Criccieth
Criccieth is a town as well as area on the Llyn peninsula in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd in Wales. The community exists 5 miles (8 kilometres) west of Porthmadog, 9 miles (14 km) east of Pwllheli as well as 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. Attractions include the ruins of Criccieth Castle, which have comprehensive sights over the town and bordering countryside. Nearby on Ffordd Castell (Castle Way) is Cadwalader's Ice Cream Parlour, opened up in 1927, whilst Stryd Fawr (High Street) has numerous bistro-style dining establishments. In the centre lies Y Maes ("The Field", or town square), part of the initial medieval community common. The town is kept in mind for its fairs, held on 23 May and 29 June each year, when lots of people visit the fairground as well as the marketplace which spreads via many of the streets of the community. Famous people associated with the town include the British prime minister, David Lloyd George, who matured in the close-by village of Llanystumdwy, as well as poet William George. Group Captain Leslie Bonnet, RAF officer, writer and pioneer of the Welsh Harlequin Duck as well as his spouse Joan Hutt, musician, both lived at Ymwlch just outside Criccieth from 1949 until their fatalities in 1985. Criccieth held the National Eisteddfod in 1975 and in 2003 was given Fairtrade Town condition. It won the Wales in Bloom competition every year from 1999 to 2004. The town designs itself the "Pearl of Wales on the Shores of Snowdonia".