It’s now more than 50 years since Patrick McGoohan immortalised architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis’ magical seaside estate as Number Six in the television series The Prisoner, but largely as a result Portmeirion is as popular today as ever. The Mediterranean-inspired village was created from 1925-76 by Williams-Ellis to show how a naturally beautiful site could…
One of only two museums in Britain dedicated to former prime ministers, the Lloyd George Museum in Llanystumdwy serves as a tribute to one of the United Kingdom’s great reformers. The museum acts as custodian of important historical records and artefacts that document the life and times of the inspirational war leader and social reformer,…
Plas yn Rhiw is an early 17th-century manor house in Y Rhiw, Gwynedd, in north-western Wales. Located at the base of Mynydd Rhiw, the estate overlooks the beach of Porth Neigwl (Hell’s Mouth), Cardigan Bay and the Llyn Peninsula and consists of a small Tudor mansion, a large garden and woodland. It is the only…
Located near Aberdaron, in Gwynedd, Porth Ysgo is a secluded National Trust-owned beach, hidden away and rarely busy. At high tide it is quite pebbley, but mid and low tide reveal an expanse of good quality sand, although a few rocks in the bay mean visitors must take care if doing watersports. A steep hillside…
Located in the Bardsey Sound, two miles off the tip of the Llyn Peninsula, Bardsey Island is home to many rare plants and plenty of sea birds such as gannets and razorbills, but the most famous inhabitants are Manx shearwaters, with a breeding colony of 10,000 to 16,000 on the island. Atlantic grey seals can…
