Penyberth, Historic farmhouse site in Penrhos, Wales
Penyberth is a former farmhouse site on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales, now marked by a stone memorial where the building once stood. The surrounding land is open and rural, and nothing of the original structure remains above ground.
In 1936, three Welsh nationalists set fire to the RAF bombing school that had been built on this land, destroying the original farmhouse in the process. Their trial was moved to London after a Welsh jury failed to reach a verdict, which angered many people across Wales.
Before it was burned down, Penyberth was a meeting place for Welsh-language poets and offered shelter to pilgrims heading to Bardsey Island. A stone memorial now marks the spot, and for many Welsh speakers, the place carries a strong sense of national identity.
The site is found a short drive west of Pwllheli along country roads through the Llŷn Peninsula. There are no visitor facilities on site, so it is best treated as a brief stop on a wider tour of the peninsula.
After World War II, the land was used as a demobilization camp for Polish soldiers returning to civilian life, housing thousands of men in the years following the conflict. This gives the site an unexpected second layer of history that most visitors know nothing about.
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