Llangernyw Yew

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The Llangernyw Yew is an ancient yew in the village of Llangernyw, Conwy, North Wales. The tree is fragmented and its core part has been lost, leaving several enormous offshoots. The girth of the tree at the ground level is 10.75 m. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°11'32"N, 3°41'6"W

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Llangernyw Yew – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gwydir Castle, Bodnant Garden, St Grwst's Church, Christ Church.

6.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Gwydir Castle, Llanrwst
162 min walk • Gwydir Castle is situated in the Conwy valley, Wales, a mile to the west of the ancient market town of Llanrwst and 1.5 miles to the south of the large village of Trefriw.
5.6 miNW
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Bodnant Garden, Conwy
142 min walk • Bodnant Garden is a National Trust property near Tal-y-Cafn, Conwy, Wales, overlooking the Conwy Valley towards the Carneddau mountains. Founded in 1874 and developed by five generations of one family, it was given to the National Trust in 1949.
6 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic architecture
St Grwst's Church, Llanrwst
154 min walk • St Grwst's Church, Llanrwst, is located in Church Street, Llanrwst, Conwy, Wales. It is an active Church in Wales parish church and is part of the Aberconwy Mission Area in the archdeaconry of St Asaph, and the diocese of St Asaph.
5.9 miNW
Church
Christ Church
151 min walk • Christ Church, Bryn-y-Maen is in the small village of Bryn-y-Maen on the B5113 road some 3 km to the south of Colwyn Bay in Conwy County Borough, Wales.
7.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Parc, Snowdonia National Park
190 min walk • Llyn Park is a lake in the Gwydir Forest in North Wales. Lying at a height of 664 feet, it covers an area of 22 acres, and is long and narrow in shape.
6.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Grey Mare's Tail, Snowdonia National Park
168 min walk • The Grey Mare's Tail is a waterfall on the very edge of the Snowdonia National Park near Gwydir Castle in the county of Conwy, north Wales. It lies just off the B5106 road between the town of Llanrwst and the large village of Trefriw.
5.9 miSW
Church
St Mary's Church, Trefriw
152 min walk • St Mary's Church, Llanrwst, was located in Betws Road, Llanrwst, Conwy, Wales. It had been built in 1841–42, and was designed by Henry Kennedy. It was intended for the use of English residents and visitors to the region.
0.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Hafodunos
15 min walk • Hafodunos Hall is a Gothic revival house located near the village of Llangernyw in Wales. Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, it was built between 1861 and 1866 for Henry Robertson Sandbach, replacing a house that had been built in 1674.
6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moelfre Isaf
153 min walk • Moelfre Isaf is a 317 m hill located to the south of the town of Abergele. There are views towards the Clwydian Range, Snowdonia, and the Isle of Man and the Cumbrian Mountains can be seen on a clear day. Nearby is the small settlement of Moelfre, Conwy.
2.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moelfre Uchaf
75 min walk • Moelfre Uchaf is a hill in the borough of Conwy, North Wales, 5 miles south-west of Colwyn Bay and 1.5 mi south-west of Betws-yn-Rhos. It is 396 m above sea level. A trigpoint is on the summit.
5.4 miW
Monastery
Aberconwy Abbey, Conwy
139 min walk • Aberconwy Abbey was a Cistercian foundation at Conwy, later transferred to Maenan near Llanrwst, and in the 13th century was the most important abbey in the north of Wales.