Llandudno, Seaside resort town in Conwy County Borough, Wales.
Llandudno is a seaside resort town in Conwy County Borough, Wales, on a peninsula between two limestone headlands with a curved bay, a long beach, and a main street with shops from the Victorian era. The Great Orme rises to the north up to 679 feet (207 meters) above the sea and provides walking trails and a visitor center, while the Little Orme marks the southern end of the settlement.
The transformation into a seaside resort began in 1848 when Owen Williams presented plans to drain marshland and built the first pier. The tramway to the Great Orme opened in 1902 and is now one of the few remaining cable-operated street tramways worldwide.
The name combines the Welsh word for church with Tudno, a 6th-century saint whose small stone chapel can still be seen on the Great Orme. The western beach is called West Shore and offers views of the Conwy estuary, while the eastern bay is known as North Shore and is lined with 19th-century hotels.
The railway station sits about a 10-minute walk from the beach and offers regular connections to Llandudno Junction with links to the rest of Wales and England. Access to the peninsula follows a main road that runs through the town center and divides into two seafront promenades before reaching the pier.
Wild Kashmiri goats, descendants of a herd gifted to Queen Victoria, roam freely on the limestone headland of the Great Orme. They can often be seen coming down into the town during winter in search of food.
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