Enjoy a long sandy beach with excellent water quality, backed by Snowdonia foothills and featuring a paddling pool, play area, and seaside café for families.

Penmaenmawr Beach is a beautiful long sandy stretch spanning over half a mile along North Wales's coastline, positioned between the foothills of Snowdonia and the Menai Strait. The beach offers stunning views across to Anglesey, Puffin Island, and Llandudno's Great Orme. The upper bay combines pebble and sand, creating diverse terrain for exploration. Families are exceptionally well catered for with dedicated facilities including a children's paddling area, play area, and a beachside café. The promenade features landscaped terraces with grassy areas and flower borders, plus amusement arcades and beach huts available for hire. A local sailing club operates from the beach, offering activities such as windsurfing, sailing, and canoeing for more adventurous visitors. Accessibility is a strong feature, with excellent wheelchair access via a boat ramp and ample parking adjacent to the promenade. The beach is adjacent to the Wales Coast Path and benefits from first aid facilities and disabled amenities. While there is no lifeguard service, the water quality is rated excellent. The venue is best suited for families with young children seeking a quieter, well-maintained beach experience with good infrastructure.

Venue Details

What this place offers

Toilets

Public transport nearby

Accessible toilets

Free WiFi

Baby changing facilities

Food available

On-site parking

🐕Dog-friendly

Parking nearby

Pushchair friendly

☕ Food & Drink

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Rachel Harris-Jones

a month ago

Passed through here on a walk and it was lovely and clean with conveniences. The beach looked clean and so expansive there was plenty of room

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Maurice Bamberger

11 months ago

Not much to do. Walked a bit than saw a play area and paddling pool but didn't know about it when we parked BUT still had a great time and water very clean just be aware the pebbles tend to are not level so u might think the water is shallow but 3 steps ahead its deep. Free carparking and there's toilets also.

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Aysha Patel

a year ago

Beautiful setting. Just in time for sunset Beach was clean and quite What away to end our day. Love the sound of the waves. Was perfect!

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Liam Roberts

a year ago

Lovely beach and lovely views. We wanted to get away for a day seeing as it was gorgeous weather so picked somewhere quiet and lovely. It was great for my 3 kids with the miniature pool which they loved. Even though it was a shame that there was nothing much to do or many shops in the town at all it was a lovely day overall

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Trish McGee

a year ago

I visited this beach during a camping stay in the village. I found this to be a beautiful clean beach, with a long stretch of sand, and enjoyed a lovely evening walk with the most gorgeous sunset. The views of the rugged mountains were an added treat. The promenade has plenty of spots to sit and relax and a skatepark for the kids. Also free parking which is a bonus!

Reviews last updated: 29 September 2026