Dinas Dinlle, pronounced Dee-Nas Din-Clare is a small seaside village on the North Wales coast. Situated in
the beautiful Caernarfon Bay, it has exceptional views towards the
Llyn Peninsula and Anglesey in the North and the stunning
Rival Mountains in the South. The beach has been awarded
a European Blue Flag for its water quality and a Seaside Award for
its cleanliness and safety. Along with two slip-ways the
beach at Dinas Dinlle is a popular venue for water-sports, including
wind surfing, jet-skiing, scuba diving, swimming, sailing and power
boating and is probably one of the best bass fishing beaches
in Britain. There are several small shops, cafes and
restaurants in the main village, which is about a two-minute drive
away from Sunnyside Cottages. There is a regular bus service
to Caernarfon, which passes the top of our lane and there are
cycle and walking paths along the length of the beach.
The
National Trust has recently purchased an Iron Age fort at Dinas Dinlle,
and it will become an example of the Trust's approach to coastline
management. They hope to carry out extensive work to halt further
damage to the fort and install interpretation panels that will explain
the history of the site and its close links to Welsh mythology.
Dinas Dinlle has close links with the early Welsh
fables known as The Mabinogion. It is said that Lleu Llaw Gyffes a
hero of The Mabinogion came and lived at a fortress at Dinas
Dinlle and that Dinas Dinlleu was named after him, literally
"City of Lleu's Fortress". Off the beach there is a cluster
of rocks called Caer Arianrhod which is named after Lleu's mother.
On a calm day during the months of
May and June, you may be able to witness first hand, the breath-taking
site of a pod of dolphins enjoying the freedom of the sea. There
is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and a bird-watchers
paradise at Foryd Bay, which is only a short journey away
from Sunnyside Cottages.
