coastal drive
Great Orme Marine Drive
One-way Victorian toll road looping 4 miles around the cliffs of the Great Orme headland at Llandudno, with sheer limestone drops, seabirds and views to Anglesey and the Irish Sea.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Llandudno
Wales, United Kingdom · Europe
About Llandudno
Llandudno works well as a base: 10 minutes from Conwy, 18km from Llyn Eigiau.
Llandudno is in Wales, United Kingdom, with about 15,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Conwy, about 5 km away.
Llandudno (, Welsh: [ɬanˈdɨdnɔ] ) is a seaside resort, town and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located on the Creuddyn peninsula, which protrudes into the Irish Sea. In the 2021 UK census, the Llandudno community, which includes Gogarth, Penrhyn Bay, Craigside, Glanwydden, Penrhynside and Bryn Pydew had aRead more
population of around 19,700. The town takes its name from Saint Tudno, with Llandudno meaning "Church of Saint Tudno".
Llandudno is a major seaside resort in Wales, and as early as 1861 was being called 'the Queen of the Welsh Watering Places' (a phrase later also used in connection with Tenby and Aberystwyth; the word 'resort' came a little later). Historically a part of Caernarfonshire, Llandudno was formerly in the district of Aberconwy within Gwynedd until 1996.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Llandudno?
Within an hour or so of Llandudno: Great Orme Marine Drive (3 km), Conwy Castle (5 km), Bodnant Garden (10 km), Aber Falls (Rhaeadr Fawr) (17 km).
Are there any good drives near Llandudno?
The nearest famous roads are Great Orme Marine Drive, A5 Betws-y-Coed to Bangor (Telford's Holyhead Road) and Llanberis Pass.
Where is Llandudno?
Llandudno is in Wales, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Conwy.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,371
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Wales
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 53.3250, -3.8315
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Llandudno
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Conwy Castle
A medieval fortification built by Edward I during his conquest of Wales, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
5 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Bodnant Garden
One of the finest gardens in the UK, famous for its spectacular laburnum arch in late spring and terraced gardens above the Conwy Valley.
10 km · about 20 min drive
waterfall
Aber Falls (Rhaeadr Fawr)
A 37m fall at the head of a wooded valley near Abergwyngregyn, an easy walk from the car park on the Carneddau's northern edge.
17 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Beaumaris Castle
The most technically perfect medieval castle in Britain, the unfinished masterpiece of Edward I's iron ring of fortresses on Anglesey.
18 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Llyn Eigiau
A Carneddau reservoir whose dam failed catastrophically in 1925, flooding Dolgarrog; the breach is still visible.
18 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Llyn Cowlyd
Snowdonia's deepest lake, a remote reservoir in a stark trough between the Carneddau and Creigiau Gleision, reached only on foot.
20 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Carnedd Llewelyn
At 1,064m the third-highest peak in Wales, at the heart of the wild, rolling Carneddau plateau with its wild ponies.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Llandudno
10 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 60km.
- Right hereGreat Orme Marine DriveOne-way Victorian toll road looping 4 miles around the cliffs of the Great Orme headland at Llandudno, with sheer limestone drops, seabirds and views to Anglesey and the Irish Sea.
- 20 kmCarnedd LlewelynAt 1,064m the third-highest peak in Wales, at the heart of the wild, rolling Carneddau plateau with its wild ponies.
- 25 kmMenai Suspension BridgeThomas Telford's pioneering 1826 suspension bridge over the swirling Menai Strait, the historic road gateway to Anglesey and one of the world's first great suspension bridges.
- 25 kmA5 Betws-y-Coed to Bangor (Telford's Holyhead Road)Thomas Telford's engineered coach road through the Ogwen Valley beneath Tryfan, a masterclass in gradients and one of Britain's great drives.
- 26 kmLlyn OgwenA shallow ribbon lake on the A5 in the Ogwen Valley beneath Tryfan, said in legend to hold Excalibur; the gateway to Cwm Idwal.
- 27 kmGlyder Fach and the Cantilever StoneA 994m summit crowned by a shattered field of rock spikes and the famous balanced Cantilever slab.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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