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North Wales...........

[Closed] North Wales..........

RustySpanner · 2021-08-22T20:09:07Z

Just back from a week at the hut near Llanberis. A couple of observations: It's busier than I've ever seen it. Not surprising, obviously, but the sheer amount of humanity is pretty amazing. We took a couple of (not particularly outdoorsy) mates down and it's pretty hard to get into/park near any of the attractions or busier towns. If you're thinking of going anywhere near Bethgellert, Newborough beach, Llanberis etc, get there early. Don't even think about getting in the Slate Museum without booking and forget using the Park'n' Ride buses to get to popular walking routes. Even usually pretty quiet places like Parys Mountain and Sygun copper mines were rammed. Luckily, the less popular places are still pretty much deserted, but bear it in mind. Secondly, the amount of money spent over lockdown is just crazy. The infrastructure, particularly signage for paths etc has been massively improved. Some serious work has been put in, lots of dedicated walking routes detailed on the official websites with corresponding signage on the ground. Many new road signs to various places of interest too. A massive improvement for casual walkers and tourists. There's a hell of a lot of cash being spent on property too, the amount of newly renovated properties is astounding. Not sure how many are owned by locals, sadly, most seem to be holiday lets and second homes, God knows how the locals are supposed to cope. When I started visiting Dinorwic and Deiniolen about 20 years ago there were loads of ruined or dilapidated old properties around, the place was on it's arse. You can't really see many now, but I wonder about the long term impact on local communities.