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Borth-y-Gest is 1½ miles from Porthmadog with its supermarkets and large number
of very interesting shops.
The village is dominated by the
harbour where in the summer there are a number of boats moored. Away from
the harbour there are a several sheltered coves with sandy beaches where it is
ideal for children to play in the pools which abound on the banks at low
tide.
Porthmadog used to be the centre of the Welsh slate
industry. Slate paid for the causeway, called the Cob, which carries the
road into Porthmadog across the Glaslyn Estuary and the Ffestiniog Railway,
which is now one of the biggest holiday attractions in Wales, chugging for 22
kilometers (13.5 miles) through beautiful coastal and mountain scenery to
Blaneau Ffestiniog. Another much shorter stretch of railway is the Welsh
Highland Line, which is in the process of being restored and eventually will run
from Porthmadog to Caernarvon.
On the harbour, a former
slate storage shed now houses the Maritime Museum showing the life and history
of the area.
Across the estuary is Portmeirion which is an
Italianate village created by the late Cluff Williams Ellis, the village is well
worth visiting.
Locally there are many pubs and
restaurants which offer a high standard of food. There are also castles to be
visited at Criccieth, Harlech, Caernarvon and Beaumaris on Anglesey. Anglesey is
App. 30 miles from Borth-y-Gest where the National Trust owned Plas Newydd may
be visited. Also worth a visit are the gardens of Bodnant. Snowdon
is nearby and this makes for a good days climbing or for the not so energetic
there is a train to the summit |
