subject: Llandudno, North Wales's Premier Tourist Hot Spot [print this page] Llandudno, North Wales's Premier Tourist Hot Spot
Llandudno is Wales's most popular seaside resorts. It has so much to offer people of all ages. It is conveniently located just off the A55, the main highway into North Wales from the North West; the A55 runs from Chester through to Holyhead a very busy port town and a very popular port for tourists getting the ferry over to Ireland.
Llandudno is a unique Victoria town with lovely views, great beaches, Victorian buildings and many attractions and sites to offer its visitors. The promenade is located on the North shore and is a lovely place to have a wander. It is edged between the little and Great Orme, which are two huge limestone headlands. At the end of the promenade lies Llandudno's Pier, a grade II listed building with numerous stalls, shops, and entertainment activities, it is Wales's longest pier and the 5th longest in the whole of the UK.
The Great Orme is a lovely place to explore, and there are numerous ways to get to the summit, including the old Victorian tramway, the cable car which is the longest passenger cable car system in the whole of the UK or you can even drive around the popular Marine Drive and stop at various look out point at your leisure. For those that like a bit of a challenge you could cycle or even walk around.
The West Shore is Llandudno's blue flag beach; it is a very popular beach, and not surprisingly as its offers views of the Great Orme, and Conwy Estuary.
For those visiting Llandudno it is a definitely a place where you could easily spend a week or more. Not only does Llandudno have so much to offer but the surrounding areas also offer so much that you really will be spoilt for choice.
The Snowdonia National Park is absolutely astounding; the summit offers amazing views across the National Park. For the adventurous the walk up Snowdon (Wales's largest Mountain) is a great challenge and the views from the summit is well worth the effort, once you reach the top the newly opened 8.4m visitor centre is a great place to find out more about Snowdon and a lovely place to sit and relax and get your breath back.
For those that prefer to do things a little less strenuous the Snowdon Mountain Railway offers a great service to the top of Snowdon. The train journey begins with a very steep incline and takes in some very beautiful scenery along the way such as waterfalls, ancient forests, chapel ruins, craggy mountains, the rocky valley, and of course birds eye views of Snowdon. The journey takes about 1 hour. It is 1 mile in distance and 1,000 feet increase in altitude.
Other places to visit around Llandudno and Snowdonia National Park include Betws-Y-Coed which is a quaint little place and a walker's paradise, the Isle of Anglesey which offers beautiful coastlines, castles, and roman forts, and lovely towns such as Beaumaris and Bethgellert.
Llandudno has some great accommodation venues, whether you like camping & caravanning, B & B's or Hotels you will surely find exactly what you are looking for.
A popular Llandudno Hotel with great views, great customer service and a reasonable rice tag includes the Lauriston Court Hotel. It is conveniently located on the North Shore and close to all the shops, restaurant and bars.
