Conwy (county borough)

principal area in north-east Wales

Conwy is a county borough in North Wales. Several of Wales' top attractions are concentrated in this small area, including Conwy Castle, the resort of Llandudno, and a large part of Snowdonia National Park. Snowdon itself is usually accessed from Betws-y-Coed here, though the summit lies in Gwynedd.

Towns and villages

Map of Conwy county borough

Towns

  • 🌍 Abergele — a seaside town surrounded by wooded hillsides that is home to Gwrych Castle
  • 🌍 Conwy — a walled town which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site
  • 🌍 Colwyn Bay — a coastal town with a sandy beach
  • 🌍 Llandudno — a genteel Victorian seaside resort
  • 🌍 Llandudno Junction (Cyffordd Llandudno) — has a fantastic bird sanctuary at RSPB Conwy
  • 🌍 Llanfairfechan — an unspoilt seaside resort
  • 🌍 Llanrwst — its parish church holds a stone coffin of Llywelyn the Great
  • 🌍 Penmaenmawr —

Villages

Other destinations

Visitor information

Understand

Get in

By train

North Wales Coast Line from Chester, Crewe and Holyhead

By car

A55 road Chester - Holyhead, also known as the North Wales Expressway (Welsh: Gwibffordd Gogledd Cymru), A5 from Shrewsbury and the A470 from Cardiff.

By bus

Get around

By train

By bus

See

Bodnant House and Gardens
  • Conwy castle and the walled town of Conwy as well as the Elizabethan town house Plas Mawr.
  • Bodnant Gardens - these National Trust gardens south of Conwy are often considered among the finest in the UK.
  • Dolwyddelan Castle - in the village of the same name in the south of the county borough, near Betws y Coed.
  • 15th century fortified manor house Gwydir Castle in Llanrwst

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