Pwllheli is the main market town of the Lleyn peninsula in northwestern Wales. The town is a focus for Welsh-speakers, and was the place where Plaid Cymru was founded.

The town was given its charter as a borough by the Black Prince in 1355, and a street market is still held each Wednesday.

The town grew around the shipbuilding and fishing industries. Pwllheli is a seaside resort where attractions include a marina, the beach, a former Butlins holiday camp called Hafan Y Mor (now operated by Haven) and the fifteenth century Penarth Fawr house.

Pwllheli hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1925 and 1955, as well as an unofficial National Eisteddfod event in 1875.

Much of the town was developed by Solomon Andrews, a Cardiff business man during the 1890s. This work included the Promenade, roads and houses at West End. A tramway was built linking the town to Llanbedrog. The trams ran until 1927 when a section of track was seriously damaged by a storm.

The town's name means saltwater basin. The pronunciation of Pwllheli involves sounds not found in the English language, but is very approximately pu-HLEL-ee or puth-HEL-ee.

It is mentioned in the Beatles "song" Revolution 9, at one point, when John Lennon says "Dogs were dogging, birds were birding, cats were catting, fish were fishing. Thence Pwllheli went swimming."

 Trains: Pwllheli is the terminus of the Cambrian Coast Railway running to Dovey Junction
       near Machynlleth.

 Cinemas:
 Neuadd Dwyfor
Penlan Street
Pwllheli
Gwynedd
LL53 5DH
01758 704088

 Arts:
 Oriel Plas Glyn-Y-Weddw
Llanbedrog
Pwllheli
Gwynedd
LL53 7TT
01758 740763
http://www.oriel.org.uk
 

 Tourist Information Centre

 Telephone:

01758 613000

 Fax:

01758 613000

 Email:

pwllheli.tic@gwynedd.gov.uk

 Address:

Min y Don
Station Square
Pwllheli
Gwynedd
LL53 5HG

 Hours:

Summer 7 Days 9:00 - 17:00
Winter Monday - Wednesday & Friday & Saturday   10:00 - 16:00

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