Morfa Bychan
Morfa Bychan photos (17 available)
Morfa Bychan maps (2 available)
Morfa Bychan books (2 available)
- 2 photos on Morfa Bychan appear in 2 Frith books - View photos of Morfa Bychan
- Read extracts and see photos from these books on Morfa Bychan and Gwynedd
Morfa Bychan memories
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Gwynedd memories
Borth Y Gest - Simply The Best
I'm privileged to be the first to leave a memory relating to Borth Y Gest. I first had a holiday there in 1964. The owner of the factory where my dad was director owned a lovely holiday home in an elevated position in Mersey Street. The house is called "Mirain" and has unrivalled views across the estuary to Harlech. We had at least one holiday a year there until 1978 when the house was sold. I've continued holidaying in the Portmadoc/Criccieth area every year since and feel like I know it as well as I do my home town. These days when we (my wife, son and I) go to the area we stay in a ...read more here
A memory of Borth-Y-Gest contributed by Paul Woodin
I was fortunate enough to have spent a holiday at "Brynawelon", Criccieth in the mid 50's. I stayed with my Aunt and Uncle who rented a cottage in the grounds. My Aunt introduced me to Sosia {Soshia} who was the Polish housekeeper's daughter - we were inseparable. We would slide down the highly polished wooden bannister in the main hallway, onto a lion skin, {I was horrified!} We hopped and skipped and jumped the days away and all too soon it was time to say goodbye. I remember our traumatic parting as if it was yesterday, my Aunt turned to my Mother and said "parting is such sweet sorrow". I often think of the delightful girl with the smile that would ...read more here
A memory of Criccieth contributed by Lorna Enslin
Golfing memories.
My late husband was the professional at Royal St Davids for many years and the only golfer so far to have been both Welsh Amateur Champion and Welsh Professional Champion twice. We lived at 'Plas Owain' which is the house just above the Golf Links on the curve of the road up the hill. It was built in 1907.
A memory of Harlech contributed by Mrs Black
Lon Y Gert
I have a letter dated 1935 signed your brother William Hugh Jones to my grandfather James Oscough Jones who lived in Garn unable to find my grandfathers birth record not sure if he was adopted still checking he did live at Lon Gert found family possibly his as it states on my grandfathers marriage father as Hugh Jones:-
Hugh b abt 1851-1911 and Anne b 1862-1918. The children were
William Hugh b abt 1884, Maggie Olwen b abt 1888-1918, Alice Mary b abt 1891, Elizabeth Ann b abt 1896, Hugh Thomas b abt 1898,
Annie Elizabeth b abt 1893-1894 and Ann M b abt 1904.
I have a picture of William Hugh Jones aswell.
A memory of Garndolbenmaen contributed by Jeanette Scott
Extracts From Morfa Bychan & Gwynedd books
Known today for its caravan parks and the long sandy beach of Black Rock sands, Morfa Bychan, just west of Porthmadog, was long celebrated for the story of Dafydd Garreg-Wen, the blind harpist, known for his ‘lament’, and the hero of Sir Walter Scott’s poem ‘The Dying Bard’. Here we see the lake and the rocky hill of Moel-y-Gest.
An extract from from"North Wales Photographic Memories".
Many a local will remember learning to drive for the first time on this huge beach near Porthmadog, although summer access is now a little more restricted than we see here. In less hospitable times old ships have washed up on this and similar beaches on this coastline after coming to grief in storms in Cardigan Bay.
An extract from from"Wales Living Memories".







