Exploring :: Barmouth, Gwynedd

Hi there everyone 😀

It was the Wednesday of our week’s visit to the lodge in June and we were all ready for a big day out.

The weather forecast was good, the picnic was made and we were off down the coast to Barmouth. It’s about an hour’s drive and it was somewhere mum had never visited before. We’d been just once but I really wanted to see if we could get to have a walk on the famous railway bridge across the Mawddach Estuary. 

Martin had done his homework and found us a car park just a short walk from the bridge, the sun was shining and we were looking forward to exploring somewhere new.

It was just a short walk along the road …

… before heading down the footpath that would take us onto the bridge …

… and past the tunnel …

On such a lovely day it was very photogenic so apologies for the number of photos … I promise I’ve just picked a selection of my favourites …

We just walked about half way and stopped to take in the view …

… and the regulation selfie …

… before heading back …

We would have loved to have been on the bridge whilst a train was crossing but we checked the times and decided not to wait. Instead mum and I took a bit of a detour down and under the railway and onto a gorgeous little beach …

… where we got to see the bridge from a bit of a different angle …

We soon heard Martin shouting from up above … TRAIN … and yes indeed there it was …

After we came off the bridge and got back onto the road we took a left onto a footpath which led to a nice seating area with yet more great views of the bridge …

… and back across to the harbour …

… and to the mountains …

We decided to carry on walking back towards the harbour …

… before retracing our steps and deciding to move the car to a car park along the sea front …

Once parked up again we had a walk out along the boardwalk and around to the harbour entrance …

At the harbour entrance the views looking back up the Mawddach and the railway bridge were impressive …

In fact the views in all directions were just fabulous …

As the tide was in we couldn’t walk back across the harbour so had to retrace our steps. Mum and I couldn’t resist a paddle and were surprised to find how warm the sea was. It was lovely …

We then had a quick pit stop at The Bath House for ice cream …

… before investigating an intriguing looking building that we spotted from the road …

It is known locally as Ty Crwn and was originally built in 1833 as a lock-up for drunkards, slatterns and ne’er-so-wells who were disturbing the peace on the harbour. 

According to sources it was built round so that the Devil could find no corner to hide in. 

There was then only one thing for us to do and that was to drive all the way along the sea front, where we found a good spot for our picnic. 

By then we were all about worn out and ready for home.

We’d had the loveliest of days and it’s always good to be able to show mum somewhere new 😀

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