Our last day in Wales. It was raining, again! Fortunately there was a brief dry spell to get the car loaded. We stopped off in Llandudno at the Castle View Bar and Restaurant for lunch. It was an excellent meal, though it took a while. After lunch the rain had again eased off so we…

Today we went to Penrhyn Castle – the first use of our National Trust membership. It was wet when we arrived so after a quick look at the courtyard of the railway museum we headed for lunch in the cafe. After a leisurely meal the rain had eased off. We walked around the walled garden…

Today we went to Gorsaf Ddu. We had lunch in the railway cafe and then spent a short while in the free slate museum. The museum houses the largest water wheel in the UK. It was used to power all the machinery in the workshops, which was used to repair and manufacture items for the…

This is our first short holiday with Ellie. A few days away on the North Wales coast. We set off from home shortly after 12pm – about the earliest it seems to be possible to leave at the moment! Thank goodness we have a roof box for the car. We stopped off at the Old…