On our way back home from the Llyn Peninsula, we decided to break the journey in a couple of places, Caernarfon and Plas Newydd on Anglesey.
Caernarfon
The town of Caernarfon is a World Heritage Site and was originally contained within high fortification walls and a large and impressive castle at its heart. Built by King Edward I to keep the Welsh in order, the castle was the latest in a line of fortifications on the site, following the Roman invasion.
More recently, in 1969, the castle was the site of the investiture of HRH, The Prince of Wales. Queen Elizabeth II awarded the town, Royal Town status in 1974. There is a statue of David Lloyd George MP in the town square.
There are many old and interesting buildings to be seen as well as a marina which opens directly onto the Menai Strait.
Plas Newydd
We then crossed over the Menai Strait via the bridge, onto Anglesey.
Situated across the Menai Strait and a little to the north of Caernarfon, is the house of Plas Newydd, which is cared for by the National Trust, having been gifted by the 7th Marquis of Anglesey. The original house was built on this site in the 13th century. When we visited, the house was closed as a result of Covid which had caused scheduled works on the structure of the house to not be finished in time. The extensive grounds were open though and we enjoyed a walk to explore them.
We had visited Plas Newydd some years ago in the rain, so we had not in fact seen the grounds, other than from within the house. The terraced, Italian Garden is relatively small, but very attractive.
You can walk for some distance along the banks of the strait and looking north, you can see the famous Menai bridge which we had crossed earlier. You are also able to walk through woodland which is home to some red squirrels and has many tall and spectacular pine trees.
"See-u-Later" 
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