Llandudno, United Kingdom
Llandudno is a town of 15,371 people in Wales, United Kingdom.
Why visit Llandudno
Townapedia lists 31 museums and landmarks, 14 parks and trails, 144 places to eat, 174 places to stay and 9 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Venue Cymru, Conwy Railway Bridge, Mostyn and Deganwy Castle.
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About Llandudno
Llandudno (, Welsh: [ɬanˈdɨdnɔ] ) is a seaside resort, town and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located on the Creuddyn peninsula, which protrudes into the Irish Sea. In the 2021 UK census, the Llandudno community, which includes Gogarth, Penrhyn Bay, Craigside, Glanwydden, Penrhynside and Bryn Pydew had a population of around 19,700. The town takes its name from Saint Tudno, with Llandudno meaning "Church of Saint Tudno".
From the Wikipedia article Llandudno (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Llandudno on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do9
Conwy Railway Bridge
Bridge · 3.1 mi
Grade I listed bridge in Conwy, Wales
Conwy Suspension Bridge
Bridge · 3.1 mi
Grade I listed bridge in Conwy, Wales
Great Orme Lighthouse
Lighthouse · 2.0 mi
Former lighthouse in Conwy, Wales
Palladium, Llandudno
Cinema and theater
Former theatre, now a pub, in Llandudno, Wales
Pier Pavilion Theatre
Cinema and theater
Former theatre in Llandudno, Wales
Museums and landmarks31
Mostyn
Museum · 0.4 mi
Art gallery in Llandudno, north Wales
12 Vaughan Street, Llandudno
Tu-Su 10:30-16:00
Royal Cambrian Academy of Art
Museum · 3.0 mi
UK charitable organization
Smallest House in Great Britain
Museum · 2.9 mi
House in Conwy, Wales; smallest inhabitable house in the UK
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Parks, trails and playgrounds14
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Restaurants and cafes144
Casanova Italian Restaurant
Restaurant · Italian
18 Chapel Street, Llandudno
Mo-Su 05:30-22:00
Asda Customer Cafe
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 0.5 mi
Conway Road, Llandudno
Mo-Sa 08:30-18:00; Su 10:00-16:00
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History
The town of Llandudno developed from Stone Age all the way through to Iron Age settlements over many hundreds of years on the slopes of the limestone headland, known to seafarers as the Great Orme and to landsmen as the Creuddyn Peninsula. The origins in recorded history are with the Manor of Gogarth conveyed by King Edward I to Annan, Bishop of Bangor in 1284. The manor comprised three townships, Y Gogarth in the southwest, Y Cyngreawdr in the north (with the parish church of St Tudno) and Yr Wyddfid in the southeast.
Modern Llandudno takes its name from the ancient parish of Saint Tudno. The modern town has grown beyond the ancient parish boundaries to encompass several neighbouring area, including Craig-y-Don and Penrhyn Bay, which were in the parish of Llanrhos (or Eglwys Rhos), which also included Llanrhos village and Deganwy. The ancient parishes of Llandudno, Llanrhos and Llangystennin were in the medieval commote of Creuddyn in the Kingdom of Gwynedd, which was made part of the new county of Caernarfonshire under the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284.
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Mostly owned by Mostyn Estates, the Great Orme is home to several large herds of wild Kashmiri goats originally descended from a pair presented by the Shah of Persia to Queen Victoria and subsequently given to Lord Mostyn. These goats are also known to frequently roam the main streets of Llandudno. The summit of the Great Orme stands at 679 feet (207 m). The Summit Hotel, now a tourist attraction, was once the home of world middleweight champion boxer Randolph Turpin.
The limestone headland is a haven for flora and fauna, with some rare species such as peregrine falcons and a species of wild cotoneaster (cambricus) which can only be found on the Great Orme. The sheer limestone cliffs provide ideal nesting conditions for a wide variety of sea birds, including cormorants, shags, guillemots, razorbills, puffins, kittiwakes, fulmars and numerous gulls.
There are several attractions including the Great Orme Tramway and the Llandudno Cable Car that takes tourists to the summit. The Great Orme also has the longest toboggan run in Britain at 750m long.
By 1847 the town had grown to a thousand people, served by the new church of St George, built in 1840. The great majority of the men worked in the copper mines, with others employed in fishing and subsistence agriculture.
In 1848, Owen Williams, an architect and surveyor from Liverpool, presented Lord Mostyn with plans to develop the marshlands behind Llandudno Bay as a holiday resort. These were enthusiastically pursued by Lord Mostyn. The influence of the Mostyn Estate and its agents over the years was paramount in the development of Llandudno, especially after the appointment of George Felton as surveyor and architect in 1857. Between 1857 and 1877 much of central Llandudno was developed under Felton's supervision. Felton also undertook architectural design work, including the design and execution of Holy Trinity Church in Mostyn Street.
From the History section of Llandudno on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Arts and culture
For most of the length of Llandudno's North Shore there is a wide curving Victorian promenade. The road, collectively known as The Parade, has a different name for each block and it is on these parades and crescents that many of Llandudno's hotels are built. The North Wales Theatre, Arena and Conference Centre, built in 1994, and extended in 2006 and renamed "Venue Cymru" is located near the centre of the bay.
