Garth Pier, Bangor

Name: Garth Pier
Address: Bangor, United Kingdom

#12 among attractions in Bangor

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Garth Pier is a Grade II listed structure in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. At 1,500 feet in length, it is the second-longest pier in Wales, and the ninth longest in the British Isles. ()

Opened: 14 May 1896 (128 years ago)Length: 1550 ftCoordinates: 53°14'19"N, 4°7'27"W

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Bangor United Kingdom

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Garth Pier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Penrhyn Castle, Bangor Cathedral, St Deiniol Golf Club, Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum.

1.5 miSE
Forts and castles, Specialty museum, Museum
Penrhyn Castle, Bangor
39 min walk • Penrhyn Castle is a country house in Llandygai, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, in the form of a Norman castle. It was originally a medieval fortified manor house, founded by Ednyfed Fychan.
0.8 miS
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic architecture
Bangor Cathedral, Bangor
22 min walk • Bangor Cathedral is a cathedral in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It is dedicated to its founder, Saint Deiniol. The site of the present building of Bangor Cathedral has been in use as a place of Christian worship since the 6th century.
0.8 miSE
53°13'42"N • 4°7'1"W
St Deiniol Golf Club, Bangor
20 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
1.5 miSE
Museum
Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum
38 min walk • The Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum is a museum of industrial railway equipment, located at Penrhyn Castle near Bangor in Wales. In the nineteenth century, Penrhyn Castle was the home of the Pennant family, owners of the Penrhyn slate quarry at Bethesda.
0.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bangor Mountain, Bangor
24 min walk • Bangor Mountain is a scarp face of a hill below which the city of Bangor in Gwynedd, Wales, sits. Though not a mountain in the true sense of the word it is so-called because of the way it rears up behind Bangor and appears mountainous, especially from the Glan Adda, High Street and Hirael areas of the city.
0.7 miS
Universities and schools
Bangor University, Bangor
19 min walk • Bangor University is a public university in Bangor, Wales. It received its Royal Charter in 1885 and was one of the founding institutions of the federal University of Wales.
0.6 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lôn Las Ogwen, Bangor
16 min walk • Lôn Las Ogwen is a 17.7 km cycle route in the National Cycle Network which runs south from the NCN 5 at Porth Penrhyn on the north coast of Wales to Llyn Ogwen in Snowdonia. Lôn Las is Welsh for "Green Lane".
0.6 miSE
Harbor
Port Penrhyn, Bangor
16 min walk • Port Penrhyn is a harbour located just east of Bangor in north Wales at the confluence of the River Cegin with the Menai Strait.
1.2 miW
Island
Ynys y Bîg, Menai Bridge
30 min walk • Ynys y Bîg is a small private island in the Menai Strait attached to the island of Anglesey by a wooden bridge. The bridge runs from the grounds of a private house, itself also called Ynys y Bîg, preventing any public access. The bridge fell into disrepair but was reconstructed in 2019.
1.3 miW
Island
Ynys Castell, Menai Bridge
33 min walk • Ynys Castell is a small island in the Menai Strait which separates Anglesey and mainland Wales. It is an extruding piece of Precambrian schist lying to one side of the Afon Cadnant estuary. It lies between Ynys y Bîg and Ynys Gaint.
~1150 ftS
53°14'8"N • 4°7'21"W
Garth Community Centre, Bangor
6 min walk • Piers and boardwalks, Neighbourhood

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Garth Pier?

Nearby attractions include Garth Community Centre, Bangor (6 min walk), Port Penrhyn, Bangor (16 min walk), Bangor University, Bangor (19 min walk), Bangor Cathedral, Bangor (22 min walk).

How to get to Garth Pier by public transport?

The nearest stations to Garth Pier:

Bus

Bangor Bus Station • Lines: 79 (19 min walk)
Bangor bus station (19 min walk)

Train

Bangor (31 min walk)