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Porthmadog (North Wales)

Description: Porthmadog is the gateway to discovering the Snowdonia National Park.

Newest Review: ... Porthmadog has lots of places to eat, which was lucky as Travelodge has no restaurant only a basic crisps-and-chocolate vending machine. There are numerous pubs where you can get a reasonably priced cooked meal, in particular The Queen Hotel does an excellent range of main meals and also gorgeous bacon and sausage baguettes in the morning. The food here is excellent for when you want to ... more

... sit and relax a while and has that special edge that makes it worth paying a little extra for. If you're looking for something a little more basic there are fish & chip shops (one which doubles as a kebab and pizza takeaway service), an Indian re...more

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Porthmadog (North Wales): A beautiful little town bordering Snowdonia (937 words)
by - written on 19/05/09 (Very useful, 47 readings)
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Over Easter I spent the long weekend in Porthmadog in Northern Wales, over the four days we spent time looking around this delightful little town as well as exploring the nearby (and not so nearby) area. Porthmadog itself is lovely, very hilly though and I was eternally grateful to my sister for recommending I bring my mobility scooter along with us! We were staying at the Travelodge which is roughly a ten minute walk from the centre of town, but it's a lovely walk with the huge hills in the background and the place just smells so fresh and clean that it was a pleasure to leave the car in the car park and stroll into town. There is a good ... Read the complete review