Tourism

The choice of places to stay in Conwy County is superb. You can enjoy sea front hospitality or friendly, family run guest houses, stylish country house hotels or traditional inns. If you prefer self-catering, the area also offers beautifully situated caravan parks as well as a wide selection of holiday cottages and apartments.

Conwy is small, so you don’t have to go far to find great things to do and places to go. We’ve entertainment for both children and adults. We really look after our heritage, so we’ve plenty of historic sites, too. And everything you’ve ever wanted to do in the great outdoors is right here. Or if that’s all a bit too strenuous, take it easy and soak up some culture.

Historic towns. Lonely Snowdonian ridges. Castles. Tiny hillside villages. Big coastal resorts. Nature reserves. Lakes and rivers. Conwy is small, but we pack a lot in. Head for the coast to our elegant seaside towns and award-winning beaches. Or step off the beaten track to find our rural treasures, for a taste of hidden Wales.

Festivals, extravaganzas, concerts, fairs, sporting occasions and special displays. There's never a dull moment thanks to an extensive programme of events designed to keep the whole family happy throughout the year.

Cadw looks after the historical environment throughout Wales, including historic buildings, ancient monuments, historic parks, gardens and landscapes, and underwater archaeology. In Conwy, they look after Conwy castle and town walls (a World Heritage Site), and the Plas Mawr Elizabethan house in Conwy town.

The Great Orme Tramway in Llandudno has been delighting visitors since it opened in 1902. An engineering marvel of its age, it's still the only cable-hauled tramway still operating on British public roads.

Only minutes from the main routes into North Wales, Hiraethog, or "Hills of Great Longing", are a place to relax, have fun and energise!

The National Trust looks after three properties in the County Borough - Bodnant Gardens, Aberconwy House, and the Telford Suspension Bridge in Conwy. Across the whole of Britain they also protect and open to the public over 350 country houses, industrial monuments, archaeological remains, castles, nature reserves, villages - for ever, for everyone.

Snowdonia National Park covers 823 square miles of the most beautiful and unspoilt countryside in North Wales. It is an area where people live and work but also where thousands come to relax and enjoy a wide range of leisure activities.

A link to the website of the Wales Tourist Board, giving information about where to stay, what to do, and things to see in our lovely country.