Llandudno Vacations: What To Do and See in Llandudno

Llandudno in 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 that can be enjoyed by everyone in the family whilst visiting this pleasant seaside town.

The town itself lies between two very carboniferous headlands known as Great Orme and Little Orme. The town faces the Irish Sea on one side and to the other is the estuary of the River Conwy. 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, Great Orme's copper minds and you can take the Llandudno Tramway to it.  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 for Little Orme, this only rises 463 feet above Llandudno Bay and is the ideal location to view the Great Orme, the town of 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. Further back in time, one of its caves held a printing press that printed various Catholic prayer books. 

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. Llandudno was chosen to host the museum as Alice Liddel lived in the town as a child. 

As you'd expect for a coastal town in the UK, Llandudno has a pier. The pier can trace its history back to 1878 and was built in just 12 months. As you stroll along the length of the pier, you will see a variety of ornately decorated small buildings that are home to a bar, cafe and traditional amusements. There are also gift shops if you're on a hunt for souvenirs.

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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