Jaw-dropping coastal walk ends at breathtaking pub named third best in the world — 2.5 hours from Manchester

This section of the UK coastline might have had a different appearance if early 19th-century plans to construct a new port had been realised. Porthdinllaen's headland provides shelter for this natural harbour on the north coast of the Llyn Peninsula in north-west Wales. In the 1800s, it saw over 600 ships docking annually.

The Ty Coch pub, originally a vicarage in the 1820s, was converted into a pub in 1842 to cater to the shipbuilding workers on the beach. However, Holyhead was chosen as the preferred location for the port. So this corner of the coast remains one of the quietest, and prettiest, you could visit.

This four-mile walk commences just off Morfa Nefyn's beach and proceeds towards Edern before looping back onto the striking coastline, past the new RNLI station and towards the Ty Coch, a pub once ranked as the world's third-best beach bar, ahead of places in Australia and the Caribbean. The remainder of the walk takes you along the beach.

1. Starting from the National Trust car park at Morfa Nefyn, turn left and proceed along Lon Golff until you reach the crossroads. Then, make a right turn onto Lon Las, which leads to the main B4417 road from Nefyn towards Tudweiliog. Upon reaching the junction, turn right. There is a wide pavement on the right side of the road. Continue along this road for approximately 300 yards.

2. Make a right turn onto a farm road that guides you to a caravan park. However, before reaching the entrance to Porthdinllaen farm and the caravan site, there's a path that diverges to the right towards the coast - this is the one you should take (avoid following the first footpath sign as it will merely lead you back to the car park). This path runs along the edges of fields for approximately