We booked 27 holes at the ‘Clwb Golff Nefyn GC’ in Pwiiheli, Gwynedd, about a half hour north of Porthmadog. Our tee time for the 9-hole ‘Point’ course is at 8:30, too early for us to have breakfast at the guest house so the hostess packed us a HUGE take-away breakfast. Enough for a family of six!
The ‘Point’ nine at Nefyn is referred to as the Welsh ‘Pebble Beach’. It’s characterized by narrow fairways and elevated tee boxes on sea cliffs along a thin peninsula overlooking Porthdinllaen Bay. There is a very popular public footpath along the coast, so tee times are very restricted, especially on weekends. We were fortunate to get a slot.
The Championship 18-hole course is not quite as spectacular but a great track with fantastic views. The front 9 follows the rugged coast and the back nine is set mainly on the inland portion of the course. We were blessed with blue skies and little wind.
After golf it was on to Llandudno, our final lodging stop in Wales. Llandudno is another Welsh beach resort town, about 1-1/4 hours north of Nefyn. We booked the ‘Gwesty Links’, a nice hotel, for 2 evenings. The main part of town is a short walk from the hotel and has a number of real ale pubs. We checked out a few – ‘Tapps’ and ‘Albert’. Tapps is a micropub in a former cake shop specializing in Welsh beers. Albert is a pub-restaurant near the rail station. Timothy Taylor on the cask! Dinner was back at the Gwesty. They had a very unique interpretation of Steak & Ale Pie – it’s cut like a desert pie.
