:Llandanwg

Llandanwg is situated to the west of the A496 coastal road between Llanbedr and Harlech, close to the village of Llanfair and about two miles south of Harlech. Originally it was a small collection of farms to the north of the river Artro, close to where it enters the sea.{{cite web |title=Landranger 124: Dolgellau and surrounding area |work=1.25 inch map |publisher=Ordnance Survey }} Later developments expanded the size of the village.

The village has a railway station, Llandanwg Halt, where trains on the Cambrian Line stop on request. A new evening train service was introduced in 2015, which angered local residents when it was found that it would not stop at Llandanwg and some other halts. This has since been reversed.{{cite news |title=Gwynedd villages left off new train timetable |author=Butler, Ben |url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/gwynedd-villages-left-new-train-9289762 |newspaper=Daily Post |date=19 May 2015 |access-date=26 April 2016}}

There is an easily accessible, shelving beach at the end of the road through the village. It is part of Snowdonia National Park. Nearby is Mochras or Shell Island, accessible by a causeway but only at low tide.{{cite web |url=http://www.visitsnowdonia.info/llandanwg_beach-139.aspx |title=Welcome to Llandanwg |work=Snowdonia: Mountains and Coast |publisher=Gwynedd Council |access-date=26 April 2016}} The Llandanwg Holiday Home Park provides static holiday homes on a hillside above the village, with views over Tremadog Bay.{{cite web |url=http://www.llandanwgholidayhomepark.co.uk/ |title=Welcome to Llandanwg |publisher=Salop Caravan Sites |access-date=26 April 2016}} Morlyn guesthouse which used to be the village shop offers both bed and breakfast and self-catering accommodation overlooking the estuary and the Llanbedr space centre.

The parish church of Saint Tanwg is situated just behind the beach in the sand dunes just {{convert|20|m}} above the high tide mark. The church is mediaeval, probably dating from the 13th century, but there are three 5th to 6th century inscribed stones and two stones with inscribed crosses inside the building, indicating much earlier activity; it has probably been a place of worship since the Age of the Saints, possibly as early as the first part of the 5th century. {{cite web |url=http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/43901/details/ST+TANWG'S+CHURCH,+LLANDANWG/ |title=St Tanwg's Church, Llandanwg |work=Coflein |publisher=Royal Commission on the ancient and historical monuments of Wales |access-date=26 April 2016}} Much of the churchyard – which contains the war graves of a Royal Welsh Fusiliers soldier and Royal Garrison Artillery officer of World War I – is buried in sand.[http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/75432/HARLECH%20(OR%20LLANDANWG)%20(ST.%20TANWG)%20CHURCHYARD] CWGC cemetery report, details from casualty record. The church is a Grade II listed building.

File:Llandanwg_Church_from_the_churchyard.jpg|Llandanwg church from the churchyard

File:Llandanwg_Church_from_the_Maes.jpg|Llandanwg church from Y Maes

File:Llandanwg_general_view.jpg|Llandanwg viewed from above the main road with Mochras (Shell Island) in the background

File:Llandanwg_Halt.jpg|Llandanwg Halt, a design typical of the Cambrian line. The Great Western opened many such halts between 1923 and 1935 along this line similar to this one.

File:Llandanwg and Shell Island beach.jpg|Llandanwg and Shell Island from the north

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• [http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/LDN.html National Rail - Llandanwg Halt]
• [http://www.goodbeachguide.co.uk/results.php?beachname=llandanwg Good Beach Guide - Llandanwg]
• [https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3498317 www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llandanwg and surrounding area]
• {{YouTube|id = 9Xnh-Q8P0P4|title = Llandanwg Beach, St. Tanwg Church, North Wales, UK}}

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