Criccieth
Criccieth is a town and also neighborhood on the Llyn peninsula in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd in Wales. The community lies 5 miles (8 kilometres) west of Porthmadog, 9 miles (14 km) east of Pwllheli and also 17 miles (27 kilometres) south of Caernarfon. It had a population of 1,826 in 2001, lowering to 1,753 at the 2011 census. The town is a seaside resort, preferred with family members. Destinations consist of the ruins of Criccieth Castle, which have considerable sights over the town and also surrounding countryside. Close-by on Ffordd Castell (Castle Way) is Cadwalader's Ice Cream Parlour, opened in 1927, whilst Stryd Fawr (High Street) has numerous bistro-style restaurants. In the centre lies Y Maes ("The Field", or community square), part of the initial middle ages town common. The community is kept in mind for its fairs, hung on 23 May as well as 29 June yearly, when large numbers of individuals go to the fairground and the marketplace which spreads with a lot of the streets of the community. Famous people related to the town consist of the British head of state, David Lloyd George, who grew up in the neighboring town of Llanystumdwy, as well as poet William George. Group Captain Leslie Bonnet, RAF policeman, author as well as producer of the Welsh Harlequin Duck and also his other half Joan Hutt, musician, both lived at Ymwlch simply outside Criccieth from 1949 till their deaths in 1985. Criccieth organized 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".