Latest National Trust Update Re: Llanbedrog Beach

Here is the latest update from The National Trust re: Llanbedrog Beach – published 19 April 2018.

The wrath of Storm Emma washed away tonnes of sand from Llanbedrog, reducing the height of the beach by about 2ft and uncovering the site of what appeared to be an old rubbish tip.

Update:

We estimate that about 600 tonnes of rubbish (mixed in with sand) has been removed from the beach by machinery and a further 10 tonnes by hand.
As such we are now confident that we’ve been able to remove the majority of the rubbish (which included burnt metal and sharp glass) from the beach and that it is now much safer.

A warning to visitors

As a precaution, we’re still advising that people do not walk barefoot on the beach or allow children to play and dig in the sand.
We are continuing to monitor the beach and carry out regular litter picks. 

Why are all the beach huts still in the car park?

After much deliberation we have concluded that the level of sand is still too low to allow us to safely reposition the beach huts on the shore. The sand isn’t being replenished by the tides to the extent that we had hoped and as such high tides are likely to flood the beach huts. Regrettably, we have therefore concluded that due to this reason it is too risky to reposition the beach huts this season.
We’re currently in the process of contacting all the beach hut users to reimburse them for this seasons’ rental.

Parking

Please be advised that the capacity of the car park has been reduced by the beach huts and sand, but visitors are welcome to visit the beach.