in and from Llandudno
Click on the photos below for more pictures and details
of popular excursions
 Llandudno
Bay
Llandudno is the
delightful holiday resort that nestles on level ground between two
limestone promontories traditionally known as the Great Orme and the
Little Orme. The
Victorians, always fond of claiming comparisons called
Llandudno the 'Naples fo the North' on account of the fine bay between
the two headlands. But Llandudno is by many called the 'Queen of the
Welsh Resorts' a title first bestowed in 1864.
The fine wide promenade that extends almost the full length of the bay provides an excellent walk at any time. For those who need transport, there is a bus service from the Little Orme and the Children's paddling pool back to Llandudno town centre every ten minutes on weekdays. Click the picture for more details of Llandudno, the great family holiday resort with its wide promenade, magnificent pier, Punch and Judy shows and donkey rides on the sands and clean bathing beaches. |
 Excursions from Llandudno
Llandudno is a fine
centre from which to tour Snowdonia and other parts of North Wales
click on this picture of the Swallow Falls (between Capel Curig and
Betws y Coed) for details of train and
bus services, together with lots more ideas for visits by private car
or touring
cycle:Click - Public Transport Services Below are links to pages devoted to some of the many delightful places that are easy to visit from Llandudno by public transport, private car or bicycle. |
 Through
the Conwy &
Lledr Valleys
to Ffestiniog and Porthmadog The valley of the River Conwy rises in the eastern foothills of Snowdonia. The Conwy is joined at Betws-y-coed by two major tributaries. The River Llugwy rises on the southern slopes of Carnedd Llewellyn and the beautiful valley of the River Lledr, which rises near Roman Bridge on the A470 trunk road from Llandudno to Ffestiniog and southwards to Cardiff. The Conwy Valley Railway line follows the same route to Blaenau Ffestiniog from where the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway continues the passenger route to Porthmadog on Cardigan Bay. |
 Conwy's best kept secret viewing is highly recommended Click on the picture on the left. |
 The Llanberis Pass Snowdonia at its very best. A walk down the Llanberis Pass from Pen y Pass to Nant Peris. Three majestic miles. Click the picture on the right. |
 Visit to Caernarfon A visit to Caernarfon, will it be to the Eagle Tower in King Edward's castle or a trip on the Welsh Highland Railway to Waunfawr, Rhyd Ddu and back with lunch at Waunfawr's Snowdonia Parc Hotel or lunch in town, and a boat trip in the Menai Strait? Or one could visit Roman Segontium's ruins. |
 The Welsh Highland Railway The world famous Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways are currently celebrating the reopening of the final section of the first half of the Welsh Highland line from Caernarfon to Porthmadog (25 miles) where it will join the Ffestiniog line that runs from Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog (14 miles). So far the Welsh Highland has re-opened in three stages. From Caernarfon to Dinas in 1997 (2½ miles), Dinas to Waunfawr in 2000 (3½ miles) and now Waunfawr to Rhyd Ddu (6 miles). |
 Visit to Chester A trip across the border. Chester City, shopping at its very best! Visit the Cathedral, former Abbey of St Werburgh. A morning trip on a show boat on the River Dee takes just half an hour and is a totally pleasurable experience. A two hour antiquity filled walk round the City Walls, built on Roman Foundations, is described and illustrated in some detail. |
 The
Great Orme Tramway
Llandudno's Great Orme Tramway is a remarkable historical survival and celebrated it centenary in 2002. It is one of only three cable hauled street tramways still in existence world wide. The other two are in San Francisco USA and Lisbon, Portugal. For a fully illustrated description of this famous tramway and a brief history of the line click on the picture of the tramcar climbing the 1 in 4 gradient at the Blackbrook intersection of five roads and the tramway. Take the Great Orme tram to the Summit Complex (click on either photograph below). |
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 The Victorian Extravaganza Every year the May bank holiday weekend
becomes Llandudno's Extravaganza and Festival of Transport.
The main
shopping street is closed to all traffic and becomes home to
traditional fairground rides and Victorian sideshows. Vintage and veteran vehicles of all
descriptions visit the resort to take part in the daily parade from the
railway station and through the town to the promenade..
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 Llandudno
in November
Fireworks on the Pier One could not have had a better night than
November 5th 2004 and the promenade was thronged with folk of all ages. |
 Virgin Trains
London to Llandudno Service Visit Llandudno by Virgin Super Voyager Pendolino Tilting Train The fastest service ever between London and Llandudno less than 3½ hours each way. |
 Bodnant Garden
This famous Garden,
founded by Henry Davis Pochin (the inventor of white soap) in 1874, was
given to the National Trust, with an endowment, in 1949. It is noted for its
extensive collection of Rhododendrons, which flower in the
spring. But there is much to see at Bodnant in all seasons (open daily
from mid-March to the end of October).
A bus service runs
hourly between
Llandudno and Bodnant Garden. |
Llandudno Queen of the North Wales Resorts
Compilation and all photographs © 2002/2007 by Noel Walley
Last updated, May 2008