Liverpool John Lennon Airport 1 hr 21
The Smallest House In Great Britain (9 min) Minuscule former fisherman's residence, 1.8 metres wide and just 2 rooms, open April to October. Great Orme (23 min) Limestone headland with trail & cablecar access, offering picturesque vistas, a cafe & a playground. Aber Falls (23 min) Popular nature-preserve hike through meadow terrain to a waterfall surrounded by rocks & trees. Plas Mawr (10 min) This charming 16th-century residence provides audio tours & is popular as a wedding venue. Conwy Castle (9 min) Impressively preserved 13th-century estuary fortress with scenic battlement views and a gift shop. Puffin Island (42 min) Once a vibrant puffin breeding ground, this small island is now a protected wildlife habitat. Menai Strait (15 min) Channel known for powerful, reversing tidal currents & whirlpools, with 2 bridges & many islands. Beaumaris Castle (28 min) Architecturally outstanding 13th-century castle with activities and events programme. Welsh Mountain Zoo (15 min) Conservation zoo with lovely views, housing rare animals like red pandas, tigers and snow leopards. Adventure Parc Snowdonia (22 min) Adventure park with indoor & outdoor activities, including a surf lagoon, climbing walls & tunnels. Conwy Suspension Bridge (9 min) Thomas Telford-designed, Gothic-style 1800s bridge with a pedestrian path, tollhouse & garden. National Trust - Penrhyn Castle (17 min) National Trust castle with painting collection, restored kitchens and an industrial railway museum. Conwy Town Walls (10 min) Over 1.2 km. of intact medieval stone walls surround the town, with towers & battlements. Llandudno Pier (20 min) Elegant Victorian pier lined with seaside novelties and food stalls, including a pier-end bar. National Trust - Bodnant Garden (16 min) 80-acre garden containing plants collected more than a century ago on global expeditions. |