Criccieth
Criccieth is a town as well as neighborhood on the Llyn peninsula in the Eifionydd location of Gwynedd in Wales. The town lies 5 miles (8 kilometres) west of Porthmadog, 9 miles (14 kilometres) east of Pwllheli as well as 17 miles (27 kilometres) south of Caernarfon. It had a population of 1,826 in 2001, reducing to 1,753 at the 2011 census. The town is a seaside resort, prominent with households. Attractions consist of the ruins of Criccieth Castle, which have substantial views over the town and also surrounding countryside. Neighboring on Ffordd Castell (Castle Way) is Cadwalader's Ice Cream Parlour, opened in 1927, whilst Stryd Fawr (High Street) has numerous bistro-style dining establishments. In the centre exists Y Maes ("The Field", or town square), part of the initial medieval town common. The community is noted for its fairs, hung on 23 May as well as 29 June each year, when multitudes of people visit the fairground as well as the marketplace which spreads out via many of the streets of the town. Famous people connected with the community consist of the British prime minister, David Lloyd George, that grew up in the nearby town of Llanystumdwy, and also poet William George. Group Captain Leslie Bonnet, RAF officer, writer as well as pioneer of the Welsh Harlequin Duck as well as his other half Joan Hutt, musician, both lived at Ymwlch just outside Criccieth from 1949 up until their fatalities in 1985. Criccieth hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1975 and in 2003 was given Fairtrade Town condition. It won the Wales in Bloom competition annually from 1999 to 2004. The town styles itself the "Pearl of Wales on the Shores of Snowdonia".
