Exploring The Area

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The North Wales seaside town with a stunning beach and hardly any tourists out of season
Nefyn in Gwynedd is a great place if you want to escape the rigours of everyday life and enjoy some peace and quiet.     It is a pretty Welsh village with a lovely sandy beach and a good golf course nearby.     There were concerns  with residents in recent years about people buying second homes in the area and turning the village into another Abersoch




https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/north-wales-seaside-town-mountain-30101094

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Underrated North Wales seaside resort that's ideal for a winter visit
It's a place that combines sea air with history, nature and stunning landscapes
It's also a starting point for a number of nice walks


https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/underrated-north-wales-seaside-resort-30287183

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Storm Ashley caused 'substantial damage' to sea defences due to be abandoned in 30 years
Subsequent repairs have part obscured the village's famous 'Dragon's teeth'


https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/storm-ashley-caused-substantial-damage-30345870

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Ye sterday would have been my Father's 100th birthday so I went along to the Llanrhos Lawn Cemetery to pay my respects.    Afterwards I walked to the old Church and through the old  cemetery.
Walking past the dozens of graves two stood out for me.   The Mostyn Family's graves which are  within an enclosure with ornate metal fencing and the other is a headstone for "Betty"
What a contrast as poor Betty was a pauper and described as a wandering lunatic.       Her headstone was erected out of the kindness of local people who contributed  money for the burial and headstone.        Whatever happens during our life time the only certainty is that we all end in the same place
While I was in the area I popped over the road and had a look at the Holy Well of St Mary's across the road and it looked like it had been well tendered   

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Family has lived in the middle of a busy Welsh roundabout for decades
The Howatsons refused to move when plans for a new road were confirmed - so a roundabout was built around them
It's a good job the Howatsons like living on the traffic island just outside Denbigh as I can't imagine many people wanting to buy the house if it ever came up for sale

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/family-lived-middle-busy-welsh-30390475

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Archaeologist sheds light on Neolithic sites
Neolithic tomb
The most famous Neolithic tomb site in Wales is Bryn Celli Ddu on Anglesey.

Located in a field at Llanddaniel Fab, and dated to around 3000BC, it is a site where people still gather for ceremonies today.

Bryn Celli Ddu or ‘Mound in the Dark Grove’ is the place where on the Summer Solstice a beam of sunlight is cast down the tomb’s passage illuminating the chamber inside.         I did go there one Summer and as I entered the chamber I was greeted by a man with long flowing white hair and a beard and was dressed in a red robe  (no it wasn't Father Christmas. he was a Druid ) and there were five women with him.    I realised that I was intruding on their ceremony and made a quick exit



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'I climbed 115 steps up historic North Wales monument and it was well worth it'
The Marquess of Anglesey's Column honours a military hero and has its own extraordinary history

Tellytubby,  Rhuddlan and I were oone of the last people to go up to the top of the Column before they closed it on safety grounds.    The staircase is quite narrow but the effort to get up to the top and see all those stunning views is well worth the effort.     They didn't have the cafe and visitors centre when we went up the column so we'll have to go back again and have a coffee and cake after walking up the column


https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/i-climbed-115-steps-up-30751536

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The fairytale waterfall with mysterious cave in 'almost untouched' Eryri gorge
It has a very large plunge pool with clear but dark waters


https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/fairytale-waterfall-mysterious-cave-almost-30753668

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'Morfa Nefyn is changing. There's a danger it could turn into another Abersoch'
An affordable homes plan has been approved amid concerns 'there are less and less homes for local people
Plans for nine houses to meet an "urgent need" for affordable homes in the Pen Llŷn area have been approved. Cyngor Gwynedd 's planning committee approved the council's Tŷ Gwynedd scheme on land at Maes Twnti, Morfa Nefyn, during a meeting on Monday, January 13.   Perhaps the " urgent need"  should stipulate that they are only for people living in the local area?

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/morfa-nefyn-changing-theres-danger-30774413

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The tiny North Wales village with deserted beach where royals once thrived
Take a 25-minute walk east of Aberffraw and you'll find beautiful sand dunes and Traeth Mawr beach

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Inside lost world of waterfalls and coloured tunnels most people miss on way up Yr Wyddfa
The site offers a fascinating glimpse into a bygone age
If you do want to explore sites like this then you should be fully prepared and avoid taking any risks


https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/inside-lost-world-waterfalls-coloured-30801315

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Cheerful café in North Wales resort town will brighten up any January day
The Harbour Hub Café in Rhyl is a great place to hide away on a cold winter's day

It's situated on the Kinmel Bay side very near the Pedestrian Bridge over the River Clwyd and is a nice place to meet up at or to finish up at after a walk

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/cheerful-caf-north-wales-resort-30831096

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'Our North Wales school was in danger of being lost forever - so we bought it'
Education is set to resume but so much else is possible too, from a café and men's shed to veg growing and tourism
When the old school was closed down in 2019, the explanation given was a shortage of English-speaking pupils. If that was the case, Ysgol Pontfadog had achieved its aim, being one of the first of Lloyd George’s “new” schools where Welsh children were encouraged to speak their mother tongue.

In reality, the local community was aghast: campaigners insisted that, 111 years after the school opened, most families in the Ceiriog Valley now spoke English, not just Welsh. More than 1,300 objections were made against the closure – and against the plan to send pupils to dual-language Ysgol Cynddelw two miles away


https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/our-north-wales-school-danger-30907581

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The 'lost' tunnel under historic North Wales town that lay derelict for 30 years
The tunnel made a return but what went through it changed



https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/lost-tunnel-under-historic-north-30910299

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The genuinely breathtaking 'Wonder of Wales' that influencers aren't exaggerating about
There is only one drawback about this spectacular site     
The rise of social media and its many influencers means some beauty spots are suddenly catapulted to a wider audience. This is especially true of the many wonders of Wales.

While they've never exactly been "hidden" - their popularity often explodes once discovered by the adventuring and day-tripping Insta crowd.




https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/genuinely-breathtaking-wonder-wales-influencers-30952646