Here’s a collection of photos taken from my trip to Llandudno. You can see and find out more about Llandudno in previous posts here and here
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Photos shot from the beach
Not sure if the yellow building is a house or hotel. How beautiful does it Look?
One thing I really admire, houses/hotels built on hills and there are plenty here.
Notice all the pastel coloured hotels. This is because when someone purchases a business here they have to choose a pastel colour from a charter.
Since I revisited Conwy, it was only right I visited Llandudno again, especially since there so close by. ( You can read more about my first visit here). Its only a 13-minute car drive away, 22-minute train ride away, or you could catch the tour bus, like I did. If your visiting one consider visiting the other as they are both worth the small journey.
Like Conwy, the first time I visited I didn’t have enough time to explore properly, so this time I got to enjoy it alot more.
The real wonderland of Alice
Llandudno is the place where the real Alice (Alice Liddell) used to holiday. The Alice who Lewis Carroll based his famous book Alice in Wonderland on.
There are many features of the book all around. The Alice in wonderland trails map and souvenir can be purchased at the tourist centre. I never did this, however I did visit Happy Valley, which has a few of the featured trails.
Happy Valley
Views at the side of happy Vally near the cable car centre
This place took me right back to my childhood years. So Cute!
I couldn’t help but think, how my eight year old self would have loved to have explored the trail. I loved the story as a child.
The views from Happy Valley are stunning
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Today’s blog is just a collection of photos taken from my trip to Conwy. I’ve been here once before on a minibus daytrip. ( You can read about this trip here ). As it was a scheduled time planned daytrip I didn’t get as much time as I would have liked here. So I decided to come back, this time I went alone and managed to get some amazing shots.
Smallest house in Britain
What do you think of Conwy? Have I convinced you to visit Yet?
This will be the last post on North Wales, until I get to revisit again. Just wanted to share this incredible attraction.
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Some of you may have heard of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, for those who haven’t. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is located in Llangollen and one of North Wales biggest attractions. It is built over the River Dee and is the highest Canal Aqueduct in the world.
It was built and designed by Thomas Telford, with the help and advice of William Jessop. It took 19 years to plan and build between the years of 1795 and 1805.
Would you dare walk along here? I did!
The views are absolutely incredible! It feels like your actually flying from up there, it’s mesmerising!
It actually doesn’t look that high on the pictures, it is! If your scared of heights, this could be quite a challenge.
Additional Information
It’s free to walk along the tow path and aqueduct or you can take a 45mins to a 2 hour boat trip, which will take you over the structure. I didn’t do this, but here’s a site with more information Llangollen Wharf
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This blog is a continuation of my last few blogs from my time in Wales. If you liked the last few places I’ve mentioned, here’s another town which is just minutes away from those places and worth a visit.
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Conwy is a beautiful quaint medieval market town situated in the north coast of Wales. The town is also surrounded by the countryside with an overlooking view of Snowdonia, making it one of the most beautiful and unique places to visit.
I visited here after my visit to Llandudno and the Great Orme and was pleasantly surprised. It was just one of those places I felt immediately excited about.
Here are some interesting facts about Conwy
1 It’s home to the smallest house in Britain
Known as the Quay house of Conwy, this tiny little home measures only 10 feet deep and not even 6 feet wide and is split into two floors. The tenant a local fisherman named Robert Jones who stood at 6-foot-3inch lived here up until 1900. As you can imagine the rooms were too small for him to have been able to stand up fully. As a result of this he was forced to leave the home and the home was declared unfit for human habitation. The home is still owned by his descendents and is now one of the favourite visitor attractions in Conwy at £0.50 for adults and £1 for adults. Note: It will probably be the quickest you’ve ever spend £1 but it’s an interesting 30 seconds 😉
2 Medieval Walled Town
Conwy has the most complete and best preserved medieval walls in the UK. The walls can be walked around mostly for free however, there are few sections that require a small fee.
3 Conwy Castle
Conwy castle was built by King Edward l during his conquest of Wales between 1283 and 1289, it was designed by the Master builder, James Of Saint George. This castle is one of the best preserved Castles in North Wales, along with it’s incredible walls and tower this castle has been featured in various photos and paintings.
Note: Some of the outer parts a free to walk around but to go inside theres a small fee ( see prices below)
Adults £8.80
Child (under 16) £5.40
Family ticket (2 adults & 3 children (under 16) £25.10
Senior Citizen £7.10
Students £5.40 ( Note prices based on 2020 prices)
The first thing I did on arrival was explore the Conwy Castle. Peeping through the walls of the castle (Look at the countryside in the far distance 😍)
4 Suspension Bridge
This magnificent bridge was design by Thomas Telford a Scottish Civil engineer, architect, road, bridge and canal builder. The bridge is connected to the castle and the two together are just incredibly magical.
After visiting the above attractions it was time for lunch. I found a little traditional place called the cheese room around about 2 minutes walk from the castle.
Many tradditional shops here that give you that old tradditional shopping experience
This shop sells such a wide variety of cheese. I hadn’t even heard of many of them! I wanted to purchase a lunch box and take a selection of cheese home. The staff were so helpful and helped me pick out a great cheese selection, allowing me to sample whilst sharing their knowledge about the cheese. Never had much knowledge about cheese until visiting here.
With just a short time left before moving on to the next destination, I had a little walk around to catch a glimpse of the surrounding area.
The Quay
Come across this beautiful quaint residential area
Until next time, stay safe and thank you for reading
Llandudno is another place we stopped off whilst visiting the picturesque North Wales. Located between Bangor and Chester and is one of the UK’s most popular holiday destinations.
Llandudno is an old Victorian-era seaside resort with a 19th century pier and is said to be once an old favourite of queen Victoria. Along the pier you’ll find a number of shops, games arcades and not forgetting the wonderful views.
Llandudno pier
You can take a relaxing walk all the way to the end of this pier, the views are incredible!
The Great Orme
Llandudno is also home to the Great Orme (Y Gogarth in welsh)
The great orme is a huge chunk of limestone headland and is one of Llandudno favourite places for tourism.
The Great Orme has it’s own country park that can be accessed by cable car, tramway, by car or if your fit enough by taking the hike up.
No matter what way you choose, you will not be disappointed with the beautiful views, wildlife, fascinating geology, archaeology and history.
A shot taken from the top of the limestone
Just opposite of where I took this shot is a church and graveyard named after it’s founder St.Tudno, one of the seven son’s of king Seithenyn. It was built in the 12th century on the Christian site that dates right back to the 6th century.
If you are thinking of visiting Llandudno, don’t miss out the opportunity to see this Great little place.
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In September I visit North wales. One of the places I stopped off at was Snowdonia National Park, the largest national park in Wales and the proud owner of the highest mountain in both England and Wales. Yes, you probably guessed it, Mount Snowdon. Did I climb mount Snowdon? No I’m far too lazy for that, but I did hike a little into some moutains, after being driven up most of the way that is, Sshhhhhhhh!
Although my face says different, I really was having the time of my life here 🙂
I visited on a minibus shared with eight other travellers. We were taken to the most tranquil place, it literally felt like we had the whole national park to ourselves.
I honestly could not believe how beautiful and relaxing this place was! It was so silent with only the sounds of the waterfalls. It was like stepping into another world where everything stood still. A place where you could forget every worry in the world, a place where you could wash your spirit clean.
If your thinking of visiting North Wales, this is one place not to be missed.
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