Twt! pshaw!
Wela, wela! well, well!
Ysywaeth! the more the pity!
GUIDE FOR THE PEDESTRIAN.
| ROUTE. | COUNTIES. | MILES. | PRINCIPAL INNS. | OBJECTS OF INTEREST. | ANGLING STATIONS. |
| From London to Shrewsbury, | Salop | 154 | The Talbot—Raven—Lion, and the Fox. | The House of Industry—Military Depôt—Lord Hill’s Column—Quarry Walk—and the Castle. | The Severn. |
| thence to Wittington | Do. | 16 | The Castle, and the Church. | The Severn. | |
| Chirk | Denbighshire | 6 | The Hand. | The Castle—The Aqueduct and Vale. | The Ceiriog. |
| Llangollen | Do. | 7 | The Hand—King’s Head, and Royal Oak. | Bran—Church—Plas Newydd—Pont Cysylltan. | The Dee—to Corwen or Overton. |
| Corwen | Merionethshire | 10 | The Owen Glyndwr. | The Church—Cross—Glyndwys Seat—Vale of Edeyrnion. | Between Corwen and Llan St. Ffraid bridge. |
| Bala | Do. | 12 | White Lion & Bull’s Head. | The Lake—Aran Fowddwy—Arrenig Vawr—Arrenig Vach. | Bala lake and pool, halfway up the Arrenig Vach—R. Dee. |
| Dolgelley | Do. | 18 | Golden Lion—Angel, & Ship. | Nannau Park—Kymmer Abbey—County gaol—Parliament House of Owen Glyndwr—The Falls of Rhaiadr Mawddach—Rhaiadr Du, and Pistyll-y-Cain. | Lanvachreth 3½ miles—Dol-y-gammed, on the Avon, 4 miles—Llyn Cregnan, S.W. 4 miles—Llyn Gader, 1½ m—Llyn Griew, 5 m—Tal-y-llyn, on Cader Idris, 6 m. |
| Barmouth | Do. | 10 | Commercial Inn, and Cors-y-gedol Arms. | Old Town—Sarn Badric—Cors-y-gedol. | Llyn Raithlyn, near Trawsfynydd—Arthog Chapel, 3 m. distant—Llyn Bodlyn, 4 M. from Barmouth—Llyn Teddin and Llyn Gierw, near the town. |
| Harlech | Do. | 10 | The Blue Lion. | The Castle—Cwm Bychan—The Cromlech, 2 miles S. in a farm called Gwern Einion—A Druidical circle between the Farm and Harlech. | Llanvihangel, on Dwyryd, 5 m—Llanbedr on the Bychan, 3 m—Llyn-y-Vedw, Llyn Eiddaw, Llyn Glyn—Llyn-y-cwm Bychan—Llyn Trewyn. |
| Maentwrog | Do. | 10 | Maentwrog Inn, and Oakley Arms. | Tan-y-Bwlch—Slate Quarries, 5 m—Rhaiadr Du and Raven fall, 2 m—Festiniog, 3 m—Falls of Cynfall—Roman encampment (Toman Mur) 3 m from Festiniog. | Llyn Llanyrch, 3½ m (good trout)—Cwmmorthin Lake (in the pass of Cwmmorthin) 4½ m—Llyn Mannot, 6 m (large trout)—Llyn Murionion, 6 m—Llyn Tackwyn. 3 m. |
| Tremadoc | Caernarvonshire. | 10½ | Madoc Arms. | The Breakwater at Port Madoc—The Church. | Angling from Tremadoc. |
| Beddgelert | Do. | 10½ | The Goat. | Gelert’s grave—The chair of Rhys Gocho’r’ Ryri—Pont Aber Glas Llyn. | Nant Gwynnant—Llyn Dinas—Cwm Llan—Llyn Gwynnant—Llyn Llydan. |
| Llanberis | Do. | 14 | The Victoria, and Snowdonia. | Dolbadarn Castle—The Church—The Tomb of little John Closs—Well of St. Peris—Lakes—Pass. | Upper and lower lakes (bad sport)—Llyn Cwm Dwythog, 2 m—Llyn Llydan (on Snowdon), 5 m—Glaslyn, on the W. of Snowdon. |
| Capel Curig | Do. | 10 | Capel Curig Inn. | Rhaiadr-y-Wennol waterfall—Moel-Siabod—Dolwyddelan Castle, 5 m. | |
| Bettws-y-Coed | Do. | 5 | Pont-y-pair—Shenkin’s Cave—Church—Monument to Davyd Goch. | Lake Ogwen—Nant Francon—Llyn Idwal—R. Llugwy. | |
| Llanrwst | Denbighshire. | 5 | The Eagles. | The Bridge—Gwydir Castle—The Church—Gwydir Chapel. | |
| Conway | Caernarvonshire. | 12 | The Castle, and the Newborough Arms. | The Castle—Church—Curious monuments—Plas Mawr—Ormes-head. | Bettws-y-Coed, 3 m—Trevriw, 2 ½ m—Dol-garrog, 4 m—Llanbedr, 5 m—Dolwyddelan, 8 m—Tal-y-Llyn, and Llyn Crafnant, near Llanrwst. |
| Aber-gwyngregyn | Do. | 9 | The Bulkley Arms. | The Waterfall and Glen—Penmaen Mawr. | Llyn Ogwen—Llyn Idwal, and Ogwen river. |
| Bangor | Do. | 5½ | The Penrhyn Arms—The Castle—the Liverpool Arms, and Albion. | Penrhyn Castle—Slate quarries—Caenarvon—Menai Bridge—Beaumaris and Castle—Penmon Monastery—Plas Newydd—Baron Hill—Puffin Island, and the Cathedral. | The fishing stations as above. |
CHAPTER I.
Preliminary observations—Preparations for a tour—Coach conversation—A breakfast and an American traveller—Route to Birmingham—A dinner—Road to Wolverhampton—Eccentric passengers—Lord Hill’s monument—Shrewsbury.
“Like brethren now do Welshmen still agree
In as much love as any men alive;
The friendship there and concord that I see
I doe compare to bees in honey hive,
Which keep in swarme, and hold together still,
Yet gladly showe to stranger great good will;
A courteous kinde of love in every place
A man may finde, in simple people’s face.”CHURCHYARD.
Various, as the features of human nature, are the sources of human happiness. Some derive their choicest pleasure from historical accounts of men who lived in by-gone ages, and in re-creating events that have long since been engulphed in the abyss of time,—breaking down the barriers of intervening years, and mingling, in idea, with those who were once deemed the glorious of the earth, who now lie blended with its grossest atoms, or are confounded with the purer elements. Some, parching with the thirst of knowledge, seek to slake the fever of their minds with most laborious research; explore the utmost regions of the globe to find a shorter marine passage; or pierce into its depths to seek for treasures which only exist in their heated fancies. The vast ocean is fathomed to satisfy the ruling principle of their natures,—curiosity; and the realms of air traversed with the same motive to insure the universally desired result, self-gratification. While some, leaving the elements to perform the destined changes, are willing to agree with the poet, who in the warmth of his philanthropy exclaims:
“The proper study of mankind is man;”