This weekend has been our first Easter open since we had to close in March 2020 and then again at the end of 2020 into spring 2021. It’s been so great to have the house full again, to welcome back returning guests who we have missed seeing, and meet new guests : a lovely couple from Lampeter in South West Wales, and a fabulous family group from London.
The weather has been kind on the whole and Conwy town has been full of visitors. Our guests have dined out at Lava, a stone’s throw from Castlebank, the Erskine Arms , just off the town square , Watson’s Bistro and the Midland Street Food Tapas . Some of them have sampled Penderyn whisky in our bar, which is made in nearby Llandudno . They’ve climbed Mount Snowdon , visited the beautiful island of Anglesey and walked the castle walls.
On Saturday afternoon, after a quick essential shopping trip, I took our daughter for an ice cream from Sue’s Beach Hut in Deganwy . The weather was perfect and we basked in the sun, as we watched a boat chugging down the estuary, a young family also enjoying their ice creams and a cheeky labrador queuing at the beach hut for treats from Sue.It was a very peaceful stop off and welcome time out together.
Deganwy is a flat walk across the bridge from Conwy and has stunning views back across the water to Conwy Castle , over to Anglesey , and up to the Great Orme , where you will find not only amazing panoramic views from the summit but a copper mine dating 4,000 years back to the Bronze Age. A further walk through the dunes from Deganwy brings you to beautiful West Shore beach.
Mount Snowdon Summit