After breakfast we headed off to Portmeirion. It was built by architect Clough Williams-Ellis to show how a beautiful site could be developed without spoiling it. All buildings at Portmeirion are registered Grade 1 or Grade 2 listed buildings.
The village is surrounded by 70 acres of forest Gardens called Y Gaylord. Portmeirion is owned by a registered charity. The income from admission charges is used to maintain and preserve the buildings and grounds that make up this historic environment. All buildings at Portmeirion are either self catering cottages or hotel rooms and suites.
We had a very nice gelato ice cream while waiting for the free land train tour of the woodland trail. It was very bumpy. Then we walked down to the quayside and along the coastal path to the lighthouse which then rose up through the woods and past the Chinese Lake.
Afterwards we had a nice Taffy Apple cider and anti-pasti sharer at the Caffi Glas, before watching the 25 minute video narrated by Clough Williams-Ellis about the building of Portmeirion.
We had a walk through the gardens and up to the dome before having a final coffee and scone with clotted cream, before heading back to the car.
When we got back we walked down to the beach for a paddle in the sea.
As we relaxed in the caravan it started to get very windy an d I had to take the flags down. It started to rain around 21:30, and rained heavily on and off all night with thunder about 04:00.
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