'Astonishing' beach that glitters with seashells is named the best in WalesThe Sunday Times has revealed the UK's 50 Best Beaches - and eight are in WalesThe beach was personally inspected by a Sunday Times travel writerThe Times and The Sunday Times Best UK Beaches have revealed their Welsh beach of the year. Annually the national newspaper shares it's Best UK Beach guide and in their 17th edition eight of the beaches that feature are in Wales. ‌After a month-long campervan tour of the British and Northern Irish coast, he decided that the "astonishing" Shell Island in Gwynedd deserved the top spot in Wales. From superstar gigs to cosy pubs, find out What’s On in Wales by signing up to our newsletter here . ‌Chris said: "The beachcombing is astonishing: perfect scallops, fragile tusks and razors, unblemished turitellas and, most prized by conchologists, tiny cowries.

Source: The Times July 07, 2025 06:08 UTC