"Easy" sites in North Wales?

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valis23 Dec 23, 2010 20:19:28

Hi - I'm heading up to North Wales tomorrow with my girlfriend for Christmas with her family. This will be my second trip there and I'm looking for tips on sites. I think we'll be near Anglesey, and I seem to recall that there are a number of places to check out. We did make it up to Druid's Circle last time, but I don't think we'll have time for anything as ambitious as that, so something we can sneak off is the best we can hope for. By the same token, if we do manage to convince some of the family to come along, we'd still need somewhere not too hard on Mum's knees!

(Sorry, it feels like I'm trying to design a dining room or something - "We want a window for sun in the afternoon, but we don't want to clutter the floor with too many chairs, as we won't often have more than 2 or 3 guests at a time...")

All of this said, if anyone has a suggestion, I'd much appreciate it, but regardless, have a lovely holiday each and all of y'all!

Ant

postman Dec 23, 2010 21:30:04

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valis23 wrote:

All of this said, if anyone has a suggestion, I'd much appreciate it, but regardless, have a lovely holiday each and all of y'all!

Ant

Your best bet is Bryn Celli Ddu on Anglesey, only a five minute drive from the bridge over the Strait, and a ten minute walk from the carpark next to a little stream, with a site that will enthrall, mystify, and be easy on the knees when you get there.

AngieLake Dec 24, 2010 02:35:14

Replying to valis23

If you're on Anglesey, I loved Bachwen dolmen, at Clynnog Fawr. That used to be fairly easy to get to, but there's a new bypass now, so not sure how it affects access. Does anyone know?

Howburn Digger Dec 26, 2010 11:48:21

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My Mrs has an old auntie in Pwllheli and when we were visiting last May her son (retired) took us up to a stunning hillfort and some cairns at Tre'r Ceiri. The site is not far from Anglesey just off the A499 south of Caernarfon at Llanaelhaearn. Bit of a steep climb but rather awesome and not far from the road.