A walk to Tonfanau
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common_natureWe had a trip to north Wales last week to the coastal town of Tywyn (pronounced 'tow' as in truck- win)
Our first full day in Tywyn was a bit mirky although mild enough.
We set out for a walk on the northern coastal side of the town to the hamlet of Tonfanau.
Mist over the hills:
And looking back into town:
Ghostly hills in the mist:
Afon Dysyinni, the River Dysinni:
The railway bridge over the river- this is the main line not the narrow gauge:
Gorse in full bloom on the hills:
The foot bridge over the river at Tonfanau:
Old and new:
We reached the station- a tiny station with almost no settlement.There was once a barracks here hence the station:
There'd been a new tree planted as a monument to fifty years this year of the Ugandan Asian community arriving. If you're my age, you may remember that horror Idi Amin and what he did. Quite a number of folks settled in Tywyn and the old barracks was used as temporary accomodation- this is their thank you to the people of Tywyn.
So many dry stone walls locally. This is a particularly fine one:
And that was our walk!
Our first full day in Tywyn was a bit mirky although mild enough.
We set out for a walk on the northern coastal side of the town to the hamlet of Tonfanau.
Mist over the hills:
And looking back into town:
Ghostly hills in the mist:
Afon Dysyinni, the River Dysinni:
The railway bridge over the river- this is the main line not the narrow gauge:
Gorse in full bloom on the hills:
The foot bridge over the river at Tonfanau:
Old and new:
We reached the station- a tiny station with almost no settlement.There was once a barracks here hence the station:
There'd been a new tree planted as a monument to fifty years this year of the Ugandan Asian community arriving. If you're my age, you may remember that horror Idi Amin and what he did. Quite a number of folks settled in Tywyn and the old barracks was used as temporary accomodation- this is their thank you to the people of Tywyn.
So many dry stone walls locally. This is a particularly fine one:
And that was our walk!
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