Four days away with Mrs R primarily to attend two gigs, one at Llangollen to see Suede & Manic Street Preachers on the Friday and Slow Readers Club at Castleton in the Peak District on Saturday saw us fitting in some lovely visits to Snowdonia, The Vale Of Llangollen and the Castleton area.
Day One - Thursday 27th June
An early morning start saw us making the 3.5 hour journey through the Pennines and then into North Wales and into the Snowdonia National Park to carry out a lovely walk at beautiful Beddgelert.
This walk takes in some lovely scenery walking from the village and along the River Glaslyn, up to Llyn Dinas and then over the mountain tops to Nantmor and then back along the stunning Aberglaslyn Pass to Beddgelert.
Although it was cloudy, the scenery is just breathtaking and it was a real pleasure to be back here again.
A few bird and wildlife highlights included Bloody-nosed Beetles, Dipper, Grey Wagtails and a few Common Buzzards, but again it was the scenery that was the star.
After completing our walk we had some well earned food before a couple of stops on the way to Llangollen, which included the lovely Llyn Gwynant and a first for us the beautiful Swallow Falls near to Betwys Y Coed.
The latter was incredible and some of the best falls we have seen.
After enjoying the falls we made our way to Llangollen and our cottage for the next two nights at nearby Trevor.
Day Two - Friday 28th June
After a decent night's sleep after the previous days early start, we spent the day around the Llangollen area visiting Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Llangollen itself and the lovely nearby Plas Newydd.
The scenery around Llangollen and the valley area is pretty impressive to say the least and it was really enjoyable having a more relaxed day today.
Day Three - Saturday 29th June
After packing our kit into the car this morning we made the 2 hour journey over to Castleton in the Peak District for gig number two.
We spent the day today just chilling and having some nice lunch out before meeting our friends for the gig.
Day Four - Sunday 30th June
Our final day away today, saw us getting up relatively early and heading out to complete a circular walk taking in Hollins Cross & Mam Tor and then back into Castleton.
The scenery was stunning as always, a bit cloudy today, but frankly i couldn't care less as it was just great to be visiting this lovely area again!.
As we hadn't been into Treak Cliff Cavern in the past, today was the day and I'm so glad we did as it was superb. The formations of Blue John were impressive along with the Crinoid fossils and Stalactites, making for some amazing viewing.
A few birds on the wander today included 4 lovely Ravens.
Well what an amazing few days away, the following are my favourite photos from the trip. |
| Stalactites, Treak Cliff Cavern. |
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| Crinoid Fossils. |
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| Blue John Vein. |
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| Back Tor. |
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| Mrs R At The Summit Of Mam Tor. |
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| Kinder Scout Plateau & Edale. |
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| Hollins Cross & Win Hill From Mam Tor. |
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| Mam Tor. |
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| Llangollen. |
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| Plas Newydd. |
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| Llangollen. |
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| Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. |
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| Mandarin Duck Family, Trevor. |
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| Trace & Myself At Swallow Falls. |
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| Trace & Myself, Llyn Gwynant. |
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| Mrs R At Beddgelert. |
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| The Aberglaslyn Pass. |
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| Waterfall At Nantmor |
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| Bloody-nosed Beetle. |
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| Mountain Scenery. |
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| Mrs R After Climbing Up From Llyn Dinas. |
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| Llyn Dinas. |
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| Drinker Moth Caterpillar |
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| Llyn Dinas. |
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| Beddgelert. |
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