The Lleyn peninsula also known by its Welsh name of the Llŷn extends from north west Wales. Part of Gwynedd, it is a stronghold of the Welsh language. Image File history File links Lleyn peninsula, Wales. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ...

The peninsula was traditionally traversed by pilgrims to Bardsey Island, and is now a popular holiday destination. For albums named Pilgrim, see Pilgrim (album). ... Bardsey Island (Welsh: Ynys Enlli) lies off the Lleyn peninsula, in Gwynedd, Wales. ...

It is an area with a large number of protected sites including a National Nature Reserve at Cors Geirch, a National Heritage Coastline and a European Marine Special Area of Conservation as well as 20 Sites of Special Scientific Interest. National Nature Reserve is a United Kingdom government conservation designation for a nature reserve of national significance. ... A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. ...

Its relative isolation has helped to conserve the Welsh language and culture. A survey done in schools in 2003 showed that just over 94% of children between 3 and 15 spoke Welsh. Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...

Settlements on the Lleyn include:

• Aberdaron, Abersoch
• Criccieth
• Llanbedrog
• Nefyn
• Pwllheli
• Mynytho

The bridge at Afon Daron and Afon Cyll-y-felin Aberdaron is a small fishing village at the tip of Wales northern peninsula, the Lleyn. ... Abersoch is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, lying on the south coast of the Lleyn peninsula. ... Criccieth (Welsh Cricieth) is a town on the LlÅ·n or Lleyn peninsula in Gwynedd, traditional county of Caernarfonshire, north Wales. ... Dave. ... Nefyn is a small town on the north-west coast of the Lleyn Peninsula of Wales with a population of around 2,500. ... Pwllheli is the main market town of the Lleyn peninsula in the administrative county of Gwynedd, traditional county of Caernarfonshire, northwestern Wales. ...

External links

• A comparative study of two agri environmental schemes in cherished landscapes
• Discover the Lleyn Peninsula
• LleynWiki
• LleynWeather