Yongmeori Coast

용머리해안

A sea cliff where the foot of Sanbangsan runs out into the water, named for its likeness to a dragon's head going under. Volcanic debris from three craters offshore piled up here and the waves cut it into layered, curving rock. In front of the cliff — about 700 m long and 25 to 40 m high — a flat wave-cut platform carries the walking route. The monument to Hamel's shipwreck, put up in 1980, stands nearby. What governs a visit is not the posted timetable but the tide on the day: at high water or in heavy swell the route is closed outright.

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Yongmeori Coast seen from Sanbangsan, its layered sea cliffs curving out into the water.

Place information

Korean name: 용머리해안
Address: 112-3 Sagye-ri, Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo-si, Jeju
Opening hours: 09:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30)
Closed: Open year-round
Hours notes: The publisher calls these the basic viewing hours and then puts a condition over them: the day's high tide, the swell and the weather can change them or close the route entirely. So the timetable is a ceiling rather than a promise. It says to check on the day, either through the Seogwipo public-attractions Instagram account @6sot_official or on 064-794-2940. The same page puts the walk at about 30 minutes. It carries no admission amount.
Time needed: 30 min
Length: 700 m · The length of the sea cliff, given by the publisher as about 700 m. Its height is stated as a 25-40 m range, so it is not carried here as a single figure.

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History

Hamel was held in Joseon for about 13 years. After returning to the Netherlands, he introduced Joseon to Western audiences. The Korean International Cultural Association and the Embassy of the Netherlands in Korea jointly erected the Hamel shipwreck monument on 1 April 1980.

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Hamel shipwreck monument
The Korean International Cultural Association and the Embassy of the Netherlands in Korea jointly erected the Hamel shipwreck monument on 1 April 1980.

Visit Jeju — Yongmeori Coast (112-3 Sagye-ri, Andeok-myeon; 33.2334272/126.313741; tel 064-760-6321. The visitor note reads: basic viewing hours 09:00-17:00; last admission 16:30; no regular closing day; hours may change or access be closed entirely with the day's high tide, swell and weather; check on the day via the Seogwipo public-attractions Instagram @6sot_official or 064-794-2940. The body gives a sea cliff about 700 m long and 25-40 m high, a walk of about 30 minutes, Jeju Olle Trail Course 10, the Hamel shipwreck monument raised on 1 April 1980 by the Korea International Cultural Association and the Netherlands embassy, and that animals may not enter. It carries no admission amount.) · Sep 10, 2026

What to see

Natural monument designation

The site is designated Natural Monument No. 526, as the Yongmeori pyroclastic deposits of Sagye-ri, Jeju.

Visiting rules

PetsNot allowed: The publisher opens the page with a line asking for understanding that animals cannot enter.; Visit Jeju — Yongmeori Coast (112-3 Sagye-ri, Andeok-myeon; 33.2334272/126.313741; tel 064-760-6321. The visitor note reads: basic viewing hours 09:00-17:00; last admission 16:30; no regular closing day; hours may change or access be closed entirely with the day's high tide, swell and weather; check on the day via the Seogwipo public-attractions Instagram @6sot_official or 064-794-2940. The body gives a sea cliff about 700 m long and 25-40 m high, a walk of about 30 minutes, Jeju Olle Trail Course 10, the Hamel shipwreck monument raised on 1 April 1980 by the Korea International Cultural Association and the Netherlands embassy, and that animals may not enter. It carries no admission amount.) · Sep 10, 2026

Nearby

Osulloc Tea Museum

The museum itself is free and takes under an hour; the tea fields around it are the reason most people stay longer. It sits in Andeok, in Jeju's south-west — a long way from Seogwipo city and from Jeongbang, so plan it with the west, not with the south coast.

Saebyeol Oreum

Choose the east trail unless you want the climb: the west one is the steeper of the two. It is open all year with no forest-fire closure period, which is not true of every Jeju trail, and the Jeju Fire Festival held here no longer sets the hillside alight — see the article.

Hallim Park

A private theme park immediately south of Hyeopjae Beach. The publisher describes nine themed sections across a hundred thousand pyeong; besides the palm avenue and the gardens, lava tubes including Hyeopjaegul and Ssangyonggul lie inside it. What is worth noticing on this record is that the operator states its times only as when ticketing opens and when it closes, and publishes no closing time for the park at all.

Hyeopjae Beach

A beach in Hallim-eup on Jeju's west side, on Jeju Olle Trail Course 14. At low tide a long stretch of pale sand with crushed shell in it is exposed, the slope is gentle and the water shallow, and it runs into Geumneung Beach next door, which is why the two are usually called the twin beaches. Biyangdo sits offshore. The publisher lists the site as open at all times, but the bathing season — when it is staffed and supervised — covers only part of the summer, and that distinction is what decides when to come.

Stories about this place

Three Places to Visit in Western Jeju: Opening Hours and Suggested Order
What each of these three sites on Jeju's west side is like and which kind of trip it suits, with the summer bathing season, the seasonal ticketing deadline, the tide closures at Yongmeori Coast and the rules on dogs set out for planning.

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