Fun in the sun!

The last few months have been hectic here on the Llŷn. As well as the tried and tested old favourites we’ve successfully introduced some new events and activities this summer many of which have been held as part of the Llŷn Coastal Festival. Our beach fun days have been a big success with the kayaking and surfing sessions proving very popular. We had a very competitive and closely fought football tournament at Porthor, with the Welsh Dragons winning the title and trophy. Our new mascot Caleb the Crab is also becoming some what of a local celebrity helping to judge the sandcastle competitions and pose for photographs- with adults as well as the children!

The Welsh Dragons with their trophy

Blas y Môr (Tase of the Sea) was held at Porthdinllaen in June attracting a lot of interest from people looking for ideas on how to cook with local seafood and sample some of the tasters prepared by local chefs- the seared sea bass was a personal favourite!

Learning about rockpool creatures at Porthdinllaen 

The Picnic with a Chough guided walks took place at Mynydd Mawr on the tip of the peninsula with Rhys Jones from Gwynedd Council’s biodiversity team and Dave Lamacraft from Plantlife & RSPB lending their expertise. The chough didn’t disappoint and made spectacular appearances on both occasions.

The 50 things to do before you’re 11 ¾ activities campaign has been a brilliant way to show children how much fun can be had outdoors with little or no equipment. The list of 50 things ranges from skimming stones or climbing trees, to catching a crab and making a grass trumpet. We were able to tick some of these activities off our list at Llanbedrog and Porthdinllaen where we led cooking on a campfire, den-building rock-pooling and creating wild art activities.

The marshmallows on the campfire went down a storm

So an activity packed few months are in full swing here- we love the summer!