The Bridge is Out

Barmouth Bridge

Back to normal this morning as we get up late again. Today we wanted to cycle along the Mawddach Trail and over the bridge that stretches across the mouth of the river into Barmouth. We thought we could get some more beer and wine and maybe some bread. But instead the bridge is closed for the week for some maintenance. Barmouth Bridge is a grade 2 listed structure and consists of a footpath and a railway line. The footpath has a toll and costs 90p for an adult or £1.50 for an adult on a bike.

River Maddach from the bridge

The bridge to Barmouth is out

Anyway, so instead of crossing the bridge we cycled all the way back to the George III pub, which is actually a hotel, and ordered some lunch. We both had the steak and ale pie with chips and it must have been the best steak and ale pie we'd had for a while; lots of nice big chunky pieces of steak in a suet base with a puff pastry top which oozed gravy when you cut into it, and the chips very also very good as well. All chased down by two pints of the Snowdonian ale made by the Purple Moose brewery.

It is now the evening and we are preparing dinner (more steak and potatoes) while the wind has picked up and is rocking Herman, the rain has started again, our next door neighbours are having a BBQ and a tawny owl hoots nearby.

Cycling on the Mawddach Trail