Advantages: Good day out, Clean beaches Disadvantages: Not a lot to do at night
Porthmadog, Wales
I first went there a few years ago after being recommended to go as the beach close by called Black Rock Sands would be brilliant to take the dogs on.
It's brilliant as Black Rock beach is a drive on beach and dogs are welcome all year round on certain parts of the beach.
It is kept clean and it's patrolled by lifeguards to looks after everyone and make sure they are safe. The waters clean for a UK beach and warm in the summer.
There is a small charge for getting on the beach at holiday seasons but it isn't very much and well worth it for a day on the beach.
It's also good late in the evening when everyone else has gone home to just have a drive across the beach.
In the town itself there is a variety of shops, cafés and various other things to look at including the steam railway that goes across some ...
Advantages: Beautiful location, fantastic cottages with all amenities Disadvantages: Just that you need some form of transport
My mum and her partner have spent a couple of holidays now at a location near Bala in North Wales - the location in question, Pen Cefn, boasts four properties for rent, each of differing proportions. This year, mum decided to treat me (because I reached the big 40) and my sister and her family to a week long holiday in one of the properties. Having had a superb time, I thought it was time to pass the news on to others.
Address and location
"Pen Cefn"
Sarnau
Bala
Gwynedd LL23 7LG
Tel: 01678 530481 or 530413
E-mail: bevianna@btinternet.com
Website: www.pencefn.com
Proprietors' names: Ian and Bev Moss, Anna Hayward
The nearest town, about five miles away, is Bala (which is just inside the Snowdonia National Park), which is on the A494 road. Pen Cefn, which is a smallhold, plus the cottages, is just above a small hamlet ...
Advantages: plenty to do in Summer Disadvantages: less to do in Spring or Autumn
NAME OF LOCATION: Llandudno, North Wales
BACKGROUND
Gee Vee Travel were doing a March trip to Llandudno and my mother decided to book this particular holiday for her, my father, and myself.
Although I have visited Llandudno many times, they have usually been day trips from home (Chesterfield) or from other North Wales destinations that we have stayed at, so staying in Llandudno would be a great change.
I read several Ciao reviews on the topic so that I knew what was available in March - not a lot, most things open from Easter to October, and Easter was 3 weeks after my trip! Typical.
However, do not be despondent as we found plenty to do in and around Llandudno. Our Driver took us out on 2-day trips but we had plenty of time to explore Llandudno itself on the first evening and all day Thursday. We also had time after our ...
