Welsh beauty spot that Christine McGuinness said was 'one of most magical things I have ever seen'

A natural wonder of North Wales was described as "the most magical beautiful thing I have ever seen" by model and TV personality Christine McGuinness. The mum-of-three is currently taking part in the BBC's Pilgrimage: The Road Through North Wales.

Christine, 35, was diagnosed with autism in 2021 and also has three children with ex-husband Paddy McGuiness who all have the neurodiverse condition. And it was this late-in-life diagnosis that spurred Christine, who's made two documentaries about autism, to join the Pilgrimage series which sees seven celebrities travel 220km from Flint Castle to Ynys Enlli (Bardsey Island).

There were many stunning and thought provoking locations along the route but one in particular stood out for the TV star. This was Aber Falls (Rhaeadr Fawr) in Abergwyngregyn, Gwynedd - a 37m waterfall on the Afon Goch.

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Taking to social media, she said: "Honestly one of the most magical beautiful things I have ever seen. I can’t wait to go back." On the episode, she said: "I can't believe it, I can't believe how much water there is. I'm just blown away, absolutely blown away. It's my favourite place."

She admitted she did not even know there were waterfalls like this in the UK and had only seen her first waterfall in Croatia last year.

Joining Christine on the adventure were; wildlife presenter Michaela Strachan, who places her faith in the natural world; Spencer Matthews, a former reality TV star turned entrepreneur, who was christened Church of England but is still searching for answers to life’s big questions. There was also Sonali Shah, a journalist and TV presenter who was raised in a Jain household; comedian Eshaan Akbar, a lapsed Muslim; Amanda Lovett, a practising Catholic, who catapulted to public attention in the first series of BBC’s The Traitors and actor Tom Rosenthal, star of Channel 4’s Friday Night Dinner, who calls himself ‘areligious’.

Pilgrimage: The Road Through North Wales is on BBC iPlayer.

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