Portmeirion (Portmeirion)

Member Name: RUTH1957

Product:	Portmeirion
Date:	10/11/08 (140 review reads)
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Advantages: Good Place to Visit

Disadvantages: None

PORTMEIRION-A Lovely Place to visit.

You will find Portmeirion in the northern part of Wales it is a popular resort on the coast of Snowdonia.

When I first visited Portmeiron for the first time I just fell in love with the place. It was like visiting a magical village with its colourful painted houses and cottages and arches etc.Yes it has an Italian flavour to it and I was certainly very amazed with the various buildings and fountains and courtyards

So who created this wonderful place- Clough Williams-Ellis who was an architect had a vision and created Portmeirion just only a few miles from his family home.

In the 1930s it became very popular with a number of Artists and Writers like Bertrand Russell, George Bernard Shaw and H G Wells are just a few to mention. Also King Edward V111 also made a visit to Portmeirion before he was King.

When you arrive at Portmeirion after you have parked the car you will come across the Toll Gate which is near by. This is not the original structure but it was the the last building in which Sir Clough Williams-Ellis designed in 1977.

There is a magnificent arch called the Triumphal Arch which graces the road winding round the back of Portmeirion which is where the residents are allowed access from the toll gate. It has a tremendous backdrop and it is so breather taking.

Then there is the Town Hall another great place to see. Inside the Town Hall is not open to visits during the day but the outside of the hall is quite amazing. You will find it dates back as far as the Jacobean period in the seventeen century. It still has the original lead windows.

Portmeirion has been used in several film sets and TV Shows such as Treasure Hunt which was a programme on Channel 4, Citizen Smith was filmed there in1980, Brideshead Revisited had also filmed there and they filmed where the Watch House and Swimming Pool are.

The Prisoner was also filmed there and there were 17 episodes made and only when the final one was shown and the Credits came up did it actually reveal where the Prisoner was filmed this was to prevent day trippers coming in there thousands while the programme was been transmitted.

There is so much to see and I feel a day is not long enough to see everything as I felt I needed to potter around the gardens and buildings and just soaking up the magical present that it has for me.

Also I love the range of pottery they manufacture and I have a fair size collection now which I am proud off.

This is just a little taster of what my experience was when I visited Portmeirion, I could go on for longer but if you have not visited Portmeirion I should.

There is accommodation their either in self catering or there is a hotel I think it would costly but it would be magical if you were there when day trippers were not there and you would experience something different I feel.

The cost of coming to visit Portmeirion is as follows and also the location .

Day Visitors
PORTMEIRION Open every day 9.30am - 5.30pm.

Admission Charges

Admission Charges 2008 / 2009
(To 31 March 2009)

Adults £7.00

Concessions £5.50
(Students, Senior Citizens, Unwaged)
Children £3.50
(Under 5 free, up to 16 years)

Admission Charges 2009
(from 1st April 2009)

Adults £7.50

Concessions £6.00
(Students, Senior Citizens, Unwaged)

Children £4.00
(under 5 free, up to 16)
FAMILY RATES
We hope these special rates help make it easy for families to visit Portmeirion.
1 Adult + 2 Children £13.50
1 Adult + 3 Children £15.50
2 Adults + 1 Child £17.00
2 Adults + 2 Children £19.00
2 Adults + 3 Children £21.00
2 Adults + 4 Children £23.00



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From Manchester Airport take the M56 (West) onto the A550. Follow signs for the A55 and North Wales. Follow the A55 expressway as far as the Caernarvon (A487) turn-off. Follow the A487 towards Caernarvon and Porthmadog. Portmeirion is 1 ½ miles South of Porthmadog signposted from the main road at Minffordd. 100 miles. Approximately 2 ½ hours.

From Birmingham Airport take the M6 (northbound). After junction 10 turn onto the M54 which leads onto the A5. Follow the A5 for Llangollen, Corwen. 3 miles past Corwen turn left onto the A494 for Bala. At Bala turn right onto the A4212 for Trawsfynydd where you turn right for Porthmadog. Follow signs for Porthmadog. Portmeirion is 1 ½ miles West of Penrhyndeudraeth on the A487 signposted at Minffordd. 100 miles. Approximately 2 ½ hours.

From London (Shepherd's Bush): Take the M40 then the M6 at Birmingham (use toll road if congestion is bad, then follow signs for M54). After M6 junction 10 turn onto the M54 which leads onto the A5. Follow the A5 for Llangollen, Corwen. 3 miles past Corwen turn left onto the A494 for Bala. At Bala turn right onto the A4212 for Trawsfynydd where you turn right for Porthmadog. Follow signs for Porthmadog. Portmeirion is 1 ½ miles West of Penrhyndeudraeth on the A487 signposted at Minffordd. 240 miles. Approximately 4 ½ hours.

Summary: A great Place