Maen Alaw, Penmaenmawr

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Maen Alaw (address: Bangor Rd) is a place located in Penmaenmawr (Wales principality) and belongs to the category of sightseeing.

It is situated at an altitude of 135 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 53°16'4"N latitude and 3°55'40"W longitude.

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: Llanfairfechan (town, 60 min walk), Tal y Fan, Snowdonia National Park (nature, 61 min walk), Bwlch-y-Ddeufaen, Snowdonia National Park (nature, 70 min walk).

Coordinates: 53°16'4"N, 3°55'40"W

Address

Bangor RdPenmaenmawr United Kingdom

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Maen Alaw – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Smallest House in Great Britain, Plas Mawr, Royal Cambrian Academy of Art, Aberconwy House.

4.2 miE
16th-century cottage, 1.8 metres wide
Smallest House in Great Britain, Conwy
108 min walk • Nestled within the charming medieval town of Conwy, Wales, stands the Smallest House in Great Britain, a diminutive yet significant tourist attraction that captures the imagination of visitors from around the world. This tiny red residence, with its quaint dimensions...
4.1 miE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Plas Mawr, Conwy
106 min walk • Plas Mawr is an Elizabethan townhouse in Conwy, North Wales, dating from the 16th century. The property was built by Robert Wynn, a member of the local gentry, following his marriage to his first wife, Dorothy Griffith.
4.1 miE
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
Royal Cambrian Academy of Art, Conwy
106 min walk • The Royal Cambrian Academy of Art is a centre of excellence for art in Wales. Its main gallery is located in Conwy and it has over a hundred members.
4.2 miE
Museum, History museum, Romanesque architecture
Aberconwy House, Conwy
108 min walk • Aberconwy House, 2 Castle Street, Conwy, Wales is a medieval merchant's house and one of the oldest dateable houses in Wales. Constructed in the 15th century it is, along with Plas Mawr, one of the two surviving merchant's houses within the town.
2.9 miE
Ruins
Castell Caer Seion, Snowdonia National Park
75 min walk • Castell Caer Seion is an Iron Age hillfort situated at the top of Conwy Mountain, in Conwy County, North Wales. It is unusual for the fact that the main fort contains a smaller, more heavily defended fort, complete with its own distinct defences and entrance, with no obvious means of access between the two.
2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Mynydd y Dref, Snowdonia National Park
75 min walk • Mynydd y Dref or Conwy Mountain is a hilly area to the west of the town of Conwy, in North Wales. To the north it overlooks the sea of Conwy Bay, and to the south lie the foothills of the Carneddau range of mountains, of which it forms a part.
4.2 miE
Church
St Mary and All Saints Church, Conwy
107 min walk • The Church of St Mary's & All Saints is the parish church of Conwy, Wales in the United Kingdom. It was originally the Cistercian Aberconwy Abbey, but in 1283 King Edward I of England moved the Abbey to Maenan. The parish registers date back to 1541.
4.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Drum, Snowdonia National Park
107 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.
2.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tal y Fan, Snowdonia National Park
61 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.
3.8 miE
City wall
Conwy town walls, Conwy
97 min walk • Conwy's town walls are a medieval defensive structure around the town of Conwy in Wales. The walls were constructed between 1283 and 1287 after the foundation of Conwy by Edward I, and were designed to form an integrated system of defence alongside Conwy Castle. The walls are...
4.1 miE
Nightlife
Albion Ale House, Conwy
106 min walk • The Albion Ale House or The Albion is a Grade II listed public house in Conwy, North Wales. Built in 1921, it is a three-room pub with Art Nouveau decor that underwent major renovation in 2012.