Porthmadog – United Kingdom

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  • 16 Lombard St, Porthmadog LL49 9AP
  • 7 Britannia Terrace, Porthmadog LL49 9LY
  • 131 High St, Porthmadog LL49 9HB
  • 72 High St, Porthmadog LL49 9NW
  • 8 Market Square, Tremadog, Porthmadog LL49 9RB
  • 129 High St, Porthmadog LL49 9HA
  • 97 High St, Porthmadog LL49 9EU
  • 71 High St, Porthmadog LL49 9EU
  • 14 Lombard St, Porthmadog LL49 9AP
  • 84 High St, Porthmadog LL49 9NW

 

About Porthmadog

Porthmadog formerly known as Portmadoc until 1974 and affectionately called “Port” by locals, is a coastal town and hamlet in the Eifionydd district of Gwynedd, Wales, and the medieval county of Caernarfonshire. It is located 25 miles (40 km) north of Dolgellau, 20 miles (32 km) south of Caernarfon, and 5 miles (8 km) east of Criccieth. In 2011, 4,185 people called this area home; in 2019, that number has been estimated to be lower at 4,134.  In the nineteenth century, it flourished as a port for local slate; but, as that industry fell, the town adapted to become a shopping and tourist hub, thanks to its location near Snowdonia National Park and the Ffestiniog Railway. During that year (1987), it played host to the National Eisteddfod. Borth-y-Gest, Morfa Bychan, and Tremadog are all adjacent and part of it.

In order to recover most of Traeth Mawr from the sea for farming use, William Madocks constructed a sea wall, the Cob, between 1808 and 1811. This led to the development of Porthmadog. Afon Glaslyn was diverted, creating a new natural harbor deep enough for small ocean-going sailing ships, and the first public wharves opened in 1825.

Hotels in Porthmadog

  1. Premier Inn

Address: 118 Britannia Terrace, Porthmadog LL49 9AW, United Kingdom

  1. Travelodge

Address: Ffordd, Penamser Rd, Porthmadog LL49 9GB, United Kingdom

  1. Royal sportsman Hotel & Restaurant

Address: 131 High St, Porthmadog LL49 9HB, United Kingdom

  1. Tudor lodge

Address: Tan Yr Onnen, Penamser Rd, Porthmadog LL49 9NY, United Kingdom

  1. Yr Hen Fecws Restaurant and B&B

Address: 16 Lombard St, Porthmadog LL49 9AP, United Kingdom

  1. Queens Rooms

Address:  Ty’r Frenhines, Station Road, Porthmadog LL49 9HT, United Kingdom

  1. Penaber Bed and Breakfast

Address: Fford Morfa Bychan, Porthmadog LL49 9UR, United Kingdom

  1. Custom House

Address: Old Custom House, Britannia Terrace, Porthmadog LL49 9NB, United Kingdom

  1. Snowdon lodge

Address: Lawrence House, Church St, Tremadog, Porthmadog LL49 9PS, United Kingdom