Beddgelert

From Llys Ogwen, we headed to Beddgelert, a village at the junction of two rivers in the mountains in Snowdonia. Having spent much of the morning in the car, we headed off for a walk. 



In the Saracen’s Head Hotel we found rooms were available. We decided to book one for an overnight stay. Hotel rather than B&B, slightly upmarket, but worth the money.




 Beddgelert is a village that takes its floral displays seriously. Tubs and baskets were everywhere. Lunch was in the Tanronnen Inn which itself was ablaze with colour. It was a good choice financially as well. Food was good but not charged at tourist rates. We had wanted to take the steam train from the local station to Portmadoc but when we saw it would cost us £26 each, we decided after lunch to head off to Criccieth by car instead. I will write a separate post about that visit. 


The drive back to Beddgelert and a short walk along the riverside was followed by dinner at Caffi Colwyn. This was not through choice. It turns out that Beddgelert has a daytime tourist economy but not an evening one. Caffi Colwyn was the only place open for food. 





We sat outside under a canopy as the rain started to fall. I was disappointed with the meal. It was pub food quality but restaurant prices. After eating we wandered around looking for somewhere open. We found the bar in the Royal Goat Hotel. We were too late for the quiz there though it looked like only those on a coach trip were participating. We headed back to the Tanronnen for a drink there and had one final one back at the Saracen’s Head. This turned out to be a waste of money as we took the drinks up to the room and then fell asleep. We each found a flat pint of cider in the morning!