Memories I used to go to Barmouth s lot as a kid

My late wife and I love Wales and have travelled on every heritage railway, even the Cambrian coast railway. Barmouth was one of our favourite seaside towns. We love the place. It is colourful and has wonderful sandy beaches and stunning views. Yes, it has its fair share of 'tat' shops, but they have to cater for everyone. Our favourite stop was the Bath House Cafe. We always sat outside on the deck overlooking the bridge, estuary and beach. Thank you for this vlog. It brought back so many happy memories for me.

@CheshireCat6639

11 ай бұрын

Aww..... I'm the same,my late partner found Ty r Graig Hotel for us 15 years ago,he passed away June 2014 one month after we came back 2014❤...I still go but stay in a van on the seafront at Sunnysands. I could honestly live there the coastline and sunsets are the best ever,plus I've been blessed to see the wonderful 🐬🐬 afew times!

@CheshireCat6639

11 ай бұрын

Yes thanks to Mr Gimbal🎉

I have travelled the world, but Barmouth is destination number 1 for me

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

Can see why

Been visiting Barmouth almost every year since I was a wee lad. Absolutely love the quaint charm and beautiful scenery. Really enjoyed your video.

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍👍

Spent half my childhood in that area, now as an adult with kids of my own that's where my wife and I take our children on family holidays, one place I would recommend in Barmouth is the Mermaid chippy, it's an absolute gem

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Good shout!

Yes Barmouth is definitely my type of place. Great video!!!

@GimbalWalkTV

5 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Thank you so much for this video footage. It has brought back so many childhood memories. I was born 1963 and my aunty Terry and uncle Dick had Endeavour house on the sea front. I spent every summer and Easter in Barmouth. Up until the age of 16. I use to walk the streets of Barmouth on my own. I use to watch the fisherman brining in their catch at the harbour. I use to play on the beach all day making friends and memories. I had a friend called a Robert Trigg. His parents had the hotel next door to my aunties. I believe he is now the mayor for Barmouth. I will share this with relatives in America. They will be pleased to see how beautiful Barmouth still is. Thank you thank you thank you. 🙏🏻

These tours within Wales are brilliant 👏, and I'm enjoying them for bringing back wonderful memories of our visits from the past,👉👍👈😊

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Alan It’s been a total pleasure filming them

@alanmarriott887

2 жыл бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV ,No, thank you ,age and health now prevent ,and limit our travels,your videos, relive our memories ,we look forward to seeing where you go next👉👍👈

During my very distant childhood, we would all get packed into the car, and each summer would visit Wales. Conwy Castle, Caernarfon Castle, Colwyn Bay, and Llandudno. I thank you for showing us a part of Wales we never got too :).. Let Your Wife? Know she is not wrong, beautiful place :) x

What a beautiful stunning place , going to put this on my list of places to visit .Top filming of the drummers they were fantastic and looked great .

Visited many years ago, nice to see Barmouth on such a beautiful day! Really enjoy your vlogs. Thank you .

Barmouth is a wonderful place, I have been going there for 55 years it's my second home

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Can see why - great place!

@sheridangmail1277

Жыл бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV I've been going there since 1950's. Owned a caravan on a farm in Tal-y-Bont. Nowhere else like it, absolutely adore Barmouth and all surrounding areas - the coast road up to Harlech. Fabulous memories.

Brilliant place 👍❤️💯

What a fabulous place, never ever been! even though I've been to Wales, snowdonia etc., many times, don't know how I missed it!! Certainly on my bucket list Thank you so much for showing what a lovely place it is xx carry on the good work👍🤗

@freyaxo

2 жыл бұрын

I definitely recommend going it’s beautiful

Very nice and steady smooth filming. How did you get it so smoothly? I watched it because I plan to go there in May and my hobby is film making.

