Accessibility
Access is satisfactory at most venues for anyone incapacitated in any way. However, a few of the older buildings inevitably present some obstacles and the terrain in Criccieth is also quite hilly in parts.

Some seats at concerts are up stairs which may also be steep. It is advisable to check this when booking, so that needs can be met wherever possible. Advice is available at the Festival Office and the Box Office for patrons unfamiliar with the venues. It would be very helpful if wheelchair users could book in advance and inform the Box Office of their special needs. The Festival will be glad to assist patrons wherever possible.

Toilets There are disabled toilets at the Memorial Hall and the three public conveniences in the town (central town car park, Stanley Road/rear of Marine Terrace and the Esplanade respectively).
Parking Carers and blue permit holders are advised to park in the designated area in front of the Memorial Hall. Parking elsewhere is limited and it is quite a distance to any of the public car parks although the council does waiver parking fees. Warning! Make sure permits are correctly displayed.

For all Public Transport enquiries
first try TRAVELINE CYMRU
Telephone: 0870-608 2 608
Text: 84268
Website: www.traveline.org.uk

Buses: regular local Bws Gwynedd services to Porthmadog, Pwllheli and Caernarfon. Timetables available from Gwynedd Council For services to Cardiff, Birmingham, London and other destinations see National Express
Bus Stops: the main bus stop is outside the Memorial Hall, on the Maes in the centre of town. Also one near the Post Office.

Nearest train station: Criccieth, on the Cambrian Coast Railway Line which links to the rest of the UK via Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. Alternately: train to Bangor then by bus to Criccieth, via Caernarfon or train to Blaenau Ffestiniog (from Llandudno Junction) then a bus via Porthmadog. These alternatives are only recommended for travel to daytime events or when staying more than one day.

National Rail Enquiries
Offers online information from all train operating companies and allows users to plan journeys and book tickets.
Website: www.nationalrail.co.uk
Telephone: 08457 484950

Arriva Trains Wales
Runs services with extensive local and regional stops across North Wales and the North West.
Website: www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk
Telephone: 029 2043 0090

Road Routes to Criccieth
Criccieth is situated on the south coast of the Lleyn Peninsula, about five miles west of Porthmadog on the main A487.

The AA offer an excellent online Route Planner Service. Just type in the postcode or the name of your starting place and criccieth or the postcode LL52 0RN.

To see a useful map of Criccieth click this Criccieth Festival Map link to the Multimap web site.
We are currently working on an even better map, which is accessible via the new Google > Maps folder of this well-known search engine. Festival venues are marked, but the photos are "intermittent"! Please use the plus and minus bar to zoom in and out (slow with dial-up connection but worth waiting).

Venues 2008 clockwise from top left:

Church of the Holy Spirit (Flower Festival)
Caernarfon Road, Criccieth

Holiday Club Hall (formerly the Church Rooms) Lôn Ednyfed / Golf Road, Criccieth

Memorial Hall
Y Maes / High Street, Criccieth

Jerusalem Chapel
Cambrian Terrace


Festival Box Office (location to be decided)
Open from 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. from the end of May to the end of the festival.

At other times contact: The Criccieth Festival Office Library Building, 52 High Street, Criccieth LL52 0RN Tel: (01766) 522778 Please address all your enquiries to this address by post, phone or email

See the google map for all venues including those "off the map" (right)