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Attractions near Llandudno Junction
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Conwy Castle
(1 Mile)*
This gritty dark-stoned fortress has the rare ability to evoke an authentic medieval atmosphere. Conceived and created in just four years, Conwy Castle remains one of the outstanding achievements of medieval military architecture. |
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Plas Mawr Elizabethan Town House
(1 Mile)*
Plas Mawr is possibly the best preserved Elizabethan townhouse in Great Britain. It was built by Robert Wynn between 1576 and 1585. |
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Aberconwy House
(1 Mile)*
Aberconwy House is a 14th-century merchant's house, it is the only medieval merchant's house in Conwy to have survived the turbulent history of this walled town over nearly six centuries. |
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Bodnant Garden
(3 Miles)*
The garden at Bodnant is one of the finest in the world. It is situated above the River Conwy on ground sloping to the south-west and looks across the valley towards the Snowdonia range. |
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Beaumaris Castle
(12 Miles)*
Beaumaris is a great, unfinished masterpiece. It was built as one of the North Wales "iron ring" of castles by the English Monarch, Edward 1, to stamp his authority on the Welsh, but it was never finished. |
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Cochwillan Old Hall
(13 Miles)*
A domestic building may have stood on the site of Cochwillan in the 13th century, but the present house is not earlier than 1450; it was probably built by William ap Gryffydd. |
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Penrhyn Castle
(13 Miles)*
Built for the wealthy Pennant family on the profits of Welsh slate and Jamaican sugar, Penrhyn Castle is an extravagant example of early 19th century neo-Norman architecture. |
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Rhuddlan Castle
(13 Miles)*
Rhuddlan may not be as well known as some of the north Wales castles, yet it shares much in common with its illustrious neighbours Caernarfon and Conwy. |
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Dolwyddelan Castle
(16 Miles)*
In a land of castles, Dolwyddelan stands apart not as a stronghold erected by Norman or English forces but as a fortress of the native Welsh princes. |
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Denbigh Castle
(17 Miles)*
The striking ruins of Denbigh Castle, crowning a steep hill above the town, enjoy commanding views of the pastoral Vale of Clwyd and the round backed hills of the Clwydian Range. |
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Snowdon Mountain Railway
(17 Miles)*
Travel by train on Britain's only Rack and Pinion Railway up Snowdon, the highest mountain in England and Wales 3,560ft (1085m). |
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Llanberis Lake Railway
(17 Miles)*
Travel back in time behind a historic ex-quarry steam engine along the shores of Lake Padarn in the heart of Snowdonia. |
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Plas Newydd Country House and Gardens
(17 Miles)*
Plas Newydd is the traditional home of the Marquess of Anglesey, it was built in the 18th century by renowned architect James Wyatt. |
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Llyn Brenig Reservoir and Visitor Centre
(18 Miles)*
Llyn Brenig Reservoir and Visitor Centre is set in 920 acres of moorland and forest in the heart of the Denbigh Moors, just 35 miles from Wrexham and 38 miles from Bangor. |
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Segontium Roman Fort
(21 Miles)*
Overlooking the Menai Strait, Segontium Roman Fort dates back to circa AD77, when Caesar Julius Agricola completed the Roman conquest of Wales by capturing the Isle of Anglesey. |
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