The revival of Caernarvon, which last year felt under way, has been still born. This year even the main street felt down-at-heel, even in spite of the roundabout in the Market Square, whilst the rest of the town was full of good quality houses for sale.
The Working Men’s Conservative Club is for sale:-
Plas Cadnant is a new addition to the pleasures of Anglesey. Last year we came in the rain. This year, it is spectacularly lush and well cared for, including prize-winning vegetables planted by Medwyn’s, making full use of the old walls and dell.
You approach up a long drive with moss-covered banks which open up to fields:-
It was high tide down on the Straits as I picked my way along Llandwyn Beach amongst the pebbles, foam and beached plastic bottles and crossed over the sand dunes of Newborough Warren. There’s now a wind farm beyond Caernarvon and more redundant signs on the road down to the beach:-
The sun was shining on the fields on the other side of the river looking out to Snowdonia as we arrived for our holiday:-
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