Conwy is a county borough in North Wales. Several of Wales' top attractions are concentrated in this small area, including Conwy Castle, the resort of Llandudno, and a large part of Snowdonia National Park. Snowdon itself is usually accessed from Betws-y-Coed here, though the summit lies in Gwynedd.

Towns and villages

Map of Conwy county borough

Towns

• 1 Abergele
• 2 Conwy – Walled town which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site
• 3 Colwyn Bay (Welsh: Bae Colwyn)
• Kinmel Bay (Welsh: Bae Kinmel
• 4 Llandudno – Genteel Victorian seaside resort
• 5 Llandudno Junction (Cyffordd Llandudno)
• 6 Llanfairfechan – unspoilt seaside resort
• 7 Llanrwst
• 8 Penmaenmawr
• Towyn

Villages

• 9 Betws-y-Coed – Gateway to Snowdonia and Wales' busiest inland tourist resort.
• 10 Capel Curig
• 11 Cerrigydrudion
• 12 Trefriw

Get in

By train

North Wales Coast Line from Chester, Crewe and Holyhead

By car

A55 road Chester - Holyhead, also known as the North Wales Expressway (Welsh: Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru), A5 from Shrewsbury and the A470 from Cardiff.

By bus

• Arriva

Get around

By train

• Conwy Valley Line. Llandudno - Betws-y-Coed - Blaenau Ffestiniog  

By bus

• Conwy council bus and train timetable
• Llew Jones Buss Services

See

Bodnant House and Gardens

• Conwy castle and the walled town of Conwy as well as the Elizabethan town house Plas Mawr.
• Bodnant Gardens - these National Trust gardens south of Conwy are often considered among the finest in the UK.
• Dolwyddelan Castle - in the village of the same name in the south of the county borough, near Betws y Coed.
• 15th century fortified manor house Gwydir Castle in Llanrwst

Itineraries

• Wales Coast Path

Go next

• Gwynedd
• Clwyd