was fantastic and well worth a longer stay in the future ..sat at The Bath House with a coffee or two just admiring the scenery...
I first went to Barmouth as a 15 year old in 1968, fell in love with the place and the surrounding area, seen many changes over the years but it still my favourite holiday destination ..Its great for young families and pensioners but no so great for teenagers etc.
yes but I had great childhood memories here
Been to Barmouth many times first time with 2 of my children in 1975. Have swum in the sea here, Came several times
over the years Loved it. Remember the tornadoes flying down the estuary.
Lots of memories. Not been since 1996. Must go back. Soon
you should Chris
Brilliant video again Tim, very appealing place. Been there many times. Back 30 more years ago, there was the Barmouth mini trains but all gone now.
Glad you enjoyed it
Nicely put over n enjoyable viewing, lovely day for you
thank you for sharing your video,
Take care all the best n cheers.
Glad you enjoyed it hope you subscribed too :-)
I went to Barmouth many years ago it was lovely then so glad it's still lovely and pretty I remember sitting on a wall on the sea front thank you for showing us as I now have seen bits of Barmouth I have not seen before
You are welcome Sally
A place i always go back to since i was a kid!!! Really fond memories
me too ;-)
Barmouth is brill we first came as a couple on a Royal Enfield motor bike tent and all stayed the other end of the beach at Hendre Mynach camp site 40 years ago. Still visit there but in our camper its a lovely place.
June 2015 went on hendre mynach campsite & it rained every day for a week ..but been there many times with the kids & had lovely weather & we still love the place
great place
I have vivid memories of coming here when I was a kid. My step dads cousin runs a crabbing boat and I remember he had bought the old court house to renovate.
a lot of people have been here as a kid lol
My father was best friends and worked with idris and pat pew ....... of inglenook cottages .......... i wonder ?
Idris run a crabbing boat and pat sold dressed crab and fish goods at one of the sheds on the prom . She was an irish lady .
We camped at Talybont five miles outside Barmouth for over 15 years. Lovely area, well worth walking over the half mile long bridge at the side of the railway. Nice chippy as well.
Thanks for the tips!
I’ve never liked those Russian dolls, they’re just so full of them selves. Love Barmouth I’ve been going for years I had a caravan over the estuary at Llwyngwril and there’s some awesome places to camp and take a camper van too locally, Harlech castle is a must ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for sharing!!
I love Barmouth with ALL my heart as i have been there hundreds of time, it is well worth a visit most definitely!
Barmouth is such a beautiful place, we visit from Oxfordshire 4 or 5 times a year staying between Bala and Barmouth, lots to do lovely walks and The Mermaid is the best for fish n chips, we are visiting for a week in a couple of weeks time and we can’t wait, great little video 👍 cheers Paul
Thanks Paul
Hi. Tim I remember many years ago me and my late husband going on holiday here in our camper van we stayed at a lovely camping and caravanning club site I am hoping to go on a day trip on a coach in August it will surely bring happy memories back
Sounds great!
Another great vlog. Barmouth is beautiful. Ive been to most places in Wales but not Barmouth so this was a real treat. ! 👍
Wow .. alot of people miss it .. cos its sooo small
I go here every year on holiday and have enjoyed it every time. The shops and food are amazing
The panoramic walk at Barmouth is well worth a go, fantastic scenery
defo
Loved Barmouth absolutely brilliant stop off place to explore beautiful Wales I stopped off for 3 days on way to Portmerion. I can't wait to go back
agree! Maggie
Thanks Tim it look so lovely great views watching this evening baby sitting my grand children both parents out at work anyway thanks again best wishes Yvonne
Glad you enjoyed it Yvonne
Stunning beach at Barmouth, loved the sand dunes, only visited for the day and probably didn't see most of it ! Would love to go back
I love this place
After watching another one of your brilliant video's, I just booked a hotel in Barmouth , keep up the good work, thanks Chris from Peterborough
Wow Chris.. of only I was on commission 😆
It was rainy and misty when I visited Barmouth and it was stunning. It would be nice to see it when it is sunny.
