Mynydd Ednyfed Country House Hotel
Travel Blogs from Criccieth
Bus Rides and Brocken Spectres
... Spectres as the mist swirled around and the sun tried to break through it. Even Graham saw one in the end! The descent was north-eastwards into the remains of Rhosydd Quarry, where there are the ruins not only of the quarry buildings, but also of the workers' cottages. The quarry wasn't abandoned until the 1930s and must have been a desperate place to work in. We finished by going back down the valley below Moelwyn Mawr to Croesor - a fine end to an enjoyable ...
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
I never tire of visiting this wonderful country, and North Wales is right next to Shropshire. Dry Sundays are now in the past and English-owned holiday cottages are no longer under threat of being burnt by Welsh Nationalists,which was common in the ...
Anglesey attractions
... we arrived, most of the group were about to leave. In itself that is not a problem and we are quite used to being the tail end Charlies. But in this instance, we were aware that we were, and not by design, following a quite different route, and doing things in a rather roundabout way.
By the time we had investigated the burial mound, and got back to the car (which was not the 5 minute walk as suggested by the notice in the car park, but rather more like ...
Crunchy kippers
... spot and improve upon it rather than ruin it by developing it.
It is interesting, but just bizarre... and now in need of lick or two of paint.
There are more statues and follies than one can take in; great views out over the Traeth Bach Estuary and houses painted in patchwork pastels.
From there we headed to Porthmadog where we crossed a couple of the steam trains bound for Ffestiniog. This whole area ...