Criccieth
Criccieth is a community and area on the Llyn peninsula in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd in Wales. The town lies 5 miles (8 kilometres) west of Porthmadog, 9 miles (14 kilometres) east of Pwllheli and also 17 miles (27 km) south of Caernarfon. It had a population of 1,826 in 2001, lowering to 1,753 at the 2011 census. The community is a seaside resort, preferred with households. Tourist attractions consist of the damages of Criccieth Castle, which have substantial views over the community and also surrounding countryside. Close-by 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 dining establishments. In the centre lies Y Maes ("The Field", or community square), part of the original middle ages community common. The community is noted for its fairs, hung on 23 May and also 29 June every year, when lots of people check out the fairground as well as the marketplace which spreads out with most of the streets of the town. Famous people related to the town consist of the British prime minister, David Lloyd George, that matured in the neighboring village of Llanystumdwy, and poet William George. Group Captain Leslie Bonnet, RAF policeman, writer and also pioneer of the Welsh Harlequin Duck as well as his other half Joan Hutt, musician, both lived at Ymwlch just outside Criccieth from 1949 till their fatalities in 1985. Criccieth held the National Eisteddfod in 1975 and also in 2003 was approved Fairtrade Town status. It won the Wales in Bloom competition annually from 1999 to 2004. The community styles itself the "Pearl of Wales on the Shores of Snowdonia".
