Day 7: Conwy to Llanfairfechan

After catching the bus back to Conwy, we explored Aberconwy House, the only medieval merchant's house in Conwy to have survived the turbulent history of the walled town for over nearly six centuries. Furnished rooms and an audio-visual presentation showed daily life from different periods in its history. My main memory of the house was how squeaky the floor boards were….no sneaking in after 10 pm without the parents knowing!

Kitchen in Aberconwy House

Then it was back to visit the smallest house in Britain during opening hours. The house basically consisted of a tiny downstairs with a small fireplace for cooking, somewhere to sit and a steep ladder to the second floor which contained a single bed and the dinkiest fireplace I have ever seen. And to think that people are trying to emulate this nowadays with these tiny houses that are all the craze!

Upstairs bedroom & tiny fireplace in smallest house

Today was probably the most boring day we have had so far in terms of scenery and walking environment. Most of the route followed a cycleway which hugged the A55, a four-lane highway with endless traffic on it. So, I just plugged in my MP3 player and zoned out to music for most of the day unlike Greg who was happily taking photos of beach dunes and large engineering structures.

Convenient table for lunch stop along the route

Being silly to break up the tedium of the walk

View over Penmaenmawr

We camped at Platts Farm in a town called Llanfairfechen. The farm buildings date back to 1859 and contains a number of lovely old stone buildings and a large stone wall around the exterior. The view from our tent looked out on the old quarry above Penmaenmawr which we had passed earlier in the day.

View from our tent

Old farm buildings at Platts Farm, Llanfairfechan

We finished the day with a couple of pints and a meal at The Old Village Inn which was located just 2 minutes up the road from our campsite.