Criccieth
Criccieth is a community and neighborhood on the Llyn peninsula in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd in Wales. The town lies 5 miles (8 kilometres) west of Porthmadog, 9 miles (14 kilometres) east of Pwllheli and also 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 town is a seaside resort, prominent with households. Destinations include the ruins of Criccieth Castle, which have considerable views over the town and 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 restaurants. In the centre exists Y Maes ("The Field", or town square), part of the initial medieval town common. The town is kept in mind for its fairs, hung on 23 May and also 29 June annually, when multitudes of individuals see the fairground and the marketplace which spreads out through 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 matured in the close-by village of Llanystumdwy, as well as poet William George. Group Captain Leslie Bonnet, RAF officer, author and also producer of the Welsh Harlequin Duck and also his wife Joan Hutt, artist, both lived at Ymwlch just outside Criccieth from 1949 up until their fatalities in 1985. Criccieth held 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 community designs itself the "Pearl of Wales on the Shores of Snowdonia".