Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Activities
Abersoch Sailing School
( 07917 525 540;
www.abersochsailingschool.co.uk
;
Sat & Sun & school holidays Mar-Oct)
Offers sailing
and powerboating lessons (from £50) and joy rides (per half-hour £25). It also hires laser
funboats (one/two hours £30/40), catamarans (one/two hours £40/60), sea kayaks (per
hour single/double £10/20), pedaloes (per hour £20) and skippered yachts (2½ hours per
person/boat £50/180).
SAILING
West Coast Surf Shop
( 01758-713067;
www.westcoastsurf.co.uk
; Lôn Pen Cei; lessons incl equipment from £30; 10am-5pm Mon,
Tue & Thu-Sat, noon-5pm Wed & Sun)
Runs the not-at-all-intimidating-sounding Hells Mouth Surf
School, and hires out boards (£10) and wetsuits (£8) year-round. Its website features a live
surfcam and daily surf reports.
SURFING
Offaxis
( 01758-713407;
www.offaxis.co.uk
; Lôn Engan; lessons incl equipment from £30)
This surf shop hires
equipment and specialises in wakeboarding, kitesurfing and surfing lessons. Most of the
kitesurfing and wakeboarding is run out of Clwb Offaxis at the Pwllheli marina.
WAKEBOARDING, SURFING
Festivals & Events
Abersoch Jazz Festival
(
www.abersochjazzfestival.com
;
Sep)
Hep cats join the surf rats at Abersoch for a weekend of
smooth sounds in September.
Sleeping & Eating
Venetia
( 01758-713354;
www.venetiawales.com
; Lôn Sarn Bach; r £108-148; )
No sinking old Venetian
palazzo, just five stylish rooms in a grand Victorian house decked out with designer light-
ing and modern art; cinque has a TV above its bath tub. The restaurant specialises in the
traditional tastes of Venice (mains £12 to £19), particularly fish and pasta dishes, and
serves them under twinkling modern chandeliers.
HOTEL
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