Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)

[Hugo]

Good try Hollins but it's not in Dolwen.   Perhaps these photos may help?

[Hugo]

The long drive alongside the river in this pleasant meadow leads to this place.         

[Hugo]

I would imagine that in February or March this pleasant meadow would be covered  in flowers such as Crocuses.            

There is a nice walled garden nearby with plants, shrubs and there may be some apple trees there too

[Hugo]

I would imagine that in February or March this pleasant meadow would be covered  in flowers such as Crocuses.            

There is a nice walled garden nearby with plants, shrubs and there may be some apple trees there too

An apple a day keeps the doctor away
but he won't have gone far away

[Hugo]

If you walk along the drive through that pleasant meadow you come to this property.

But where is it and what is it called?           

[Gwynant]

        Hugo, I have absolutely no idea where this property is but going solely on your "clues cymraeg" can I hazard a guess at a house named "Maes Hyfryd", although that doesn't bear any reference to the "apple" clues!

[Hugo]

Gwynant, you are on the right lines with your clues Cymraeg except for the fact that maes means field in English.

The doctor is relevant to the walk as are the Crocuses and I've already told you the name of the house so where is it?

It's easy if you know it, but someone on the forum has already done the walk and posted photos

[Hugo]

If you go through the grounds of Dol Hyfryd   ( Dol= meadow   Hyfryd  = Pleasant)     the route along the river takes you  to the doctor's  cottage where this famous author spent some time during his stay at a nearby Hall.

So what's the name of the town?



 

[Hugo]

Another photo taken near the cottage

[Gwynant]

                Hugo, this one has got me stumped but I am going to have a guess at a property with a walled garden on the Afon Ystraf just outside Denbigh on the B4501 just by the "Fifties Museum" near the old Denbigh Hospital, as the countryside strongly resembles the Vale of Clwyd.  Was the author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?

[Hugo]

Gwynant, you're so very near, so I'll give you that one, well done
It's the Dr Johnson walk in Denbigh and you follow the Afon Ystad to Lawnt in Denbigh and then go through the grounds of Dol Hyfryd Hall where I saw the dog statues and then on to Gwaenynog Estate where Dr Samuel Johnson and Beatrix Potter used to stay.
The Crocuses are best seen at the end of Feb & early March at Dolhyfryd, Lawnt, near Denbigh.   You can then  see the result of 1,000 corms scattered in 1840. This is most spectacular in sunshine around mid-day

I expected DaveR to get it as he has done the walk before and posted photos of it but I suppose Dave is enjoying La Dolce Vita somewhere and Hollins  who is a garden enthusiast may have known this place but is too busy shopping or enjoying the warmth in Dubai

[hollins]

Abu Dhabi now but as soon as I get back I am going to try and do that walk. I think I went to the gardens once on an open day but I'm not sure if yours is the same place. I do seem to remember a Beatrix Potter connection there.

[hollins]

Yes, it is the same place. Suepp mentioned it and I visited after that. I found it on posts 86'ish in Exploring the Area.

[Hugo]

Abu Dhabi now but as soon as I get back I am going to try and do that walk. I think I went to the gardens once on an open day but I'm not sure if yours is the same place. I do seem to remember a Beatrix Potter connection there.

Don't do the walk now Hollins,  the ground was boggy and we had to walk over a large smelly midden to avoid a deep swampy bit!
Wait until the crocuses are out and the ground has dried up a bit and then you can appreciate the beauty of the place.
Enjoy the rest of the sunshine because it's damp and cold here now and red rain is forecast in the future.

[Hugo]

A very easy one for a change.     Where will you see these picnic tables in N Wales?