Love Barmouth, spent many lovely camping holidays in Llanaber, just outside Barmouth when I was a youngster. Usually whit week. Lovely times in Barmouth. Find it very annoying when they close public roads for these races, running , cycling, motor bikes or cars, not right! Once our daughter had been to work and leaving to come home there was a race. Although nothing was happening ,the would not alow her to cross the road to her car. Took 4hrs to get home, normally half an hour. Sorry Neil, my moan for the week.🤣 Love Barmouth and your video as always. Feel better now. 🤣👍

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha let it all out Sandra! 🤣🤣

Fantastic place have been going on holiday here for 30+years always feels like home, your video is brilliant just what I needed to see after a rubbish day, seeing Barmouth makes me happy

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Adam!

actually off to Barmouth for a few days tomorrow, can't wait it looks fab.

BARMOUTH There are three names for this little resort at the mouth of the beautiful Mawddach estuary. Apart from the English one, there are two Welsh versions: Abermaw, a contraction of Aber-mawddach (the estuary of the Mawddach) and Y Bermo. A dominating feature of Barmouth is its railway bridge, spanning the wide estuary and made almost entirely of wood. Barmouth Bridge is a Grade II* listed single-track wooden railway viaduct across the estuary of the Afon Mawddach near Barmouth. It is 820 metres (900 yd) long and carries the Cambrian Line. It is the longest timber viaduct in Wales and one of the oldest in regular use in Britain. The viaduct, between Barmouth and Morfa Mawddach stations in Gwynedd, is used by rail, cyclists and pedestrians and is part of the National Cycle Route 8. Tolls were collected for foot and cycle traffic up to 2013 but this has been voluntary since 2017. To allow the passage of tall ships, the bridge incorporated a drawbridge, which was replaced between 1899 and 1902 by a swing bridge, which is no longer operational due to a lack of use. There is no provision for road traffic. Barmouth is the starting point of the Three Peaks International Yacht Race held in the summer; competitors sail to Fort William, stopping on the way to run to the top of Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis.

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Superb stuff - thank you Roy - I look forward to your comments every day now!

@godzillas6301

2 жыл бұрын

I was there in 1977 for the first 3 peaks . I stood on the harbour while my dad was floating in the bay with idris pew on his crabbing boat and a certain boat called the viking .......... soon to be replace with many more until the viking 5 ........... The passage of time ............

Brought back lovely memories of family holiday, thank you kindly

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 👍👍👍

Just watched this and your portmerion video , absolutely wonderful ! Thank you .We've been going on holiday here for over 20 years , nowhere else compares ! The building after "Viking Fishing" 21:27 is a funeral directors , the locals call it "the dead centre of town" lol !

@davidellis279

2 жыл бұрын

First went to Barmouth when I Was 5 in a 1950 Ford Popular,I lived in Manchester and it took hours to get there at a dashing 45mph, no motorway’s in those days all A roads but there again I bet we didn’t see more than a handful of cars the whole journey,those were the days no traffic jams,I have been back since with my own children and they loved it as I had done,I will never forget going in that old POP and I’m now 77,great memories,lovely place to visit,might go again sometime if I get the chance.

@peterbarker6249

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your thoughts David . The old ford pop may have been slow but at least you didn't have to charge it up ! Coming from South Staffordshire there isn't much motorway in our journey , only a few miles on the M54 . My favourite part of the journey is when you get past welshpool , then it's twisty turney roads and mountain passes that make your ears pop all the way .

Super interesting video, thank you. You filmed the drumming so well 👏.

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Really appreciate that (am still deaf after that tho!) 🤣

💯with your Mrs ❤.....lovely background 🎶 music too

Love this place ❤️

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

Me too Myra!

Love to walk (cross trainer) with you on your video travels. I am slightly embarrassed to say that I don’t know where some of the locations are, with out looking them up, so wondered if you can or if you are able to show the location on a map at the beginning of the video. Keep up the good work 👍

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Good idea - will have a look into it and see if I can do that!

Thank you for this😊, I'm adding this to our Portmeirion and Snowdon Mountain Railway visits this month, can't wait...👍

@GimbalWalkTV

11 ай бұрын

Oooh I'm going to Snowdon soon - you just reminded me!

