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Offline Bri Roberts

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #6600 on: September 12, 2019, 02:15:01 pm »
Hugo, we spent 3 hours at Rhyd Ddu last week and we never saw one elephant.

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« Reply #6601 on: September 12, 2019, 02:32:17 pm »
I'm not surprise Bri, if you spent 3 hours in the Cwellyn Arms at Rhyd Ddu you would have only seen pink Elephants when you came out of the place.

There are some strong beers in there if I remember correctly    $drink$


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« Reply #6602 on: September 12, 2019, 02:47:05 pm »
Bri, you could probably ask some locals where the Elephant is, but they may think that you're quackers

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« Reply #6603 on: September 12, 2019, 03:26:49 pm »
Where you on the  Rhyd Ddu down to Beddgelert village walk ? still can't find your XXX elephant, Gunga Din

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« Reply #6604 on: September 12, 2019, 03:42:54 pm »
I'm not surprise Bri, if you spent 3 hours in the Cwellyn Arms at Rhyd Ddu you would have only seen pink Elephants when you came out of the place.

There are some strong beers in there if I remember correctly    $drink$

Only one hour in there, Hugo, waiting for the train to take us back to Caernarfon and it was only diet cokes and wi-fi for us.  $lol$

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« Reply #6605 on: September 12, 2019, 03:45:51 pm »
Bri, you could probably ask some locals where the Elephant is, but they may think that you're quackers

There weren’t that many on the lake, Hugo,  when we passed on the walk more fully described by SteveH.

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« Reply #6606 on: September 12, 2019, 03:49:54 pm »
I'll believe you Bri, but why didn't you see the Elephant Mountain because you were right next to it?

https://www.mudandroutes.com/routes/snowdonia-walks-walk-eryri-mynydd-mawr-from-rhosgadfan/


Steve,  I've got no chance now that you're on this case so I'll give a clue in a moment and you'll be sure to get it        ;D

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« Reply #6607 on: September 12, 2019, 03:51:25 pm »
Bri, you could probably ask some locals where the Elephant is, but they may think that you're quackers

There weren’t that many on the lake, Hugo,  when we passed on the walk more fully described by SteveH.

Who said anything about a lake Bri?      I haven't been in that area for years

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« Reply #6608 on: September 12, 2019, 03:59:43 pm »
With Bri, Gwynant,  Steve and others on the scene I've got no chance of winning this one so I'll give a clue that will identify exactly where this is:-

If you had gone to the old Post Office you could have nipped around the corner to The Saracen's Head for a beer or diet coke whichever takes your fancy.   Now where is this place?         $wales

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« Reply #6609 on: September 12, 2019, 07:04:08 pm »
Ah well, no guesses perhaps this photo will help?

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #6610 on: September 12, 2019, 09:59:29 pm »
Thousands of years ago there must have been a settlement or camp in the meadow around this place, perhaps that explains its name.  In the last century or so it had a Church, two chapels, 3 pubs, a butcher's shop as well as other shops and a post office.

It was even mentioned in the Doomsday Book so where do you think it is?          $wales

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« Reply #6611 on: September 13, 2019, 09:25:14 am »
This building is in the same street as the old Post Office ( now a cottage called Bryn Teg )  and the old Saracen's Head is just around the corner, so where am I?



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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #6612 on: September 13, 2019, 09:42:40 am »
Gwaenysgor?

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« Reply #6613 on: September 13, 2019, 10:09:11 am »
Thanks Jack, well done       $good$

I was quickly running out of clues on this one

The Elephant can be seen on the left of the track that goes down to Meliden

https://www.clwydianrangeanddeevalleyaonb.org.uk/files/144636359-Gwaenysgor%20Booklet.pdf

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #6614 on: September 20, 2019, 06:38:56 pm »
Where is this place?