Fairbourne on the Mawddach Estuary

Saturday 9th August 2025

It was very quiet and peaceful last night in Corwen but I decided to get up early and depart and head over to the coast at Fairbourne.

I wasn't sure about this, fearing it might be extremely busy.

But I needn't have worried, it's no busier than on previous occasions when I've been here so I need not have got up early to get here.

Ah well, never mind I'll have a lie in tomorrow !

On the way I fell victim to a hidden Welsh telegraph pole in the hedge 

Not the first time and probably won't be the last

It's a great free parkup on the opposite side of the Mawddach Estuary to Barmouth with spectacular views down the Estuary.

There's still a passenger ferry goes over the Estuary to Barmouth which I did one year but I doubt I'll go there this time.

Passengers waiting for the ferry over the Estuary to Barmouth

The steam trains does a loop from Fairbourne to Estuary Halt and back

There's a few other motorhomes and various dog walkers, fisherman and boaters coming and going and it's quite entertaining watching the world go by here with the Snowdonia mountains as a backdrop.

So I spent most of the day here without actually doing much.

I watched the tide coming in and out, watched the sea birds and walked along the beach.