Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Pwllheli
POP 4080
The peninsula's main market town and public-transport hub, Pwllheli (poolth-
heh
-lee;
meaning 'Salt-Water Pool') has a long sandy beach (blue-flagged Marian y De), a busy
marina and a staunchly Welsh population. It's also home to an unusual colony of herons
that has chosen to nest in willows near the town centre; look for them from Cardiff Rd.
Activities
Clwb Offaxis
( 01758-713407;
www.offaxis.co.uk
; Pwllheli Marina; 11am-7pm Sat & Sun Apr-Oct, daily school holidays)
The boys from Abersoch's Offaxis run this summertime clubhouse as a base for their
wakeboarding and kitesurfing lessons. After a day's exersions you can unwind with a hot
shower, a snack, a beer, a round of pool or a surf movie.
WAKEBOARDING, KITESURFING
Enlli Charters
( 0845 811 3655;
www.enllicharter.co.uk
;
cruise £35)
Boats depart from the marina for Bardsey Is-
land.
BOAT TOUR
Festivals & Events
MUSIC, SPORT
Wakestock
(
www.wakestock.co.uk
;
Jul)
Somehow joining the dots between wakeboarding and live mu-
sic, this weekend in July includes the boarding comp at Pwllheli Marina, and the main
festival site at Penrhos between Pwllheli and Llanbedrog. Headliners have included
Dizzee Rascal, Ed Sheeran and Moby.
Sleeping & Eating
Plas Bodegroes
( 01758-612363;
www.bodegroes.co.uk
; s £117-162, d £130-180; )
Set in a stately 1780 manor
house strewn with modern art, this restaurant-with-rooms is a romantic option. The eleg-
ant restaurant ups the Welshness by serving its dishes on slabs of slate. Local, organic and
HOTEL
£££
