Criccieth is a town as well as neighborhood 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, popular with households. Tourist attractions consist of the damages of Criccieth Castle, which have extensive views over the town as well as bordering countryside. Nearby on Ffordd Castell (Castle Way) is Cadwalader's Ice Cream Parlour, opened in 1927, whilst Stryd Fawr (High Street) has several bistro-style dining establishments. In the centre exists Y Maes ("The Field", or town square), part of the original middle ages town common. The community is noted for its fairs, hung on 23 May as well as 29 June each year, when large numbers of individuals check out the fairground and the marketplace which spreads through most of the streets of the community. Famous people connected with the community consist of the British prime minister, David Lloyd George, that matured in the neighboring town of Llanystumdwy, and poet William George. Group Captain Leslie Bonnet, RAF officer, writer and also mastermind of the Welsh Harlequin Duck and his other half Joan Hutt, artist, both lived at Ymwlch simply outside Criccieth from 1949 up until their fatalities in 1985. Criccieth hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1975 and also in 2003 was granted Fairtrade Town standing. It won the Wales in Bloom competition yearly from 1999 to 2004. The town styles itself the "Pearl of Wales on the Shores of Snowdonia".