Criccieth
Criccieth is a town and also area on the Llyn peninsula in the Eifionydd location of Gwynedd in Wales. The community exists 5 miles (8 kilometres) west of Porthmadog, 9 miles (14 kilometres) eastern of Pwllheli and also 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 community is a seaside resort, popular with families. Destinations include the damages of Criccieth Castle, which have extensive 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 dining establishments. In the centre lies Y Maes ("The Field", or town square), part of the original medieval town common. The community is kept in mind for its fairs, held on 23 May as well as 29 June every year, when lots of people see the fairground as well as the market which spreads out with a number of the streets of the town. Famous people connected with the town consist of 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 officer, author and begetter of the Welsh Harlequin Duck and his wife Joan Hutt, musician, 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 approved 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".