Conwy

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

Towns

Map of Conwy (county borough)

53.28-3.581 Abergele — a seaside town surrounded by wooded hillsides that is home to Gwrych Castle
53.28-3.832 Conwy — a walled town which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site
53.29-3.73 Colwyn Bay — a coastal town with a sandy beach
53.325-3.8264 Llandudno — a genteel Victorian seaside resort
53.284-3.8095 Llandudno Junction (Cyffordd Llandudno) — has a fantastic bird sanctuary at RSPB Conwy
53.253-3.9736 Llanfairfechan — an unspoilt seaside resort
53.137-3.7957 Llanrwst — its parish church holds a stone coffin of Llywelyn the Great
53.27-3.9288 Penmaenmawr —

Villages

53.092-3.8019 Betws-y-Coed — Gateway to Snowdonia and Wales' busiest inland tourist resort.
53.105-3.91310 Capel Curig — popular with climbers and hillwalkers due to its location in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park
53.026-3.56211 Cerrigydrudion — one of the heartlands of the Welsh language
53.152-3.82512 Trefriw — a good starting point for walks in Snowdonia Park

Other destinations

Visitor information

Conwy visitor information website

Understand

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

See

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

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