Absolutely love Barmouth. One of my favourite places in my favourite country. So many lovely memories of this place..
Spent all my holidays in Barmouth where my grandparents lived lovely to see it again and looking so good Pat .
thanks for watching pat, I. hope it brought back some memories
@@WalkWithMeTim yes beings back lots of memories every time I see pictures of Barmouth and Fairbourne where my Mother was born Patricia Lawson
That was such a nice and enjoyable video. Thank you. It’s many years since I went to Barnmouth. I went to college in Harlech 32 yrs ago. Xxx
Thanks Catchy you should try to re visit?
My grandparents had a house there when I was little so I used to go a lot. I’ve been a few times in the last couple of years and it’s still as nice. A lot of childhood memories there.
Thank you for an entertaining video once again! Im going to visit the UK (mainly Wales and England) this summer. These videos of yours are really inspiring my friend and me of places to visit!
you are welcome! Please do visit its small but a gem in Wales
Thanks Tim,beautiful little town,been many times in the past,we used to stay every year at a friends in Dinas Mawwdwy ,which is fairly near.Not been now for quite a few years so it was a lovely reminder of Barmouth and the welsh coast. 😀😎
you are welcome Alan
Brought back many happy memories thank you.
I doubt this place will ever lose its charm ❤
Agree 😃
Lovely town, very bustling and in an incredibly beautiful area with loads to see and do.
Absolutely
Just got back from a week in Barmouth, we are there every year and love it! Thank you for the video.. 👍🏻😎
you are welcome
I go to Barmouth every year for the holidays and stay a week in the sunny sands caravan park I totally agree you feel like you’re abroad when you’re there with nice weather I go very often because it’s so gorgeous and me and my family love it there. Yes the water is super clear isn’t it but you can never beat the views in the holiday park where we go too . Great vlog pal ! 😃
Great little vlog ! Last time I was there I was 13 , forty- six years ago , " Zebra striped trunks " ! At least they weren't flared lol : )
Lol
Come to Scotland!!🏴🏴
:-)
We're off to Barmouth next week for our honeymoon!
This is the best video I've seen so far showing the beauty of the area and things it has to offer 😀👌
Wow thanks Andy
Have lived in Sydney for years , but Barmouth was the place I’d go every year when I was a kid growing up in London Love Barmouth, always remember the arcades and the fish and chips and Sangria restaurant as it was called back in the 70s, near the train station. takes me back this video , hope to visit again soon , thanks again for the video 👍
I absolutely love Barmouth, I visited a couple of times last year with my parents and my 3 kids. The eldest 2 are in their mid to late teens and unfortunately, they complain when I tell them that we are going to Barmouth again. They get bored easily, it's a shame they don't enjoy the simple things in life. I love walking around the little town, looking in all the shops and restaurants/cafes and just sitting by the beach. I would love to live there.
As a North Walian myself, I'm a little ashamed to say I had no idea Barmouth was this nice! I went there a couple of times as a kid for days at the beach, but I'm thinking we couldn't have strayed too far from the vicinity of the train station. The actual town and harbour is lovely!
wow! yes you can pass in the car and overlook
lol, probably best not to mention the Sandancer, a frequent in my younger days, it’s always been a quaint little go to place for us West Midlanders 😄👍
Just so peacefull
agree
I've been going to barmouth for as long as I can remember
it is an excellent place to visit for a nice seaside town holiday, especially with children due to the fair and arcades
I go camping here very year with my dad and we used to stay in my nan's caravan, its always a lovely visit and its a very nostalgic place for me personally
there is so much I could say about barmouth, from the food and shops to the beaches, and everything I have done and experienced there, it is 100% worth a visit
even just as a day out, it is lovely all round
Totally agree tash
You are so brilliant at Vlogging...so crystal clear and you make me want to viist most of the places.
yay thanks Sandra!
