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
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Towns
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Map of Conwy (county borough)
- 1 Abergele — a seaside town surrounded by wooded hillsides that is home to Gwrych Castle
- 2 Conwy — a walled town which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site
- 3 Colwyn Bay — a coastal town with a sandy beach
- 4 Llandudno — a genteel Victorian seaside resort
- 5 Llandudno Junction (Cyffordd Llandudno) — has a fantastic bird sanctuary at RSPB Conwy
- 6 Llanfairfechan — an unspoilt seaside resort
- 7 Llanrwst — its parish church holds a stone coffin of Llywelyn the Great
- 8 Penmaenmawr
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Villages
[edit]- 9 Betws-y-Coed — Gateway to Snowdonia and Wales' busiest inland tourist resort.
- 10 Capel Curig — popular with climbers and hillwalkers due to its location in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park
- 11 Cerrigydrudion — one of the heartlands of the Welsh language
- 12 Trefriw — a good starting point for walks in Snowdonia Park
Other destinations
[edit]Visitor information
[edit]- Conwy visitor information website
Understand
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[edit]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
[edit]Get around
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[edit]- Conwy Valley Line. Llandudno - Betws-y-Coed - Blaenau Ffestiniog
By bus
[edit]See
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- 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