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Day 60: A Friday Feast Of Fings… (sometimes I can’t resist alliteration, however most of the time I hate it!)

ThomasJPitts 1st March 2013

365, Banding, Formula One, Kit the Cat

Day 60: A Friday Feast Of Fings… (sometimes I can’t resist alliteration, however most of the time I hate it!)

Lots has popped into my head to write about today. Five years ago today, I began seeing the lovely Mrs Pitts – that’s clearly an important milestone in both our lives. It doesn’t feel like 1826 days have been spent with each other, but that’s what it is. Also, it is St. David’s Day and I came across […]

ThomasJPitts 28th August 2010

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Bodnant Garden, National Trust Properties

Holiday in North Wales, Day Eight: Bodnant Garden

Marvel at plants from all over the world grown from seed and cuttings collected over a century ago on plant-hunting expeditions. Created by five generations of one family, this 32-hectare (80-acre) garden is superbly located, with spectacular views across Snowdonia. With expansive lawns and intimate corners, grand ponds and impressive terraces, a steep wooded valley […]

ThomasJPitts 27th August 2010

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Cemaes Bay, National Trust Properties, Penrhyn Castle, Places, Red Wharf Bay, Rhosneigr Beach

Holiday in North Wales, Day Seven: Penrhyn Castle, Red Wharf Bay, Cemaes Bay & Rhosneigr Beach

Penrhyn Castle This enormous 19th-century neo-Norman castle sits between Snowdonia and the Menai Strait. It’s crammed with fascinating items, such as a one-ton slate bed made for Queen Victoria, elaborate carvings, plasterwork and mock-Norman furniture. In addition, it has an outstanding collection of paintings. The restored kitchens are a delight and the stable block houses […]

ThomasJPitts 26th August 2010

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Bangor Cathedral, Beaumaris Castle, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Penmon Point Lighthouse, Penmon Priory, Places

Holiday in North Wales, Day Six: Beaumaris Castle, Penmon Priory, Penmon Point Lighthouse, Bangor Cathedral, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch & cottage views

Beaumaris Castle Beaumaris Castle on the Island of Anglesey is the great unfinished masterpiece. It was built as one of the ‘iron ring’ of North Wales castles by the English monarch Edward I, to stamp his authority on the Welsh. But it was never finished money and supplies ran out before the fortifications reached their […]

ThomasJPitts 25th August 2010

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Conwy Castle, Conwy Suspension Bridge, Great Orme Tramway, Llandudno Pier, National Trust Properties, Places, The Smallest House in Great Britain

Holiday in North Wales, Day Five: Conwy Castle, Conwy Suspension Bridge, The Smallest House in Great Britain, Aberconwy House, Great Orme Tramway, Great Orme Crazy Golf & Llandudno Pier

Conwy Castle Conwy Castle dominates the mouth of the River Conwy and the medieval walled town of Conwy in North Wales like a huge goliath and serves as the major tourist attraction in the county of Conwy. The castle was built on the orders of King Edward I of England and construction began in 1283 under the […]

ThomasJPitts 24th August 2010

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Transport, Welsh Highland Railway

Holiday in North Wales, Day Four: Welsh Highland Railway

The Welsh Highland Railway is Snowdonia’s newest railway. Trains start a spectacular 25 mile scenic journey from beneath the castle walls at Caernarfon. The trains – hauled by the world’s most powerful narrow gauge steam locomotives – climb from sea level to over 650ft on the foothills of Snowdon, before zig-zagging dramatically down the steep hillside […]

ThomasJPitts 23rd August 2010

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Anglesey Sea Zoo, Farms & Animals, Foel Farm Park, National Trust Properties, Plas Newydd Country House and Gardens

Holiday in North Wales, Day Three: Foel Farm Park, Plas Newydd & Anglesey Sea Zoo

Foel Farm Park Foel Farm Park near Brynsiencyn on Anglesey offers a great family visit to experience the sights, sounds and smells of a real working farm. We invite all visitors to meet, touch and feed the animals. Foel Farm is situated in a beautiful beachside location on Anglesey in North Wales with stunning views of Caernarfon Castle, the […]

ThomasJPitts 22nd August 2010

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Caernarfon Castle, Places

Holiday in North Wales, Day Two: Caernarfon Castle, Dinas Dinlle Beach, The Black Boy Inn & the cottage garden

A brute of a fortress. Caernarfon Castle’s pumped-up appearance is unashamedly muscle-bound and intimidating. Picking a fight with this massive structure would have been a daunting prospect. By throwing his weight around in stone, King Edward I created what is surely one of the most impressive of Wales’s castles. Worthy of World Heritage status no […]

ThomasJPitts 21st August 2010

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Erddig, National Trust Properties

Holiday in North Wales, Day One: Erddig & Cottage Views

Widely acclaimed as one of Britain’s finest historic houses, Erddig is a fascinating yet unpretentious early 18th-century country house reflecting the upstairs downstairs life of a gentry family over 250 years. The extensive downstairs area contains Erddig’s unique collection of servants’ portraits, while the upstairs rooms are an amazing treasure trove of fine furniture, textiles […]