Curiosity Drive 🚐 on Nostr: From Malham in Yorkshire we drove to North Wales, spending a night on a farm near ...

From Malham in Yorkshire we drove to North Wales, spending a night on a farm near Mold & another in the village of Trefriw, in between occupied by life admin. The following day was again cool & overcast as we entered Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri | Eryri National Park, formerly known as Snowdonia. We stopped in Betws-y-Coed, a village catering to park visitors; these falls are visible from the historic Pont-y-Pair bridge in its centre (📷1). The park’s mountainous landscapes came into view as we passed by Llynnau Mymbyr (📷2). There was no stopping at Pen-y-Pass (pre-reserved 🅿️ only), a popular trailhead for ascending Yr Wyddfa | Mt Snowdon. Instead we pulled over lower down in the Pass of Llanberis, beside the Afon Nant Peris (📷3). In Llanberis we visited 13th C. round keep of Castell Dolbadarn | Dolbadarn Castle, built by the Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, Prince of Gwynedd (📷4). His son, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, was the last native Prince of Wales before the principality’s conquest by England’s Edward I. Initially incorporated into England, today Cymru | Wales is recognised as 1 of 4 constituent countries within the sovereign state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK).

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