On Sunday 15 July Brad and Sue decided to go for a mountain bike ride in Wales to escape the wet Manchester weather, so I tagged along. We drove to a small village in northern Wales called Betws-y-Coed. It is in Swondonia National Park, and is surrounded by forested hills and valleys. It is a busy spot in the weekends, as it is a popular starting point for hikers or mountain bikers wanting to expore the national park.
Brad and Sue took off on their bikes and I did a sedate walk through some forest to a small lake and back. There was a nice view of the village along the way:
On the way back to Manchester we stopped at Conwy, a town on the north Welsh coast, dominated by a castle built by King Edward the First way back in 1280.
Conwy
From one extreme to the other, Conwy is also home to the "UK's smallest house". I had a peek inside and it is definitely cosy.
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