The town of Llandudno in North Wales is one of the country’s premier holiday resorts and is found on the northern coast of Conwy. Because of this, there are lots of attractions in Llandudno for the whole family to enjoy whilst visiting this pleasant seaside town.
The town itself lies between two very carboniferous headlands known as Great Orme and Little Orme. To one side of the town lies the Irish Sea and the estuary of the River Conwy on the other. Between these headlands and the western and northern shores, the town has much to offer tourists.
The Great Orme is over 680 feet high and here you will find Tudno Church, the Great Orme Copper Mines and is a stop for the Llandudno Tramway. The hill is also home to a flock of Kashmiri goats whose ancestors were a gift to the Queen Victoria from the Shah of Persia (now Iran).
As you’d expect, Little Orme is smaller, this only rises 463 feet above Llandudno Bay and is the ideal location to view the Great Orme, Anglesey and even across to Snowdonia. The cliff face is also home to a wide variety of different coastal birds including Razorbills, Guillemots and Cormorants. It is also in one of its caves that during the 1580’s a printing press was housed in order that Catholic prayers and other tracts were able to be produced.
In the town, you can visit The Alice in Wonderland Centre where one can enter through the Rabbit Hole and visit the world of Alice along with the Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter. The centre was opened, as Llandudno is a place where Alice Liddel the inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s book, spent her childhood.
Another of the most popular attractions in this town is its Pier. The structure was actually designed and built in only one year by James Brunlees and Charles Henry Driver and then officially opened in 1878. As you stroll along the length of the pier, you’ll come across a number of small, ornately decorated, buildings that are home to a bar, cafe and traditional amusements. Plus there are even ones selling gifts that you can take as presents for family and friends.
In the summer season, the Isle of Man Steam Packet launches from the pier. Along with the sailing over to the Isle of Man there are organised trips arranged so that you can explore it as well. The pier itself since first being constructed has several extensions and has been renovated as well and it now measures a total of 695 metres.
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