Aberdaron/Pwllheli Area

Freebie_Freak

bleepandbooster wrote: »

What , the weather in Hampshire ? "Has it been wet" ? Because up here at the moment the sun is out and we have blue sky ..... Yippeeeeeee

Cofion
David

Know that you have been faring better than us these last few days plus a couple of degrees warmer too! but don't begrudge you because Wales usually draws the shorter straw. Just hope it doesn't all reverse next week!
Cofion
FF

OneYorkshireLass

Porthdinllaen - lovely beach (National Trust car park, or park on the roadside) & pub (bit pricy, but lovely atmosphere): http://www.tycoch.co.uk/

If you get up to Caernarfon area there's a nice cafe at Fron Goch Garden Centre: http://www.frongoch-gardencentre.co.uk/cafe.asp

Llanbedrog beach is nice (between Pwllheli and Abersoch).

Nice walk down by the river at Llanystumdwy - there's also a cafe in the village next to the river but I haven't used it for a few years.

Borth-y-Gest is a village next to Porthmadog (nothing much in the way of services apart from car park, toilets and maybe a cafe/restaurant), nice walks on the coast path westwards (towards the sea from the estuary).

Black Rock Sands (found via Porthmadog) you can drive on the very long beach. However, I read somewhere that there's a charge for this now (it wasn't like that in my day!)

FatAndy

OneYorkshireLass wrote: »

Porthdinllaen - lovely beach (National Trust car park, or park on the roadside) & pub (bit pricy, but lovely atmosphere): http://www.tycoch.co.uk/

Unfortunately that pub has started to attract chavs so be wary of any lost children wandering around looking for their parents - http://hydromontage.com/wish-you-werent-here-mr-cameron-pm-wears-glum-expression-on-grey-easter-break-with-family/.

OneYorkshireLass wrote: »

Black Rock Sands (found via Porthmadog) you can drive on the very long beach. However, I read somewhere that there's a charge for this now (it wasn't like that in my day!)

I think there's always been a charge to drive onto the beach, at least in the summer. There's a hut next to the only road onto the beach and you have to pay the man to pass. If you want to avoid the charge you could try driving past the man without stopping or if the tide's out you could park in Criccieth and walk round the headland.

http://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/841/Taflen_Morfa_Bychan.pdf

OneYorkshireLass

Haha, love it

There's 2 roads to the beach (Beach Road and the one past Greenacres - Morfa Bychan Road) I think there's been a man at Morfa Bychan Road for some years, but not at Beach Road? I've been going for 20 years and in the ye olde days it was free (either that, or my dad just zoomed past whoever he was supposed to pay!)

Oh, just looked on Street View and there's a hut at the Beach Road entrance, presumably occupied by a man in summer?

bleepandbooster

Hey Freebie_Freak "ydych chi'n siarad Cymraeg" ?

Ta Ta Tan Toc
David

Freebie_Freak

greenface wrote: »

Your not coming till next weekend. Its going to snow then a heatwave and a little thunder before that. Its Wales mate will be good . Bring your wellies and suncream .

Love it! No problem, I was a Girl Guide, I'll come prepared! Only 2 days now, am packing umbrella and hot water bottle too, (after all it is only June!!!), plus shorts and sun specs 'cos I'm an optimist!

pinkmami

There's a lovely beach on the A499 from Caernarfon towards Pwllheli called Dinas Dinlle. Great for a walk as it has a tarmaced pathway. Also home to the Caernarfon Airport which you could visit for a bit of plane spotting (my DH takes my 4 yr old & they love it!) & if the weather is nice you could pay for a ride in a plane! Theres a lovely eaterie on the front called Bwyty Lleu - great food!

If you fancy a walk through the woods pop over the road from Dinas Dinlle to Glynllifon

http://www.glynllifon.com/

its a real shame the mansion isn't open to visitors but it does have some lovely walks.

We often go on the weekends with the kids x

Freebie_Freak

bleepandbooster wrote: »

Hey Freebie_Freak "ydych chi'n siarad Cymraeg" ?

Ta Ta Tan Toc
David

'Obviously not', I'm sure you've been thinking! Well of course you'd be right too! Was just being courteous to someone who was being helpful to me. Perhaps I will pick up a few more phrases next week!

Cofion FF

greenface

After being here at least a quarter of every year for the past 10 i really need to. So rude and i am picking up the simple words but the problem is all the people can speak English . Rude i know by me but its so bloody difficult

pinkmami

Hey Greenface! Please know if I can be of any assistance.....maybe inform you of any words/phrases. I'm a Welsh speaker & I can easily see how its a difficult language to learn.

But making the effort its what's important. A "diolch yn fawr" at the shop or a "bore da" or "pnawn da".... xx