Fairbourne Beach Wales

A beach famous for its bass fishing in times gone by and also the scene of two british record shore caught stingray.

Fairbourne beach wales. Good for driftwood hunting. Fairbourne beach is a sandy beach on the south side of the mawddach estuary opposite barmouth. Fairbourne is a small seaside village on the opposite side of the estuary to barmouth on the same north wales coastline. Fairbourne beach originally known as rowen is a long shallow sandy beach backed by steep shingle.

Clean and tidy beach. It lies on the coast of barmouth bay in arthog community to the south of the estuary of the river mawddach in gwynedd surrounded by the snowdonia national park it is in an area listed by gwynedd council for managed retreat due to rising sea levels. Fairbourne beach lies on the north wales coast on the southern side of the mawddach estuary opposite barmouth. The best area to fish the beach is from the car park.

Longshore drift has created a spit which extends into the estuary giving the beach a total length of about 2 miles. The beach has traces of world war two it s dragon s teeth were tank traps to stop the enemy from landing here. Drive past the station and the road bends to the right. Visiting fairbourne beach we opted for the northern end where its much quieter and thus easier to social distance.

Get fairbourne beach gwynedd s latest tide tables showing high tide and low tide heights fishing times weather forecasts surf reports and solunar charts for today. Fairbourne beach is adjacent to the meirionnydd coast walk and the wales coast path. The delightful narrow gauge fairbourne railway the tiniest of wales s many little trains runs to the end of the beach connecting with a small passenger ferry which completes the journey to barmouth at the opposite side of the estuary. Fairbourne beach lies on the north wales coastline on the southern side of the mawddach estuary.

Dog restrictions apply april to end september. As you drive into fairbourne the steam railway line is on the left. The southern half of the beach is backed by a pebble bank and the northern half by low dunes. The delightful narrow gauge fairbourne railway the tiniest of wales s many little trains runs to the end of the beach connecting with a small passenger ferry which completes the journey to barmouth at the opposite side of the estuary.

The northern end of the beach is designated as part of the mawddach estuary site of special scientific interest whilst the area to the south of the beach is designated the glannau tonfanau i friog site of special scientific interest. Fairbourne beach tide times tides forecast fishing time and tide charts today gwynedd wales united kingdom 2020. Fairbourne is a welsh seaside village.