Criccieth
Criccieth is a community and also neighborhood on the Llyn peninsula in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd in Wales. The community lies 5 miles (8 kilometres) west of Porthmadog, 9 miles (14 km) east of Pwllheli as well as 17 miles (27 kilometres) south of Caernarfon. It had a population of 1,826 in 2001, lowering to 1,753 at the 2011 census. The town is a seaside resort, popular with families. Destinations include the damages of Criccieth Castle, which have extensive sights over the town and bordering countryside. Neighboring 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 medieval community common. The community is kept in mind for its fairs, hung on 23 May and also 29 June each year, when lots of people see the fairground as well as the marketplace which spreads out through many of the streets of the town. Famous people connected with the community include the British prime minister, David Lloyd George, who matured in the neighboring village of Llanystumdwy, as well as poet William George. Group Captain Leslie Bonnet, RAF police officer, author as well as mastermind of the Welsh Harlequin Duck and also his wife Joan Hutt, artist, both lived at Ymwlch just outside Criccieth from 1949 till their fatalities in 1985. Criccieth hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1975 and in 2003 was approved Fairtrade Town status. It won the Wales in Bloom competition annually from 1999 to 2004. The community designs itself the "Pearl of Wales on the Shores of Snowdonia".