Gandalf the VW is enjoying some sea views, however this time we’re overlooking the west coast rather than our normal east coast. That’s right, we’re in Wales!
We wasted no time kick starting our Half term and made it to North Wales on Friday late afternoon, thankfully missing the majority of the bank holiday travel chaos.
We arrived at our campsite, Trwyn yr Wylfa Caravan & Camping Site and had a quick check in. We were soon set up and enjoying our first holiday beer of the trip.
This was a last minute booking for us – we only booked this site a week ago, and as such haven’t got one of the premium sea view pitches as these obviously book up well in advance. Our pitch (29) offers a partial sea view but the trees block out a lot – including the gorgeous sunshine we’re currently blessed with. So we found ourselves extending further out of the shade as the sun got lower in sky. Still, it was a lovely evening, including a bbq tea and a perfect place to begin our well needed wind down.
The campsite offers wonderful facilities including even a dog shower, and despite being probably the busiest weekend of the year, it’s got a strict noise policy and therefore is rather quiet. The pitches are large and we don’t feel crammed in at all.
We had a very relaxing evening and were treated to a spectacular sunset before a very good nights sleep!
Saturday dawned with the sunshine out in abundance. It felt strange feeling warm after such a cold winter!
We wasted no time, and after an egg and sausage muffin donned our walking boots and headed off in the direction of Conwy along the Wales Coastal path. Unfortunately we’d miss judged the map and the majority of the way the path was alongside the busy A55. Although the surface was a great, and it had a designated cycle/pedestrian area, the hum of the traffic alongside us and the lack of coastal views weren’t quite what we had anticipated. However. After the A55 goes into the tunnel before Conwy the path opens up so you can see the sea and beautiful beach,
and following that we made our way down to the beach to finish the walk on there- but if we were to come again I think we’d just get the bus. (There is a bus stop 10 mins walk from the site)
Conwy was beautiful. We visited around 10 years ago in our first van, Daisy, but as we were approaching on foot this time we got a different view and it really was lovely. We stopped for a drink at the Marina,
and the wound our way around the estuary towards the castle.
We passed the smallest house in Britain
Conwy castle is a magnificent sight- listed by UNESCO it’s no wonder why. We didn’t visit this time as we did when we were here last, but if you’ve not been, we really recommend it.
We were hoping to get some fresh fish from Conwy Mussels to bbq later but they’d sold out! Joys of a sunny bank hol hey!
We had a nice beer overlooking the boats and the suspension bridge, before taking a walk across it. The Conwy suspension bridge is grade 1 listed and was one of the first suspension bridges in the world. Originally it was built as the toll gateway into Conwy and you get great views of the imposing castle as you cross it.
We took a walk down through the town before making our way back to the campsite. We were going to catch the number 5 bus but we opted for a cab as the bus was cancelled and actually neither of us fancied the walk up the hill! A cab was only £12 and we were neck and chilling back at Gandalf in no time. By now we’d walked 6.5 miles and my foot was giving me some pain.
Dinner was steak fajitas before another lovely chill reading as the sun dipped.
We’d enjoyed our time on this site. We’d chosen it for the views and proximity to Conwy, and although we were a little disappointed with our pitch views, most of the pitches here offer tremendous views. We’ve really got into the quieter sites with less facilities so we are looking forward to enjoying more of those over the coming days.
Having said that this has got to be one of the best larger sites we’ve been on. The facilities are great and we really appreciate the rules set to make this a quiet site. If we were to return we’d try and go for pitch 24, 35, 1-5 or one of the none electric pitches at the top end of the site.
