Today we gave our legs a rest from major hiking and did some proper sightseeing instead. The weather was gorgeous and a perfect day for visiting Portmeirion – the Italianate village on its own peninsular. I have always wanted to visit. They filmed a 1960s show called The Prisoner here and I have vague memories of some of the scenes involving giant balls and messages via a tannoy. The village is really lovely! It stands on a beautiful stretch of coast and incorporates extensive woodland trails. The buildings are all guesthouses, shops and restaurants and it really draws the crowds.
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Next stop was Tremadog for a gourmet lunch at a fine restaurant called Y Sgwar (The Square) situated on the market square. We sat at the window and occasionally locals would stop and look right in at us and pull faces. Strange. Have you ever seen “The League of Gentlemen”?
After lunch we visited Cricieth Castle. We drive passed it everyday, but this was a great day to stop because of the fine weather – we thought we would get some decent views and we really did. We stopped for afternoon tea at a tea garden called Ty Te in Cricieth. I am really going to miss Welsh tea shops.
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