@TheKgr1967

11 ай бұрын

@GimbalWalkTV if you're there on Wednesday 23rd, we bump into each other...🤔

This is another lovely town and a lovely place to go I use to go here when I was a kid with my mum dad and my brother's and sister the only thing is wrong with it is it all shuts down at five pm at night and there's only the pub to go to then but it's got beautiful beaches and the sand is lovely thank you another beautiful day sun is shining thank you

That beach looks like one in Brazil I looking at other day beautiful👍

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Big time!

I really want to go now 😃

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

You should!

Lovely area. Very soothing music.

@GimbalWalkTV

2 ай бұрын

It really is!

I think it is Great. Thanks for the exceptional Vlog.

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I love Barmouth and have had some good times there, so thank you for this lovely video, the lovely beach and shops your video has done it justice. After watching your video yesterday in Conwy my other half enjoyed it so much he said let’s go and have a day there so we went today 😂😂 and we had an amazing time.

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Ah amazing! That’s so good to hear!

Hi absolutely love your video s really informative and interesting always recommend to friends. Always get a real feel of a place after watching one of your collections. Thanks 👏👍

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Its a very beautiful place would love to give it a visit some time

Thank you so much! I enjoy all your videos. Barmouth is a place I would like to visit someday. I also really liked the music you played during this video. NICE.

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Just stayed there for a few nights enjoying this really hot weather, been going since I was a kid, love the place 👍👍

Wonderful video!! Drum band was absolutely stunning!🤟 Love the shout out to your partner Rebecca! It's wonderful when partners give accountability to one another. 😊 Because behind every great man is an even greater woman rolling her eyes...🤣

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely Well said👍

Were here last week the first time Nice 👍

The subtle manner with which you added the musical accompaniment was so well done. You have certainly been covering ground with your videos.

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ❤️❤️

I took my friends here for the first time the weekend you took this video. I’ve been going there for years and love the place. Really good video ☺️☺️

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Richard! Did your friends enjoy Barmouth?

Hello Neil, we are going to Barmouth in October for the first time. Really looking forward to it now. Thank you

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Lovely stuff - I thought it was a fab place so think you will like it! Also not far from other places too

I love Barmouth but in my opinion a crisp winters day is better as there are fewer people.

@debbieporter8610

2 жыл бұрын

Mainly Just Locals Heaven Then

Nice place, nice views, nice walk, enjoy and stay safe. 👌🍻

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏 👍❤️

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏 👍❤️

Nice video. One of my most favourite places in Wales. Looks like more shops there since before the pandemic. I can't believe the amount of people though, having their pets out in that heat.

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Angel!

I'm in Barmouth now, staying in the Royal 👌

@GimbalWalkTV

Ай бұрын

Lovely - have a great time! Amazing weather forecast too!

Used to visit Barmouth a lot when I lived in Stafford lovely place

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

It is!

Fab fish n chip shops too !

If you like walking take the Mawddach Estuary trail, it’s stunning, one of the nicest walks I’ve ever done

Woohoo you caught us! This was a very hot day and beautiful as usual!

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Ah did you give me a wave? 🤣

What a lovely place this is never heard of it before. The drummers were brilliant hope your hearings ok now🤣. Totally agree with your beautiful girlfriend Rebecca Church Street is so pretty. Keep on walking 🚶🏻👍❤️

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍❤️

Have been visiting that part of the coast since 1970 just not been back since lockdown, so your video is a nice reminder. You missed out some of the best views around Barmouth. The view from the point of the harbour looking towards Fairbourne and then to the railway bridge and the view up the estuary and Cader Idris.

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

True

We were in Barmouth that day and saw you with your camera! Just spotted ourselves in your video, how surreal 🤣 great video, was a beautiful day there!

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha amazing! Did you wave? 👋

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Nice place and great video as always. I would have preferred to see the town on a 'normal' day without the extra hustle and bustle of the running event but still enjoyed it and have filed the name away for a future visit.

