Adventures Ahead!

This summer was the warmest since 2006, and many of us made the most of the long, sunny days by visiting some of the beautiful beaches on Llyn Peninsula. For children visiting the beach at Porthor (Whistling Sands), our new “adventure packs” were standing by to make a good day out even better.

These backpacks contain everything that young adventurers need to enjoy a fun, action-filled filled day on the beach (and give the grown-ups a bit of peace and quiet, if they fancy), and are available to loan free of charge from the information cabin in the car park during the spring and summer months.

One of the adventure packs, filled with activities for your intrepid little adventurers.

As well as being full of fun stuff, the packs are also specially designed to help children learn about the plants, animals, and cultural history of our beautiful shoreline. Two top-rated activities are the ‘Rock Pool Ramble’ (searching for sea creatures in the teeming rock pools), and the ‘Lost Treasure’ treasure hunt, in which young pirates use their compass and treasure map to give Captain Morgan a hand with finding his missing treasure chest.

 Two adventurers who were successful in finding the hidden treasure at Porthor!

 Our adventure packs have proved really popular so far. Here are just a few of the things that people have said:

·         “Great mix of activities. Education pitched at just the right level”.

·         “Great idea to get people more engaged with the beach environment”.

·         “Fantastic pack, we will be back to do more of the activities”.

We’ve been delighted to see so many people having fun and getting involved with the natural environment (and filling the information cabin with their lovely drawings at the end of the day – grown-ups and children alike!).

This summer may have drawn to a close, but here at the National Trust we’re already planning for the next. Given the success of the adventure packs at Whistling Sands, we’re excited to announce that in spring 2014 we’ll have a brand new adventure pack ready and waiting at Llanbedrog Beach. We’re putting the final finishing touches on the pack as we speak, and like the pack available at Porthor, it contains all sorts of activities for young beach-goers – including the ‘Iron Man Challenge’, a navigational quest centered around the Iron Man statue on the headland above the beach.

We’re really pleased to have had so many adventurers visit us this summer, and we’re looking forward to double the fun next year!