Portmeirion

I took the day off work yesterday and went to Portmeirion village in North Wales. I'd never been before but had always wanted to go, and it was absolutely worth the two-and-a-half-hour journey through driving rain to get there. The village was built from 1925 to 1975 by architect Clough Williams-Ellis (whose daughter, Susan Williams-Ellis, founded Portmeirion Pottery in 1960). The architecture was inspired by Italian villages and the whole place is just beautiful, with pastel-coloured houses, winding pathways through woodland and fantastic views of the sea. 

Portmeirion village, North Wales

Autumn leaves in the village's woodland

A robin at Portmeirion (photograph by Fergus)