Updated 2011 Welsh Run Weekend of the 3-4-5 June

Weekend of the 3-4-5 June.
Proposed plan
G-Wagen run to the Lleyn Peninsula, North Wales
Weekend of 3, 4 & 5 June 2011.
Camp site at Uwchmynydd
Arrive at campsite as from lunchtime friday onwards.
Evening BBQ please bring your own food although
there will be bangers, mash and beer supplied for
those who come early.
The plan is to spend the bank holiday weekend at this
site overlooking Bardsey Island. If you can find a more
picturesque site please let me know! I will be visiting
the campsite to fine tune arrangements in the next few
days. Meanwhile indications are that prices will be £10
per vehicle/tent per night. Breakfast, bacon and eggs,
available at the cafe.
Places to visit
We will be establishing the frequency and price of trips
to Bardsey Island where you can spend three of four
hours looking at the birds (Choughs, Oyster Catchers
and so on) for the rest of you please bring buckets and
spades and stuff for the beaches at the famous Porth
Or (Whistling Sands), Porth Iago, Porth Felen.
The area is full of natural beauty with wild orchids, rare
blue butterflies and completely unspoilt country side.
There are pubs for good food at Llanengan (The Sun
Inn) and Aberdaron, as well as Morfa Nefyn.
Walks along Hell’s Mouth are inspiring as is a visit to
Plas yn Rhiw. Plas yn Rhiw is an old country house run
by the National Trust overlooking the sea at Rhiw, with
magnificent gardens and owned by two sisters who left it
to the nation. The Bentley Driver’s Club and the Morris
Cowley Club used it as their headquarters in a visit to
the area two or three years ago; so what’s good enough
for them is certainly good enough for G-Wagens!
Those venturing to Bardsey Island can do so from
Fisherman’s Creek (Porth Meudwy) which is well
worth a visit even if you don’t go out on the twin
hulled catamaran - the journey to Bardsey is always
guaranteed a bit rough. A walk along the sand is
rewarded by a drink and a meal at the pub at Porth
Dinllaen (The Ty Coch) and a look at the lifeboat
station, near Morfa Nefyn.
Offroading
Offroading is being masterminded by a few of our
experts and details will be released on the friday night
(3rd June) but will probably take in the track up the
Mynydd Rhiw.
Points to note
Traffic will be the usual bank holiday traffic so go
for an early get-away on friday if you possibly can.
Bottlenecks are likely to be at The Cob at Porthmadog,
although the new road eases traffic flow to Pwhelli.
The route through on the A55 from Chester through
Llandudno via Caernarfon and Morfa Nefyn might
be a little easier and once again the new bypass has
speeded up traffic flow in the last two years.
To sum up, the weekend will be unlike any other and
there are at least a dozen other ‘porths’ which are all
totally unspoilt.
Just let me know by text or email if you can come so
I can give the campsite at Uwchmynydd an idea of
numbers. Richard Wells mobile: 07710 819200.
A final word - keep your tank topped up as petrol
stations are thin on the ground.
Ordanance Survey sheet 123 of the Lleyn Peninsula
will help you find your way to the campsite:
Ty-Newydd, Uwchmynydd, Aberdaron, Nr Pwllheli,
Gwynedd LL53 8BY.
Those wanting a B&B or to spend the weekend in a
hotel need only contact Pwhelli Tourist Information
Centre on 01758 613000 or Abersoch Tourist
Information Centre on 01758 712929.