Llanfairfechan

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Llanfairfechan is a town and community in the Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is known as a seaside resort and had a population at the 2001 Census of 3,755, reducing to 3,637 at the 2011 Census. The history of the area dates back to at least Roman times, as demonstrated by the discovery of a large second century milestone, which is now preserved in the British Museum. ()

Alternative names: Population: 3.6 thous.Coordinates: 53°15'17"N, 3°58'46"W

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Llanfairfechan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aber Falls, Beaumaris Castle, Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum, Foel-fras.

3.1 miS
Natural attraction, Park, Trail
Aber Falls, Abergwyngregyn
80 min walk • Nestled within the verdant landscape of North Wales, Aber Falls (Rhaeadr Fawr in Welsh) is a stunning natural attraction that draws visitors to the quaint village of Abergwyngregyn. This majestic waterfall is a testament to the beauty of Welsh nature, cascading...
4.6 miW
Medieval stronghold built by Edward I
Beaumaris Castle, Beaumaris
118 min walk • Beaumaris Castle, a historical fortress in Beaumaris, Wales, stands as a testament to medieval military architecture. Designed by the master castle-builder James of St. George, the construction of this massive stone castle began in 1295 under the reign of Edward I.
5.1 miSW
Museum
Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum
131 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.
4.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Foel-fras, Snowdonia National Park
110 min walk • Foel-fras is a mountain in the Carneddau range, about 10 km east of Bethesda in North Wales. It lies on the border between the counties of Gwynedd and Conwy. With a summit elevation of 944 m it is officially the eleventh-highest summit in Wales.
3.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Llwytmor, Snowdonia National Park
90 min walk • Llwytmor is a satellite peak of Foel-fras, and forms a part of the Carneddau range. The summit is 849 metres above sea level and it contains a series of boulderfields, a shelter and several cairns. It is the 27th highest peak in Wales.
3.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Drum, Snowdonia National Park
95 min walk • Drum is a summit in the Carneddau mountains in north Wales, 2 km north-east of Foel-fras. It is 771 m high. It is also known as Carnedd Penyborth-Goch.
3.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tal y Fan, Snowdonia National Park
85 min walk • Tal y Fan is an outlying peak of the Carneddau mountains in North Wales. It is one of the four Marilyns that make up the Carneddau, the others being Carnedd Llywelyn, Pen Llithrig y Wrach and Creigiau Gleision.
4.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Spinnies, Bangor
115 min walk • Spinnies Aberogwen is a Nature reserve located 2 miles East of Bangor, in Gwynedd unitary authority, north west Wales. The reserve is owned and managed by North Wales Wildlife Trust.
5.6 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lôn Las Ogwen, Bangor
144 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".
4.6 miW
City wall
Beaumaris town walls, Anglesey
118 min walk • Beaumaris's town walls were a fifteenth-century defensive structure built around the town of Beaumaris in Wales.
1.9 miSW
Memorial, Vernacular architecture
Pen y Bryn, Abergwyngregyn
49 min walk • Pen y Bryn is a two-storey manor house, in Abergwyngregyn, Gwynedd, in north-west Wales, adjacent to the A55, five miles east of Bangor and eight miles west of Conwy. It is constructed mainly of broken stone, with roughly dressed quoins and a slate roof.

Llanfairfechan

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Llanfairfechan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)