Sibrwd Y Mor
Travel Blogs from Harlech
Bus Rides and Brocken Spectres
The Club's November meet took place at Llanberis, based in the Pen Ceunant Uchaf Hut, owned by Chester Mountaineering Club. It had obviously been chucking it down all day on Friday (and probably for several months previously), so the ground seemed absolutely saturated.
But Saturday morning dawned dry, if not exactly sunny. A group of us set off up the gently-rising tourist path towards Snowdon summit, arriving at around 11.30am in grim clag, with no ...
Land of Our Fathers
A quote from a famous Welsh anthem, sung by massed choirs. The Welsh are famous for their voices - think Ric*********** and opera singer Bryn Terfel.
Barmouth nestles among the steep hills of Snowdonia on the estuary of the River Mawddach.
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Magical Wales
... Welsh language is thriving, in fact, many English-speaking children cross the border to attend Welsh-speaking schools and kindergartens. North Wales economy seems to be doing well through tourism, as parts of the coast are covered by huge caravan sites.
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Anglesey attractions
... wholemeal flour using organic wheat. A prehistoric settlement has also been recreated, typical of what existed on Anglesey 3,000 years ago.
After a cup of tea, the Miller gave us a guided tour which was interesting.
Having come over the Britannia Bridge, we decided to go back over the Menai Bridge.
We set off round the fields, in a bizarre and very random direction. The single track roads we followed this way and that felt as if they were taking ...
Crunchy kippers
... drive past two sides of Snowdon was good, although Mt Snowdon itself was a bit shy and hid in a shroud of purple mist.
Conwy has an impressive surround of wall, with a castle nestled in there somewhere. But we were not headed for Conwy today, rather we skirted round the edge of said walls and back up into the hills overlooking the town, over the cattle grid and onto the moors.
The hotel is situated on a pass, and has ...