Tywyn

Tywyn (formerly Towyn) is a town and seaside resort on the Cardigan Bay coast of southern Gwynedd (formerly Merioneth, Welsh Meirionnydd), in north Wales. The name derives from the Welsh tywyn ('beach, seashore, sand-dune') and the town is sometimes referred to in Welsh as Tywyn Meirionnydd. Extensive sand dunes are still to be found to the south towards Aberdyfi, and in Tywyn itself the beach and the extensive promenade are key attractions. To the north lies the mouth of the Afon Dysynni, to the north-east the rich farmland of Bro Dysynni and the village of Bryn-crug, and to the east the hills of Craig y Barcud and Craig Fach-Goch. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the town was sometimes called Towyn-on-Sea. In Welsh the name is pronounced, whereas the English pronunciation tends to be /ˈtaʊ.ɪn/.