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 Afon Dwyryd. The village is close to the mouth of the Afon Dwyryd on the A487 from Porthmadog. The vacation village of Portmeirion, best known as the filming location for the 1960s TV series, The Prisoner, is located within Penrhyndeudraeth.
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Prior to the many 19th century land reclamation projects (including the Cob at Porthmadog) and the building of the Ffestiniog Railway, both of which spurred economic growth, the few local inhabitants relied on agriculture and small scale copper mining. Some men worked boats on the river Dwyryd, carrying slate from Maentwrog to the sea for export.
