Borth Y Gest, Porthmadog, LL49 9TU

Borth-Y-Gest lies within the community of Porthmadog, a coastal town in Gwynedd, Wales, historically known as Portmadoc until 1972. The town sits on the coast of the Irish Sea and is 5 miles east of Criccieth, 11 miles south‑west of Blaenau Ffestiniog, 25 miles north of Dolgellau and 20 miles south of Caernarfon. With a population of 4,185 in 2011, Porthmadog grew in the 19th century as a slate port, later becoming a shopping and tourism centre. It is close to Snowdonia National Park and the Ffestiniog Railway, and hosted the 1987 National Eisteddfod. Nearby localities include Borth-y-Gest, Morfa Bychan and Tremadog.