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Ilkeston Cam on Holiday
w/e 14 September 2025
All of this week's pictures were taken with a Nikon D3300
Part 07 - Dwygyfylchi
We had enjoyed a busy day that saw us visit Conwy, Colwyn Bay,
Rhos-On-Sea and Llandudno but there was still time for an evening
stroll from our holiday home in the village of Dwygyfylchi.
On our first day in Dwygyfylchi we had followed a footpath
from our accommodation to the beach but this time we followed
the same path in the opposite direction towards the village centre.
At the end of the path we turned left onto
Ysguborwen Road and at the junction with Cae Gwynam admired a
attractive floral display.
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On the opposite corner of Cae Gwynam were more flowers beneath
a notice board full of local history and information.
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The board is headed Penmaenmawr which is the name not only for
the next town along the coast but also the surrounding communities
including Dwygyfylchi. The board also welcomes visitors
to the Quarry Villages. Briefly Penmaenmawr
was a mountain standing 1600 feet high
but quarrying for high grade granite at the start of the twentieth
century reduced its height by some 600 feet. There is a more
detailed description here: -
The history of the Penmaenmawr quarries on the megalithic.co.uk website.
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Just a few steps further on is arguably the centre of the village
although later development towards the town of Penmaenmawr means
the triangle of land forming the village green at the junction
of Ysguborwen Road, Glan-Yr-Afon Road and Old Mill Road is now
towards its eastern edge. The green is overlooked by St. Gwynan's
Church which, according to the information board, stands on the
crossroads of ancient trackways. It adds that there has been
a church here dedicated to Gwynan for over 1500 years.
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A simple stone column stands on the green as the village's War
Memorial listing all those who lost their lives in the two world
wars.
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Running inland from the green is Old Mill Road. The road sign
indicates there is no footpath in two languages, Welsh and English
but just beyond is a request stop indicating that it is a bus
route.
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Although the road is a bus route, it twists and turns and by
a circuitous route can lead eventually to Conwy. It could have
been an alternative route to the village had the Conwy tunnel
on the A55 North Wales Expressway still been closed when we arrived.
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The third road from the green is Glan-Yr-Afon Road which leads
to the Expressway. However, although it is possible for traffic
from Conwy and the east to reach the village from the Expressway
by this route, vehicles entering the Expressway must head westwards
towards Penmaenmawr to reach a roundabout to travel in the opposite
direction.
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That roundabout can be reached directly by following Ysguborwen
Road away from the green. That was the way we walked with the
sun setting over Anglesey and Puffin Island .
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By the time we returned to our accommodation the setting sun
had created some lovely colours above the street lamps and headlights
on the Expressway but now it was time to plan the next day's
exploits.
Continued in Part 08 - Bangor & Llanfair
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