Criccieth
Criccieth is a community and community on the Llyn peninsula in the Eifionydd location of Gwynedd in Wales. The community lies 5 miles (8 km) west of Porthmadog, 9 miles (14 km) east of Pwllheli as well as 17 miles (27 km) south of Caernarfon. It had a population of 1,826 in 2001, decreasing to 1,753 at the 2011 census. The town is a seaside resort, preferred with households. Destinations include the damages of Criccieth Castle, which have extensive views over the town and surrounding 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 community is noted for its fairs, hung on 23 May and 29 June each year, when great deals of people visit the fairground as well as the marketplace which spreads with a lot of the streets of the town. Famous people connected with the town consist of the British head of state, David Lloyd George, who grew up in the neighboring village of Llanystumdwy, and poet William George. Group Captain Leslie Bonnet, RAF police officer, author as well as originator of the Welsh Harlequin Duck as well as his other half Joan Hutt, artist, both lived at Ymwlch just outside Criccieth from 1949 till their fatalities in 1985. Criccieth hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1975 as well as in 2003 was granted Fairtrade Town standing. It won the Wales in Bloom competition yearly from 1999 to 2004. The community styles itself the "Pearl of Wales on the Shores of Snowdonia".
