Tywyn is a town lying on Cardigan Bay in north Wales a mile away from the mouth of the Afon Dysynni and known as a seaside resort. Attractions in the town include its beach.

Other attractions include the Norman Church of St Cadfan housing St Cadfan's Stone dating from about 650 and inscribed with the oldest known written Welsh, and the Talyllyn Railway. This was the first railway in the world to be taken over and run by a volunteer-led preservation society, which took over the line in 1950 after the death of the previous owner, Sir Henry Haydn Jones.

The main schools in Tywyn are the primary, "Ysgol Penybryn Tywyn" and the secondary, "Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn".

The Marconi Company built a Long Wave receiving station in Tywyn in 1914, this worked in association with a high-powered transmitting station near Waunfawr.

Books

• Marconi and his wireless stations in Wales (Carreg Gwalch, Llanrwst 1999 ISBN 0863815367 Hari Williams)

External links

• Talyllyn Railway
• Tywyn an illustrated guide

Towns in Gwynedd | Merionethshire | Seaside resorts in Wales | Beaches of Wales

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