Penrhyndeudraeth

Penrhyndeudraeth (English: peninsula with two beaches) is a village and community in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. It is located between Traeth Mawr (English: Big Beach), the now largely reclaimed estuary of the Afon Glaslyn, and Traeth Bach (English: Little Beach), the estuary of the River Dwyryd. The village is close to the mouth of the River Dwyryd on the A487 from Porthmadog, and has a population of 2,031, increasing to 2,150 at the 2011 Census. The holiday village of Portmeirion, best known as the filming location for the 1960s TV series, The Prisoner, is located within Penrhyndeudraeth.