Cheering myself up in this bad weather by sorting next summer.
Booked a cottage near criccieth in July
Will be with kids aged 2, 5 and 7
Bikes will be going but probably mostly road rides sneaking out early doors tho hope to get a spin to coed y brenin
Any must do activities in the area?
Good pubs/restaurants?
Good beaches?
Shell Island is nice, especially if you like, um, shells. Check the tide times though.
We had a holiday there this summer. Son was sailing for the week out of Pwllheli so we stayed just outside Abersoch. Lots of nice quiet roads for cycling - high hedges reminded me of Cornwall. I really wanted to go to Bardsey having spent some time there as a yoof but the weather as crap. We also camped at the very end which was lovely.
The beach at Hell's Mouth was walking distance for us - currents possibly a problem but v popular with surfists.
At Criccieth you're well placed for little railways, slate mines,,castles. Plenty to do.
Portmeirion.
Iron age fort.
Caernarfon.
Harlech.
Snowdon.
Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Llechwedd.
Beddgelert.
Betws y Coed.
Aber Glaslyn.
Criccieth.
Aberdaron.
Whistling Sands.
Dinas Dinlle.
Etc...