Criccieth
Criccieth is a town and also 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) eastern of Pwllheli and 17 miles (27 km) 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, popular with families. Attractions include the ruins of Criccieth Castle, which have considerable views over the town as well as bordering countryside. Nearby on Ffordd Castell (Castle Way) is Cadwalader's Ice Cream Parlour, opened up in 1927, whilst Stryd Fawr (High Street) has several bistro-style dining establishments. In the centre lies Y Maes ("The Field", or community square), part of the initial medieval community common. The town is kept in mind for its fairs, hung on 23 May and 29 June every year, when large numbers of people visit the fairground and also the marketplace which spreads with a number of the streets of the town. Famous people connected with the town include the British prime minister, David Lloyd George, that matured in the nearby village of Llanystumdwy, and also poet William George. Group Captain Leslie Bonnet, RAF policeman, writer as well as mastermind of the Welsh Harlequin Duck and also his better half Joan Hutt, artist, both lived at Ymwlch simply outside Criccieth from 1949 till their deaths in 1985. Criccieth hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1975 and also in 2003 was given Fairtrade Town status. It won the Wales in Bloom competition annually from 1999 to 2004. The community styles itself the "Pearl of Wales on the Shores of Snowdonia".
