Although the view from the campsite was quite spectacular we thought we should venture down the hill into the village itself. Aberdaron and the nearby Bardsey Island are famous for being the endpoint of the North Wales Pilgrim’s Way.

The village is very attractive and the beach popular. One major landmark, set overlooking the beach, is St Hywyn’s Church. One of the reasons the church is well known is because of it’s recent vicar, R.S. Thomas, who is recognised as one of the leading poets of modern Wales. The church also has an interesting tradition: people write their messages of rememberance or prayers on stones from the beach and add it to a small cairn by the entrance. Once a year, in October, the stones are all returned to the sea in a symbolic gesture of ‘letting go’.