Criccieth (Welsh: Cricieth) is a town on the Lleyn peninsula in north Wales.

The town is a seaside resort, popular with retirees. Attractions in Criccieth include the ruins of Criccieth Castle, built by Llywelyn ap Iorwerth in 1230, and a chapel used as an art gallery.

The town is noted for its fairs, held on 23 May and 29 June every year, when large numbers of people visit the fair itself and the market which spreads through many of the streets of the town.

Famous people associated with the town include David Lloyd George, who grew up in the nearby village of Llanystumdwy.

In Wales, road signs must be bilingual; however, signage on the approach to the town have always read simply "Criccieth". The signs are repeatedly vandalised, removing one of the middle Cs, in a similar manner to how "London" is covered up on signs in Derry.

Criccieth hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1975. On August 28, 2003, it was granted Fairtrade Town status.

 Trains: Criccieth is on The Cambrian Line

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