Yesterday we visited Porth Ceriad to see if we could find some better rock pooling. A couple visiting the farm we are staying at Gwynfryn Farm recommended the beach to us as a real find. Peaceful with stunning scenery. They did say it was a little difficult to find, and after driving up quite a lot of the wrong country lanes (that were very thin, and praying I didn’t meet anyone coming the other way) I have to agree.
How to find Porth Ceriad
You drive through Abersoch and then take a left just before a gate with a road sign and a sticker on!!! This is in fact exactly what you do (you don’t have to drive up all the other country lanes) but the said sticker is a little difficult to see so we did pass it the first time!
After you turn down the ‘secret’ road you need to have £3 ( 3 £1 coins) for the barrier which lets you drive along into the car park at the top of the steps. You can also access the Welsh Coastal Path at this point too. We drove through the barrier and parked the car in a field at the top of a very steep hill (me wondering if it was going to topple into the sea!).
It was then a 15 minute walk down a path and some steps. The view was beautiful. Unfortunately my phone had been dropped in some water that morning (kids!) so my photos haven’t all worked out but you can get the idea from these.
The beach was practically deserted. There was only one other family on the beach when we arrived and a couple at the far end fishing. Some girls arrived to body board whilst we were there and a few other people arrived a bit later on, but it was incredibly quiet. For us with our Mini Travellers it was probably a little too off the beaten path as when they decided thy had had enough it was quite a stroll back to the car. Also as we are visiting in September the rest of the beaches haven’t been too busy anyway.
But I can imagine in August if you are looking for a bit of beach without too many others on it, Porth Ceriad is worth a hunt for.
17 Comments
Louise
6th September 2014 at 6:00 amLooks like a beautiful beach and always good to know where to find a quieter one in the summer months although as you say perhaps a little too out of the way for little ones. Sounds like it was lovely whilst you were there though 🙂
Mini Travellers
6th September 2014 at 7:45 amYes definitely be better in a couple of years
Iona@redpeffer
6th September 2014 at 7:32 amI love making discoveries like this. I can see why you missed the sign-that sticker’s tiny!
Mini Travellers
6th September 2014 at 7:44 amI know I don’t think they want you to find it!
Christine
6th September 2014 at 8:11 amLooks like a great find and a lovely beach. Although I’d probably need to add a small beach cafe to make it perfect for me! #countrykids
Mini Travellers
6th September 2014 at 9:29 amLook out for my post on Nefyn that really is the perfect beach.
LearnerMother
6th September 2014 at 8:38 amIt’s great when you find a secret spot all to yourself – I did laugh at the tiny sticker though!! Would love to explore North Wales more one day… #countrykids
Mini Travellers
6th September 2014 at 9:28 amI know it’s hilarious isn’t it. Not exactly obvious.
sarah christie
6th September 2014 at 9:48 amWow that looks like heaven a secret beach x
Mini Travellers
7th September 2014 at 8:07 amthanks for commenting Sarah
Coombemill
6th September 2014 at 10:01 amI love beaches like this, it feels such a great find and you miss the crowds too. We have somewhere very similar close to us and also call it the secret beach. The walk down is all part of the adventure. Thank you for sharing your beach find on country Kids.
Mini Travellers
7th September 2014 at 8:07 amWe ave one down the road in West Kirby too, might head there today
Kim Carberry
6th September 2014 at 2:21 pmLovely photos! It looks such a wonderful place to visit!
Mini Travellers
7th September 2014 at 8:04 amthank you it really was
WildFamilyFun
7th September 2014 at 10:50 amWhat an amazing beach and I was so glad I clicked on your photo as we live in Cardiff and visit the Gower beaches. Our favourite is Oxwich Bay, lovely and clean and we get to forgage for mussels on the rocks at the edge of the beach also.
We will visting your beach I think, great directions so thank you for sharing.
Mini Travellers
7th September 2014 at 5:00 pmoh fantastic I’m very glad
Adventure Togs
12th September 2014 at 1:27 pmSounds like bliss to me x
#countrykids