Llandudno

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Llandudno

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Llandudno is a seaside resort and town in the county borough of Conwy in North Wales. It is on the north coast of Wales, between Bangor and Colwyn Bay, and has a population of about 20,000. The town is just off the main rail line between Chester and Holyhead, the latter being the main ferry port for travel to Ireland. Llandudno was specifically built as a mid-Victorian era holiday destination.

Related Topics:
Seaside resort - County borough - Conwy - North - Wales - Bangor - Colwyn Bay - Chester - Holyhead - Ireland - Victorian era

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Llandudno is now the largest seaside resort in Wales, and lies on a flat land between the Welsh mainland and the Great Orme peninsula. The town's main beach (in the photo below) is the North Shore, and this lies below a wide curving Victorian promenade that runs between the headlands of the Great Orme and Little Orme. The town's elegant pier is on the North Shore; it was built in 1878, and is 1,234 feet in length and a Grade II listed building. Looking back towards the town from the end of the peir, on a clear day one can see the mountains of Snowdonia rising over the town.

Related Topics:
Great Orme - Little Orme - Pier - 1878 - Listed building - Snowdonia

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The town has two beaches; the North Shore, and the unspoiled West Shore. Llandudno is unique within the UK in that its lifeboat station is located inland, allowing it to launch from either the West Shore or the North Shore.

Related Topics:
UK - Lifeboat

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Famous people with links to Llandudno include multi-capped Welsh international footballers Neville Southall and Joey Jones. Australian ex-PM the late Billy Hughes attended school in Llandudno.

Related Topics:
Neville Southall - Joey Jones - Australian - PM - Billy Hughes

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Llandudno is linked with the Flemish town of Wormhout ten miles from Dunkerque. It was there that many members of the Llandudno based 69th Territorial Regiment were ambushed and taken prisoner. Later, at nearby Esquelbecq on May 28th 1940, they were masacred by German SS guards.

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