Tag: Y Fron

  • Kyffin in Bangor

    Kyffin in Bangor

    This is the edited text of a public talk given in Bangor University on Wednesday 19 November 2025 about the eleven oil paintings by Kyffin Williams housed in the University.  The talk was followed by a guided tour of the paintings. Diolch am y gwahoddiad i ddod i’r Brifysgol, a’r cyfle i siarad am artist…

  • Snowdonia Slate Trail, day 3: Y Fron to Beddgelert

    Snowdonia Slate Trail, day 3: Y Fron to Beddgelert

    There’s no room for doubt. The Met Office’s app shows black clouds and two black raindrops, every hour from mid-morning to the end of the day.  Other weather apps say the same.  But we’re stoical, as we wait for the taxi to take us back to Y Fron for a twelve-miler to Beddgelert. The taxi’s…

  • Snowdonia Slate Trail, day 2: Llanberis to Y Fron

    Snowdonia Slate Trail, day 2: Llanberis to Y Fron

    Today’s a rare day: no waterproofs needed, and sun forecast for the afternoon.  We set off from Llanberis and climb up the lane towards Waunfawr.  On average, each day of the Trail crosses two watersheds, and this is the first of today’s two ascents.  Sheep outnumber people by some margin, as usual.  Their fleeces are…