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with flat-screen TVs sitting alongside faux-Gothic carvings and wooden panels. The hotel
is half a mile west of Criccieth, on the A497.
Eating & Drinking
Tir a Môr
( 01766-523084;
www.tiramor-criccieth.co.uk
; 1 Mona Tce; mains £15-20; 6-9.30pm Tue-Sat mid-Feb-Nov)
The name means 'Land and Sea' but don't worry, it doesn't translate to 'surf and turf' on
the plate. The succulent Welsh farm produce and the fresh Welsh seafood stick to their
own corners of the largely traditional menu. It's an intimate restaurant, and popular too -
bookings are advised.
BRASSERIE
££
Poachers Restaurant
( 01766-522512;
www.poachersrestaurant.co.uk
; 66 High St; mains £12-17; 6.30-10pm Wed-Sat, extended
hours summer)
Look past the paper serviettes and limited wine choice and you'll find tasty
Welsh produce married with some flavours of Asia. The two-course set menu (£16) is
good value.
INTERNATIONAL
££
Transport
BIKE
The Lôn Las Cymru cycle route passes through Criccieth, heading north to Caernarfon
and east to Porthmadog.
BUS
A daily National Express coach heads to/from Pwllheli (£5.50, 20 minutes), Porthmadog
(£5.20, 13 minutes), Caernarfon (£8.10, 48 minutes), Llandudno (£8.60, 1¾ hours) and
London (£38, 10¼ hours).
Other buses head to/from Pwllheli (route 3; 23 minutes), Llanystymdwy (3; four minutes),
Porthmadog (1 and 3; 17 minutes), Caernarfon (1; 50 minutes) and Bangor (1; 1¼ hours).
TRAIN
Criccieth is on the Cambrian Coast Line, with direct trains to Machynlleth (£15, two
hours), Barmouth (£8.10, one hour), Harlech (£5.60, 33 minutes), Porthmadog (£2.50,
seven minutes) and Pwllheli (£3.30, 15 minutes).
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