Pwllheli is located on the Llyn Peninsula in Wales near the northern seaside. Although Pwllheli is a popular tourist destination in the 21st century, it hosts a small population of around 4,000 residents. Pwllheli is also known for its maritime features, as the sailing academy Plas Heli is located in this town. The majority of Pwllehli residents speak Cymraeg (aka Welsh) as their first language, which is one of the oldest languages in Europe. Pwllheli is mentioned in "Real Wales" by Peter Finch:

"Wales is like this. The bit you think of as real probably is...The street of subscribers to Taliesin in Pwllheli...All as real as each other."