North Wales Holiday June 2001 - page 1
We holidayed in North Wales, staying in a cosy little
cottage in Penmachno near Betws-y-coed and visited the spectacular
Swallow Falls, enjoyed a relaxing horse-drawn canal boat trip at
Llangollen and climbed up Castell Dinas to admire the view. At
Criccieth we played golf (well, more like pitch & putt).
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Outside the cottage in Penmachno there was no mobile phone signal so we
explored the little Welsh village and found the phone box, pub, shop,
and river running through it and hills behind. Inside...
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...the Wales holiday cottage it sure was cosy with TV, video and Sky in
the lounge, shower in the kitchen cupboard, toilet under the stairs,
bedroom in the converted roof space and a small courtyard.
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On our first day in North Wales we visited lovely Betws-y-coed and
entered the first of many gift shops, the information centre, then
looked at the Conwy Valley steam railway and the Swallow falls.
See our UK tourist resources
for North Wales websites.
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The River Conwy with its little waterfalls in Betws-y-coed was a very
tranquil scene - until Belinda let out a cry when she spotted another
gift shop! After a lovely lunch in a nearby hotel, we looked
around the scenic Conwy Valley Railway station then headed...
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...a few miles along the A5 from Betws-y-coed to the Swallow Falls,
a popular tourist stop in North Wales with its dramatic raging torrents
of water. We took plenty of photos and video!
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Of course kitchen utensils were provided in the North Wales holiday
cottage, unfortunately remnants of breakfast's scrambled egg remained
stuck to the saucepan all week!
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After the first full day of our North Wales holiday we cooked Spaghetti
Bolognese in the holiday cottage, washed down with a good bottle of
wine and, erm, one or two beers.
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Next day at lovely Llangollen we cruised sedately along the historic
Llangollen Canal on the scenic horse-drawn canal boat; note the
lightweight jacket requirement for midsummer in North Wales.
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We did a short and strenuous walk in Llangollen up the hill to Castell
Dinas Brân, an old ruined castle. There were foot and mouth
problems at the time, but fortunately most North Wales paths were now
open.
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Here's the view towards Castell Dinas Brân up the zig zaggy path to the
top. The day was bright and dry, much better than when last there
three years before and climbed up in the wind and rain!
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From the top of Castell Dinas Brân we could see the steam rising from
the Llangollen Steam Railway train as it quaintly snaked its way along
the picturesque Dee Valley below. We enjoyed exploring the old
ruins of Castell Dinas Brân. The Welsh...
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...sun even came out for a while and it got quite warm, now steady on
there! Mike needs to stay in more - no sooner does he get up the
hill than he runs around like a little kid again, maybe he should stay
off the scrambled eggs at breakfast!
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Back at the North Wales holiday cottage there were always chores to do
after a day's touring, including cleaning our muddy footwear.
Mike left his nearby in the forlorn hope they'd be done but they were
ignored. Ho hum! Anyway, the following day we went to...
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...Criccieth on the Lleyn Peninsula and our first port of call
was the putting green, after a coffee in the café. The sun shone warmly
all day - the best day for weather during our time in North
Wales. On the next page there's more
Snowdonia and North Wales >>>.
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North Wales 1 | North Wales 2
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