@GimbalWalkTV

5 ай бұрын

I'm heading back there soon to film a new one - stay tuned

Harold Lowe, the third officer of the Titanic came from Barmouth. In mid Wales there are three big river estuaries, Dwyryd, Mawddach and Dovey.

Looking at this it seams as though it's changed because there was none of this back then thank you

@GimbalWalkTV

3 ай бұрын

You'ore welcome!

Love Barmouth and also Aberdovey, beautiful beaches and scenery, but we travel from Glasgow so find the drive a bit long now 🙄

LOVELY PART OF THE WORLD...ps is the Sandancer Club still open?

Oh No !! Did you go straight past Portmerion?? You must go back and see the Italian Village where "The Prisoner" was filmed - it's great. And oh that beach 😮 it must be 2 miles long ...

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

3pm today 👍

Had my honeymooon here 34 years ago we went camping!

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Bet that was great fun!

@mollymagooderby

2 жыл бұрын

It was we had great weather. It’s my 35th wedding anniversary next year but it’s in the Dominican Republic in 5 star hotel. Our camping days ended years ago 😂

Tiny question......what equipment did you use to get such fabulous recordings? Its really good to see places like this. Thanks so much for bringing this for all to see. All the best.

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Just my phone 👍❤️

Not sure why this popped up in my feed, but it gave me the opportunity to see the front of my nephew's new vegan restaurant, "Foxglove" at the 18:00 mark. I live in Kent, and not had the chance to get there yet. :)

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Ah fab! Hope Foxglove is going well!

@geoffos42

2 жыл бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV Thanks; it is doing very well.

TIP: go to the mermaid fish n chips, best fish n chips in wales!!! So nice

@GimbalWalkTV

11 ай бұрын

Ooooh will give that a try!

Best beach in wales

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

Gimbal tv the only way to travel THANKS.

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Been twice never stopped raining both times.

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

So many people say the same thing!

My Home Town

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Lovely place!

I was there that day!

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Did you spot yourself?

@freyaxo

2 жыл бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV No sadly not haha

The Brummie Llandudno.

Used to take the kids to Barmouth in the seventies and stay over in a Dandy Camper. With having the Children, it was mostly an itinerary that suited them. Didn't get to see a fraction of what you have put up in this video. And so much sand there. They wouldn't miss a few lorry loads, do you reckon, to drop off on that cobbled stone strip that fronts Llandudno, because it would benefit from it. Apart from the Cake Shop, you don't say much about where you stop off to eat. You have got me wanting to visit Barmouth again, so kids are grown up. But before I go anywhere I like to know three things: Where's the Parking, and how much and for how long; where are the Public Conveniences, and how much and who does the best Fish and Chips. Just end by asking you if your arm aches much after holding that Camera up as long as you do, and if there isn't a shoulder cam option of some sort. Enjoy your vids in any event.

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Sometimes my arm can ache but I’m used to it now 👍 How did you find having a camper van? Am tempted to get one

@johnkelly320

Жыл бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV it was a Dandy which we towed with a VW Camper. It didn't take to long to put up, but I was in my twenties in the seventies. Our stop at Barmouth was during what I can only describe as Gail force conditions and I reversed the Dandy up against a Hedge to try to combat the Wind, as soon as I got the roof up on the Dandy and the Gas connected, the Family left me outside to attach the Awning to the Dandy. At one point I was holding it with two Hands while it tried to fly over the Hedge, with the wind and rain hitting me hard in the face. Only the next day did I find out that if I had let that Awning go, if would have ended up in the Sea, which was virtually on the other side of the Hedge. It was my first foray into Camping and I'd bought a brand new Gas bottle only to find out that when you go to get your gas bottle filled, which is what I thought would happen, you actually just get an old one ,albeit a filled one, back. Next time out was to Porthmadog, Black Rock sands where by now I was getting more experienced, thankfully. If you are waiting for the part of the text where I say ' yay or nay to whether I have lots and lots of enthusiasm of the Camping experience I can't wait to pass to others, well I would say this" if you go equipped with the kind of electric everything that is available today, then yes, ok". Go for it. As soon as the kids got to that age where Camping with Mum and Dad just wasn't ' Cool ' the the wife and I sold the set up and started booking ourselves into hotels and that was the end of our Camping. Some of the modern luxury motor homes of course offer 'Home from Home over night stops and given the outlay, certainly encourage you to get some value back by regular use. You could of course try hiring if you feel you would like to try before you buy, as it were. Or don't buy at all and Just hire, if you only intend infrequent outings. Hope this has been of some help.