Oh I've only been to Barmouth for a day out but that was years agoits a love place
We spend all our summer here in our caravan (also visit in winter) been visiting scince i was a kid and now I come with my family... absolutely beautiful place it's definitely our second home ❤ great video tim!
you are so lucky! thanks for watching Natalie
Hi Tim. Love the quaint town of Barnmouth. Answer to your question is yes as you have given me yet another holiday destion. Thank you I think!
lol you are welcome Marie
We love Barmouth, we have stayed at the Bluebells guest house, lovely clean place and fabulous value for money.
agree
Barmouth is beautiful 😍 the beach is gorgeous 😍 my family moved there from Wolverhampton many years ago and they love it ❤️
I totally agree!
Mum & Dad took us to Shell Island, just a few miles up the coast for 15 years running, so I know Barmouth, Harlech, Lovely corner of the world.
Agree
I spent two weeks there, years ago. First week, glorious sunshine; second week, apocalyptic rain for seven days.
wow .. bet it looked diffrent
We go to Shell Island often so know Barmouth well.We were there 2 weeks ago and that red landrover just after The Lobster Pot was parked in the same place!
what ...
Love Barmouth family have been going there since the 50s.
Good breakfast at the Milk Bar just over the level crossing.
Recommended 👍
Thanks for the tips!
@@WalkWithMeTim no problem used to stop at Rowen Farm just up the coast in Talybont lovely little camp site
I lived near Barmouth for 10 years. Loved this area. I lived in a place called Tywyn a gorgeous seaside resort. Thank you for showing this video.
you are welcome
Used to go to Barmouth and shell island evey year when I was young, and now I take my son and my girlfriends children too. Excellent place to visit either for a weekend getaway or a week holiday.
agree! bit small but good things ...
@@WalkWithMeTim yea definatly, I remember going to the original rock shop when I was 10years old (I'm 34 now) and then spending an hour or 2 in the amusements on the 2p machines.
Been going to barmouth for years. I love it . We have our van stored in barmouth now . Can't wait for the summer holidays. 2 weeks in the mist gorgeous place
Barmouth .
:-)
I spent many many happy weeks in Barmouth kn holiday, love the place. Walk over the bridge its amazing. Also If you go to Barmouth, go by train, it's one of the most beautiful train rides in the country.
We’re going for the first time on Wednesday. Really looking forward to it so this video is perfect!
have fun
I’ve been to Barmouth most years from 1988 either staying in the town or just outside in Talybont it has a really good feel factor I love it.
:-)
Had a yacht moored there in the 1980's. Used to drive from Sheffield to sail round the Bay over the weekend. I can see the Yacht Club is still there. So many sailors came from the Midlands we were called " Birminghams Navy " .
😉
I go to Barmouth alot, But it's the first time I've seen the Town with your Blog. Cheers I just sit out side a pub in town "people watching" then get the coach back to Prestatyn. Janet Kelly North Wales.
My mum and dad loved Barmouth so much they moved there from Coventry. In 1963. II was 9 at the time. They ran a BnB up the hill next to Davy Jones’s Locker
Ran up it .. wow
Great quality video my friend, I used to live in Barmouth for a couple of years and on a good clear day you can see Ireland.
wow can you!
My grandparents have a caravan there and I’m going to be honest after going for nine years it can feel worn out having exhausted all the activities but it’s definitely worth a visit. Such a great place!
agree
Wales does take beautiful to the next level.
agree
Hi Tim .. so sorry I missed you today. It is a beautiful place. So nice to see people out again enjoying the day and the sun. Hope you had a wonderful time Tim . Views are so pretty. The beach looks amazing. Thanks so much Tim for taking us all away on a walk. ☀️
Yes nice bit of sun lol... thanks for coming with me
@@WalkWithMeTim you are welcome. It is was lovely there. Tim you and Gaby and the children have a wonderful weekend.☀️
another place I have been to - a couple of times we had some camping trips to nearby then went into town - a lovely place. Only you Tim can go to all these great British resorts and have lovely weather then go to Benidorm and get rained off ha ha ha
lol I know you couldn't make it up!