Pwllheli
Pwllheli
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Pwllheli is the main
market town of the
Lleyn peninsula in northwestern
Wales. It is a mainly Welsh-speaking town, and is the place where
Plaid Cymru was founded.
The town's name means
saltwater basin. The pronunciation of
Pwllheli includes a sound not found in the English language, but is very approximately pu-HLEL-ee : in
IPA, .
The town was given its charter as a borough by the
Black Prince in
1355, and a street market is still held each Wednesday.
The town grew around the
shipbuilding and
fishing industries.
During the
1890s, the town was developed by
Solomon Andrews, a
Cardiff business man. This work included the
Promenade, roads and houses at West End. A
tramway was built linking the town to
Llanbedrog. The trams ran until
1927 when a section of track was seriously damaged by a storm.
*Ysgol Cymerau, Primary School
*Ysgol Glan Y Mor, Seconadary School
*Coleg Meirion Dwyfor
Rail
Pwllheli railway station is the terminus of the
Cambrian Coast Railway running to
Dovey Junction near
Machynlleth.
Road
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A499*
A497*
Plas Bodegroes, the only
Michelin Starred restaurant in Wales
*Two
Blue Flag beaches *
Penarth Fawr, a
fifteenth century house
*Marina
*Hafan Y Mor, a former
Butlins holiday camp now operated by
HavenPwllheli hosted the
National Eisteddfod in
1925 and
1955, as well as an unofficial National Eisteddfod event in
1875.
It is mentioned in the
Beatles "song"
Revolution 9, when
John Lennon says "Dogs were dogging, birds were birding, cats were catting, fish were fishing. Thence Pwllheli went swimming."
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Marina website
