SHADOWS

Walking over a small bridge at Ynys, Gwynedd, North Wales.

 

Ynys Giftan Island is situated in the Dwyrd

Estuary in a rural location overlooking the

picturesque town of Portmeirion and provides

panoramic views of stunning coastline,

mountains and the Irish Sea. The Island is

approximately 3 miles from the popular town

of Harlech and 10 miles from the town of

Porthmadog. It is accessible by boat at high tide

and at low tide by foot, tractor or other suitable

vehicle for traveling across the Estuary.

One of only 43 of Britain’s unbridged tidal

islands, Ynys Giftan is in the wide Afon

Dwyryd estuary near the village of Talsarnau

in Gwynedd, North Wales. The Island has been

unoccupied for many years and has a unique

history. It is said to have been gifted to the

current Lord Harlech’s ancestors by Queen Anne

in the early 1700s, hence it became known as

Ynys Giftan (‘Anne’s Gift Island’).

The Island is located within the Snowdonia

National Park, an area steeped in culture and

local history and a hugely popular tourist

destination noted for its great beauty, wonderful

walks, rides and beeches.

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