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Criccieth is a community and also community on the Llyn peninsula in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd in Wales. The community lies 5 miles (8 km) west of Porthmadog, 9 miles (14 km) east of Pwllheli and also 17 miles (27 km) south of Caernarfon. It had a population of 1,826 in 2001, lowering to 1,753 at the 2011 census. The community is a seaside resort, popular with families. Tourist attractions consist of the damages of Criccieth Castle, which have extensive sights over the town as well as bordering countryside. Neighboring on Ffordd Castell (Castle Way) is Cadwalader’s Ice Cream Parlour, opened in 1927, whilst Stryd Fawr (High Street) has several bistro-style restaurants. In the centre exists Y Maes (“The Field”, or community square), part of the original medieval community common. The town is noted for its fairs, hung on 23 May and also 29 June each year, when multitudes of people visit the fairground and also the market which spreads out through a number of the streets of the town. Famous people related to the town include the British prime minister, David Lloyd George, that matured in the close-by town of Llanystumdwy, as well as poet William George. Group Captain Leslie Bonnet, RAF policeman, author and producer of the Welsh Harlequin Duck and his better half Joan Hutt, artist, both lived at Ymwlch simply outside Criccieth from 1949 up until their deaths in 1985. Criccieth organized the National Eisteddfod in 1975 and also in 2003 was given Fairtrade Town condition. It won the Wales in Bloom competition annually from 1999 to 2004. The town styles itself the “Pearl of Wales on the Shores of Snowdonia”.