The Llandudno Pier is on the North Shore. Built in 1877, it is a Grade II listed building. The pier was extended in 1884 in a landward direction along the side of what was the Baths Hotel (where the Grand Hotel now stands).
The Happy Valley, a former quarry, was the gift of Lord Mostyn to the town in celebration of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. The area was landscaped and developed as gardens, two miniature golf courses, a putting green, a popular open-air theatre and extensive lawns. The ceremonies connected with the Welsh National Eisteddfod were held there in 1896 and again in 1963. The gardens are listed at Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.
From the Wikipedia article Llandudno, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Llandudno
Sylvia SleighWelsh-American artist (1916-2010)Photo: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Public domain
Hugh HughesWelsh painter, engraver and writer (1790-1863)Photo: Hugh Hughes, Public domain
Ben JohnsonBritish painter known for cityscapes (born 1946)Photo: User:Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0
Janet Finch-SaundersWelsh politician and Member of the Senedd (born 1950)Photo: Senedd Cymru - Welsh Parliament, CC BY 4.0- Neville SouthallWelsh association football manager and former player
- Joey JonesWelsh association football player (1955–2025)
- Dion FortuneBritish occultist, ceremonial magician, and writer (1890-1946)
- Neal EardleyBritish footballer (born 1988)
- Martha Hughes CannonAmerican physician and politician (1857–1932)
- David CrightonBritish mathematician and physicist (1942–2000)
- Gerry HumphreysWelsh footballer (born 1946)
- Gerald HamerEnglish actor
Born in Llandudno, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay174
Churches and places of worship17
Shopping42
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries9
Healthcare7
North Wales Breast Screening Centre
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.8 mi
Maesdu Road, Llandudno
Map of Llandudno
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Getting there and nearby towns
RAF Valley - Anglesey Airport (VLY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 29 miles away.
- Rhyl 14 mi east, about 23 min by car
- Prestatyn 18 mi east, about 28 min by car
- Heswall 30 mi east, about 49 min by car
- Moreton 30 mi east, about 48 min by car
- Mold 31 mi east, about 49 min by car
- Wallasey 32 mi east, about 52 min by car
- Prenton 32 mi east, about 52 min by car
- Birkenhead 34 mi east, about 55 min by car
- Bebington 34 mi east, about 54 min by car
- Liverpool 36 mi east, about 57 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Llandudno in Wales, Nigel Swales, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 1, 3 and 5 Gloddaeth St, Llandudno, Paul the Archivist, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sainsbury's Local, Llandudno, Paul the Archivist, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sainsbury's Local, Llandudno 2, Paul the Archivist, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 99-101 Mostyn St, Llandudno, Paul the Archivist, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 99-101 Mostyn St, Llandudno 2, Paul the Archivist, CC BY-SA 4.0
- AfonConwy, No machine-readable author provided. Rhion assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain
- Conwy Telfords Bridge, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Goleudy Pen y Gogarth - Great Ormes Head Lighthouse, Llandudno, Wales 24, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno, Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Castell Degannwy Deganwy Castle Sir Ddinbych Wales 09, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Royal Cambrian Academy of Art, Huwpritchard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Smallest House in Great Britain, JK the Unwise, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Deganwy7010254X, NoelWalley at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Palladium (JD Wetherspoon), Huwpritchard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- GreatOrmePanorama, Velela at English Wikipedia, Public domain
- Venue Cymru Llandudno, Original uploader was NoelWalley at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Eglwys Tudno ar y Gogarth Mawr ger Llandudno - St Tudno's Church, Great Orme nr Llandudno, Wales 13, Llywelyn2000, CC BY 4.0
- Llety'r Filiast (Gogarth Fawr, Llandudno) - Great Orme cromlech (portal dolmen) 37, Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Llandudno Museum, Huwpritchard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 18 Chapel Street, Llandudno, Huwpritchard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wildings Hotel, Huwpritchard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bay Court Hotel, Huwpritchard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Emmanuel Christian Centre (35714723934), Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0
- 1 Mostyn Street, Huwpritchard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St John's Methodist Church, Llandudno, Paul the Archivist, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Montclare Hotel, Huwpritchard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ambassador Hotel, Llandudno, Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bandstand (1), Huwpritchard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8-12 Gloddaeth Street, Llandudno, Paul the Archivist, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Snooze (formerly The Parade), Llandudno 2, Paul the Archivist, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 92, Mostyn Street, Llandudno, Huwpritchard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3 Mostyn Street., Llandudno, Huwpritchard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cae Mor Hotel, Nos.5 & 6 Penrhyn Crescent, Huwpritchard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ysgol Ffordd Dyffryn, Huwpritchard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ysgol Tudno, Huwpritchard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Cottage Loaf, Huwpritchard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cross Keys (1), Huwpritchard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Art Hut, Huwpritchard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chapel (4), Huwpritchard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- North Shore Beach, Huwpritchard, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Llandudno & Great Orme, Harvey Milligan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, annekaro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, annekaro, CC BY-SA 4.0
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