2008

SH4938 : Ffair Cricieth - Criccieth Fair

taken 16 years ago, near to Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales

Ffair Cricieth - Criccieth Fair
Ffair Cricieth - Criccieth Fair
The fair has reputedly been held here on Y Maes since 1284. It is held annually on 23 May and 29 June, unless these dates fall on a Sunday, in which case it is held the following day.
Presumably in past centuries the fairs were important occasions for local people to buy much needed necessities; nowadays the emphasis is more on cheap run-of-the-mill clothes, toys and hardware.
The fairs are accompanied by a funfair in the car park and, of recent years, a good deal of drunken behaviour at night.
The view here is south along Caernarfon Road, which runs through Y Maes down to Stryd Fawr.

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SH4938, 230 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan Fryer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 23 May, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 24 May, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 499 382 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:55.2226N 4:13.9980W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 499 382
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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