Criccieth
Criccieth is a community and neighborhood on the Llyn peninsula in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd in Wales. The community exists 5 miles (8 km) west of Porthmadog, 9 miles (14 kilometres) eastern of Pwllheli as well as 17 miles (27 kilometres) south of Caernarfon. It had a population of 1,826 in 2001, reducing to 1,753 at the 2011 census. The community is a seaside resort, prominent with households. Tourist attractions include the damages of Criccieth Castle, which have extensive sights over the town as well as bordering countryside. Nearby on Ffordd Castell (Castle Way) is Cadwalader's Ice Cream Parlour, opened in 1927, whilst Stryd Fawr (High Street) has a number of bistro-style restaurants. In the centre lies Y Maes ("The Field", or community square), part of the initial medieval town common. The town is kept in mind for its fairs, hung on 23 May as well as 29 June every year, when multitudes of people go to the fairground and the marketplace which spreads via a number of the streets of the community. Famous people connected with the town consist of the British prime minister, David Lloyd George, that matured in the nearby town of Llanystumdwy, and also poet William George. Group Captain Leslie Bonnet, RAF police officer, author as well as originator of the Welsh Harlequin Duck and also his other half Joan Hutt, musician, both lived at Ymwlch simply outside Criccieth from 1949 until their fatalities in 1985. Criccieth hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1975 and in 2003 was granted Fairtrade Town status. It won the Wales in Bloom competition yearly from 1999 to 2004. The town styles itself the "Pearl of Wales on the Shores of Snowdonia".
