Exploring The Area

[Nemesis]

Thanks for that  I love going to such places, but very few are dog-friendly so we are limited. Cadw are the best!  you are even given a free poo bag at the gate ! Also we rarely get a day out during the season-- unless we sneak away like two naughty kids !

[Fester]

Portmeirion is rubbish.

[Merddin Emrys]

Portmeirion is rubbish.

  it's a magical place, we go in the winter when it's free if you pick up one of the leaflets locally

[Merddin Emrys]

  you are even given a free poo bag at the gate !

an unusual gift! 

[hollins]

Entrance to Portmeirion is half price after 15.30 and it is open until 19.30. £4.50 instead of £9.

[Fester]

It's still rubbish...

Its like a corny film set, and the few buildings that you are allowed to enter are merely gift shops.

[Hugo]

Portmeirion is an experience and I still enjoy staying there although it has gone more expensive this year.

[DaveR]

If you enjoy unusual architecture, then Portmeirion is a fantastic place. Most of the buildings are holiday lets, so won't be open to the public.

[Nemesis]

http://www.portmeirion-village.com/content.php?nID=96;lID=1

The tariff is out of date ( tut tut) but the insand outs, rules and regs. are all here !
I used to be taken there as a child, always thought that it was fairyland !

[Hugo]

Our first stay there was in a village room near the belltower.  It was a double aspect room with one window overlooking the village and the other overlooking the estuary and the mountains beyond.
We could see the scenery changing constantly as the water level rose in the shallow estuary and at night the water would twinkle as the moon shone above.
The meal at the Hotel was absolutely delicious and the whole atmosphere made you want to come back again to repeat it.
The Winter rates when we first went were £109.00 per night per room which included D, B and B for 2 and this included your admission into the village.  When I checked  last week the late deals had gone up to £199.00+ per village room.

[Fester]

Its a good job we are all different.

I was looking forward to Portmeirion, but after paying £18 for Mrs Fester and I to wander around, I left after 2 mind-numbing hours thinking that there must be more to it,  I'm missing something??

But, no ... it was rubbish.

I handed my ticket to a lady and her husband queuing outside, to prevent her from wasting her £18.00

[stephenprudence]

Couldn't you find a way onto the beach below and get in for free? Surely the fact Portmeirion backs onto a tidal estuary is one of the biggest things going against them, financially speaking?.     :twoface:

[Trojan]

Couldn't you find a way onto the beach below and get in for free? Surely the fact Portmeirion backs onto a tidal estuary is one of the biggest things going against them, financially speaking?.     :twoface:

That's simply too risky Steve. 

[TheMedz]

Bodnant Gardens (free) and  Bodelwyddan, St Asaph and Rhuddlan  open days coming up


http://civictrustwales.org/ehd/programme%202011/conwy.html


http://civictrustwales.org/ehd/programme%202011/denbigh.html

[Hugo]

Thanks for posting the links Medz, I've put some dates in my calender already.