Before the town of Porthmadog was built Borth-y-Gest was the place where the sea pilots could look out along the Glaslyn Estuary for vessels needing help and guidance to cross the often treacherous waters.
The pilot house was stationed here and several pilot cottages still survive at the front of the harbour.
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| Photo taken on one of our visits in June 2011 |
The peaceful beach area used to be a vibrant shipyard with a couple of companies building wooden vessels.
Below a photo of ship building at Borth-y-Gest which is on display in the Porthmadog Maritime Museum.
Borth-y-Gest is on the Wales Coast Path and we always stroll along part of it. There are a few sets of steps down to the beach.
On the beach a man with an excitable black Labrador dog began to talk to us. He told us about his childhood, growing up across the estuary near Harlech and told us Welsh folk tales from the 9th and 10th centuries connected with the area. A fascinating man. We saw him later at the Seaview café where we had a Coronation Chickpea sandwich for lunch.
More photos of the beach below
All for now. Take care in the warm weather.
Lovely photos of a super place. I love all the views and the beach looks well worth a visit. I imagine the chat with the man was full of interest :) Take care too - it is too hot!!!
ReplyDeleteIt looks so wonderfully peaceful and how lovely to talk to someone local who had grown up not far away. I bet he was a fascinating character. Enjoy the weekend! Sal
ReplyDeleteHow i love to meet people like that! This looks like a very interesting place, Rosie.
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