Criccieth
Criccieth is a town and also community on the Llyn peninsula in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd in Wales. The town exists 5 miles (8 km) west of Porthmadog, 9 miles (14 km) eastern 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. Destinations include the damages of Criccieth Castle, which have substantial views over the town and also surrounding countryside. Nearby on Ffordd Castell (Castle Way) is Cadwalader's Ice Cream Parlour, opened up in 1927, whilst Stryd Fawr (High Street) has a number of bistro-style restaurants. In the centre exists Y Maes ("The Field", or town square), part of the initial middle ages town common. The town is noted for its fairs, hung on 23 May as well as 29 June yearly, when great deals of individuals see the fairground and the market which spreads via much of the streets of the town. Famous people related to the town consist of the British prime minister, David Lloyd George, who matured in the neighboring town of Llanystumdwy, and poet William George. Group Captain Leslie Bonnet, RAF officer, author and producer of the Welsh Harlequin Duck as well as his better half Joan Hutt, musician, both lived at Ymwlch simply outside Criccieth from 1949 until their deaths in 1985. Criccieth hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1975 as well as in 2003 was given Fairtrade Town status. It won the Wales in Bloom competition yearly from 1999 to 2004. The town designs itself the "Pearl of Wales on the Shores of Snowdonia".