Ynyslas Beach at Dyfi National Nature Reserve

Ynyslas has miles of golden beach stretching from Borth in the south to the sand dunes in the north. It is a lovely spot for walking, picnics and windsurfing.The beach has a red flag for bathing due to dangerous currents and swimming and inflatables are not allowed.

The superb sand dunes of Ynyslas are at the southern side of the Dyfi estuary and are the largest dunes in Ceredigion. They reach onto the Estuary and are part of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve.

A boardwalk through the dunes leads to the stunning beach made up of three miles of golden sands. The Dyfi National Nature Reserve and Ynyslas Visitor Centre are managed by Natural Resources Wales.

The dunes demonstrate all the stages of dune formation and growth and are home to a rich population of orchids, mosses, liverworts, fungi, insects and spiders; many of these species are rare and some are unknown elsewhere in Britain. In the summer the dunes naturally transform into a colourful carpet of wild flowers including many rare types of orchid.

YNYSLAS VISITOR CENTRE
The visitor centre is the ideal place to start your visit. it has an exhibition about what to see at the reserve, and a shop selling hot and cold drinks, snacks, books and local produce.

The toilets are in the visitor centre building.Visitors can drive onto the sands and park near the Visitor Centre

Dog restrictions May to end September.

DUNE WALK
A 1 3/4 mile walk through the ever-changing dunes and along the seashore, with stunning displays of flowers in spring and summer and colourful fungi in autumn, should take around 30 mins.

THE DYFI ESTUARY
The Dyfi estuary is in the heart of the UNESCO Dyfi Biosphere. The estuary has vast areas of internationally important mudflats, sandbanks and saltmarsh that provide important feeding and roosting areas for wetland birds.

There are far-reaching views over the estuary towards Aberdyfi but, even though this town looks so nearby, it is a 45 minute drive around the estuary from Ynyslas.