2023

SH5837 : Portmeirion, near Porthmadog

taken 3 years ago, near to Portmeirion, Gwynedd, Wales

Portmeirion, near Porthmadog
Portmeirion, near Porthmadog
Portmeirion is a popular tourist village in Gwynedd, North Wales. It was designed and built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975 in the style of an Italian village. LinkExternal link

The village was used as the set in 1967 tv series "The Prisoner" tv-series LinkExternal link , starring Patrick McGoohan.

Portmeirion is also famous for its pottery company which was co-founded by Susan Williams-Ellis, daughter of Clough Williams-Ellis, and her husband Euan Cooper-Willis.
See wikipedia LinkExternal link

See other images of Portmeirion

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Malc McDonald and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Country: Wales Place: Portmeirion Near: Penrhyndeudraeth Porthmadog Minffordd County: Gwynedd Primary Subject: Village other tags: Tourist Attraction Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Near Porthmadog [14] Title Clusters: · Portmeirion, near Porthmadog [5] ·
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
SH5837, 850 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Malc McDonald   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 8 August, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 26 August, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 5895 3717 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:54.8030N 4:5.9447W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 5895 3717
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image Type (about): geograph 
This page has been viewed about 47 times
You are not logged in | login | register