Yes, we'll soon have a pub crawl, but first we've some buses to look at, in the village of Deiniolen, where Deioiolen Motors had their premises. We arrive in the village in a former Ribble Leyland Tiger Cub.
Here's a former Trent saloon in the depot yard.
William's Coaches were also based in Deiniolen.
In the next valley to the east is Bethesda, which once had a railway station. Here's what's left in 1961 (Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons License).
Purple Motors (associated with Deiniolen Motors) had a yard and depot in Bethesda.
A few vehicles at home over the years.
Another bus operator called Williams was found in Bethesda.
D&G International once served Bethesda, as seen in 1995.
Now, we're looking towards Penrhyn Quarry from near Tregarth.
Penrhyn Quarry once had an extensive narrow gauge rail system, which ran down to the harbour at Port Penrhyn. At the quarry, we see Hunslet 0-4-0ST Jubilee 1897 (Photograher unknown - photo in my collection).
Across country now (see the map here) to the Cefn Coch stone circle (Christopher Hall - Creative Commons License).
That route takes us nicely into the small town of Conwy. Here's the quay, some time around 1900.
Conwy Harbour from Marine Drive, circa 1970.
Pleasure boats there in 2014.
Conwy is known for its castle. The railway passes it and breaches the walls. This is in LNWR times.
A Virgin Pendolino is dragged past, the loco being out of shot.
The recently re-opened Conwy station, seen through the arch in the early 21st century.
175 009 arrives in 2014.
The bridges across the River Conwy in 1975.
However, we've already visited the other side (Llandudno Junction is there), so we'll remain in Conwy town and look at the buses. First up, Royal Blue CC 3701 in 1928.
Alpine of Llandudno operated open-top tours of the area in 2014.
First stop on the promised pub crawl, the Blue Bell.
A locally brewed beer can usually be found in the Castle Hotel.
Finally, ignore the Ansell's sign, the Albion Ale House usually has 8 real ales on offer.
That's a great place to finish this post. Next time, we'll head westwards along the coast.
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