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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 exists 5 miles (8 km) west of Porthmadog, 9 miles (14 km) eastern of Pwllheli and also 17 miles (27 km) south of Caernarfon. It had a population of 1,826 in 2001, reducing to 1,753 at the 2011 census. The community is a seaside resort, prominent with households. Tourist attractions include the ruins of Criccieth Castle, which have substantial views over the community and also bordering countryside. Neighboring on Ffordd Castell (Castle Way) is Cadwalader’s Ice Cream Parlour, opened up in 1927, whilst Stryd Fawr (High Street) has a number of bistro-style restaurants. In the centre exists Y Maes (“The Field”, or community square), part of the original medieval town common. The town is kept in mind for its fairs, held on 23 May as well as 29 June yearly, when lots of people visit the fairground as well as the market which spreads out through much of the streets of the community. Famous people related to the community include the British prime minister, David Lloyd George, who grew up in the neighboring town of Llanystumdwy, as well as poet William George. Group Captain Leslie Bonnet, RAF police officer, author as well as begetter of the Welsh Harlequin Duck and also his other half Joan Hutt, artist, both lived at Ymwlch just outside Criccieth from 1949 up until their deaths in 1985. Criccieth hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1975 and in 2003 was granted Fairtrade Town condition. It won the Wales in Bloom competition yearly from 1999 to 2004. The community designs itself the “Pearl of Wales on the Shores of Snowdonia”.