Criccieth Castle

The sun continued to shine on Tuesday last week as we arrived in Criccieth. Parking was easier than I expected. We found a parking bay next to the beach and at £3 for 4 hours, the price was not as bad as it can be in some tourist places. I hadn't been to Criccieth since 1995. Then, the purpose of the visit was to attend an event marking the 50th anniversary of the death of David Lloyd George, former Liberal wartime and Coalition Prime Minister who lived in the town. There is a Lloyd George Museum in the town but we did not visit it last week as our visit was too brief. Instead, we were here to go to the castle.



Although similar in structure to other North Wales castles, Criccieth's was initially built by the Welsh to keep out the English rather than, as with those such as Conwy, Caernarfon and Beaumaris, built by the occupying English to keep Wales under English rule. It sits on a rocky outcrop overlooking both the town and the sea. We spent about an hour walking around it (entry was, I think, £3 each so it wasn't going to break the bank to go in.)











And finally, my selfie outside the Castle: