Criccieth
Criccieth is a town as well as area on the Llyn peninsula in the Eifionydd location of Gwynedd in Wales. The town 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, minimizing to 1,753 at the 2011 census. The town is a seaside resort, prominent with households. Destinations consist of the ruins of Criccieth Castle, which have considerable views over the town as well as bordering countryside. Nearby on Ffordd Castell (Castle Way) is Cadwalader's Ice Cream Parlour, opened up in 1927, whilst Stryd Fawr (High Street) has several bistro-style restaurants. In the centre exists Y Maes ("The Field", or community square), part of the original middle ages town common. The town is noted for its fairs, hung on 23 May as well as 29 June yearly, when multitudes of individuals visit the fairground and the marketplace which spreads out with a lot of the streets of the community. Famous people connected with the community include the British head of state, David Lloyd George, who grew up in the neighboring town of Llanystumdwy, as well as poet William George. Group Captain Leslie Bonnet, RAF police officer, writer and begetter of the Welsh Harlequin Duck and also his partner Joan Hutt, musician, both lived at Ymwlch just outside Criccieth from 1949 till their deaths in 1985. Criccieth organized 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 designs itself the "Pearl of Wales on the Shores of Snowdonia".