Outside London

WALES

Wales is different from other parts of Britain and just 2 hours from Heathrow Airport. With 400 castles, yet only one official motorway, you have to take things at a gentle pace.

COLWYN BAY

Colwyn Bay is an attractive resort of fine parks and good-looking houses. The pier was opened in 1900 and the promenade stretches for 5km round the bay. It is ideally positioned to explore the Snowdonia National Park.

Nearby Colwyn is dominated by its massive 13th century castle and the walls which surround the town.

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Day Trip Ideas:

  • Dolwyddelan Castle: The last stronghold of the Welsh princes fighting unsuccessfully to maintain their independence
  • Underground exploration of Llechwedd Slate Caverns
  • Ride the narrow gauge railway through some of Wales finest scenery from Ffestiniog to Porthmadog harbour
  • Anglesey island: Visit the moated Beaumaris Castle, take the 440 steps down to Stack lighthouse to the cries of thousands of sea birds or visit a village of hut circles dating back to 200 AD
  • Chester walled city
  • Caernarfon old town and Edward I's most impressive castle.
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