Criccieth
Criccieth is a town as well as community 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 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, prominent with family members. Destinations consist of the ruins of Criccieth Castle, which have comprehensive views over the town as well as 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 exists Y Maes ("The Field", or community square), part of the initial medieval community common. The town is noted for its fairs, hung on 23 May as well as 29 June each year, when multitudes of individuals check out the fairground and also the marketplace which spreads out through many of the streets of the community. Famous people connected with the community include the British head of state, David Lloyd George, that matured in the nearby town of Llanystumdwy, as well as poet William George. Group Captain Leslie Bonnet, RAF police officer, writer as well as producer of the Welsh Harlequin Duck as well as his better half Joan Hutt, artist, both lived at Ymwlch just outside Criccieth from 1949 till their deaths in 1985. Criccieth hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1975 and in 2003 was approved Fairtrade Town standing. 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".