We have just returned from a really lovely week in Llandudno.
We stayed in a really lovely place near the West Shore. Having been to LLanduno a thousand times before I was surprised to find out that there was another beach at the other end of town!
The house we stayed in didn’t look the prettiest, perhaps, on the outside, but on the inside it was really lovely. It suited us perfectly and we were very happy there.
The West Beach is like the opposite of the most popular North Beach. It feels very uncommercialised. There was one cafe, one pub (The Lilly) and that was about it. But the beach was beautiful, with views over to Conwy and over to Anglesey. There were some incredible houses facing the beach too. You could see right up the Great Orme. We will definitely be spending time there again in the future.
We enjoyed walking along the beach every evening and enjoying a drink at The Lilly. Absolute bliss.
Of course, over the week we spent a lot of time in Llandudno. We walked the promenade, visiting the Life Boat Centre. We walked up the pier. I bought some whisky! We went on the Llandudno wheel. There is something very unique about Llandudno Pier.
On our last day we drove up the Great Orme. I have not been up there since I was a child and had forgotten how amazing it is up there – great views and great activities. We bought lunch before heading up and enjoyed eating it in the sunshine, looking over towards Angelsey.
During the week we visited one of my favourite places in the world – Conwy. Conwy is a special place for me. We had a couple of holidays there when I was a child and we all fell in love with the town. We enjoyed walking round the shops. We tried crab fishing, but it was freezing so didn’t last long. We saw the smallest house in Great Britain and saw the lady who runs it being interviewed for the TV. We had lunch in a lovely cafe on Lancaster Square and bought prawns on the harbour front. It wasn’t the best weather so we didn’t go up the walls or walk to the marina, but maybe we’ll do that the next time that we visit.
We visited Anglesey. First we drove up to Benllech – what a beautiful beach! We then drove over to Beaumaris. This is a beautiful little town. We last visited in the summer of 2020 and the effects of covid cast a shadow over it. This year it was great to see it busy and thriving! On our way home we stopped at Bangor. We have been there a few times, thinking that it might have improved, but, alas, it was still very rundown.
During the week family joined us which was brilliant. The weather was dreadful on the Wednesday and so we went to watch the Super Mario Bros Movie which was great!
After a challenging few months, the holiday was exactly what we needed. I’ve attached a few pictures.
