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Tearooms

Cycling, Ideas and Activities, Maps, Walking

Le Grand Depart

We found ourselves in the market town of Hawes last week, which is on the first stage of this years Le Tour de France.  It was brilliant to see just how much the town has taken the Tour to heart, with the whole centre decked out in bunting, many painted bikes lining the route and even red spots (which I later learnt is the colour of the jersey awarded to the King of the Mountains) painted onto many houses and businesses. There were many other examples of street art to... Read More

Ideas and Activities

Beaumaris

A Couple of years ago we stayed in Snowdonia for a week, and one day made our way across the Menai Bridge.  After the obligatory stop at Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch and photos of the station nameplate, we made our way to Beaumaris for a fascinating trip around the castle.  The castle is famous for never being finished as money and supplies both ran out long before the fortifications reached their full height.  The castle saw little action and as a result it still demonstrates perfect symmetry in its concentric walls. By the... Read More