Going in September. Can anyone tell me is there a Starbucks, costa, timmies or McDonald's , subway or greggs

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Good question - not sure!

@adamprice469

2 жыл бұрын

high there are non of these in Barmouth but plenty of independent coffee shops and cafes, Davy Jones on the harbour is great 😁 the closest Starbucks is Dolgellau on the way into barmouth

@sophie_drachen

Жыл бұрын

The nearest Starbucks to Barmouth is the one on the way to Barmouth in Dolgellau which is by a petrol station.

Didn't see much of Barmouth nor its glorious setting !

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

How do you mean

My wife is originally from Craven Arms in Shropshire where her sister used Live used to go to Bournemouth for the holidays when my wife’s sister passed away Her wishes were her ashes to be put out to sea in that’s what my wife and her niece did they go on a boat and spread the ashes in the sea

์Barmouth is a fantastic place, but I am not sure it is in Snowdonia, lol.

@GimbalWalkTV

11 ай бұрын

All the Welsh websites and tourism sites said it was www.visitwales.com/attraction/beach/barmouth-beach-1959973 That's where I got it from

Lived in Barmouth for 30 years it's not all that it makes out to be.

@GimbalWalkTV

6 ай бұрын

Sad to hear

Used to love Barmouth as a child in the 60s and later as a young adult but was shocked to see how commercialised it is now. Somehow it's lost it's way and become tacky and tatty.

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

😮😮😮😮

@gaynorross9783

Жыл бұрын

It’s not tacky at all

Local to me, i prefer barmouth in winter.. less brummies about ! Also barmouth isn’t in snowdonia National park 👍

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Their website said it is (that’s where I got it from) www.barmouth.org.uk/

@debbieporter8610

2 жыл бұрын

Yes It Is The Eastern Part.

@drilla2112

2 жыл бұрын

@@debbieporter8610 it actually isn’t, neither is llanaber or fairbourne

@drilla2112

2 жыл бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV it’s definitely not in the National park, the National park misses out a chunk from llanaber to fairbourne, like it does around blaenau ffestiniog

@SheffieldVideos

2 жыл бұрын

@@drilla2112 got ya - thanks for the info! It’s a minefield doing the text on these videos as I get the info from the official websites of each places etc so relying on their info being correct!

Too many people with dogs on a hot day, at least not stuck in car though.

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

It wasn’t too hot for dogs though that day

the trouble is you can go there 300 days a year and it will rain and if you want to walk to the sea from the beach prepare for a hike....i love wales but barmouth for me no..

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

😮😮😮😮

@thecatalunya1

2 жыл бұрын

@@GimbalWalkTV tre my friend ..but hey thats my opinion ..i enjoy you vidios for sure...i live in Catalunya now but when people ask me about Wales i tell them its beautiful but take a brolly .

Yes, James Bond drove an Lotus Esprit, not such one. Not so funny under water 🤣🤣

@GimbalWalkTV

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

Or Birmingham on sea. As it’s known depressing hole

@GimbalWalkTV

2 жыл бұрын

Crikey Have a lovely weekend 👍👍❤️

@johnr7769

2 жыл бұрын

One of the most beautiful places on earth is Barmouth on a warm sunny day like in this video. One of the most depressing places on earth is Barmouth with low overcast drizzly cold rain.

@debbieporter8610

2 жыл бұрын

Your Right Seems We Are Being Taken Over By In Comers An Way To Many Tat Shops

@SheffieldVideos

2 жыл бұрын

@@debbieporter8610 what’s an in comer?