Wild horse on Sychnant Pass
Historic medaeval town with splendid Edwardian (13C) castle and town walls. Plas Mawr tudor (15C) home. National Trust properties: old Conwy Bridge, Aberconwy House. Other attractions: Butterfly jungle. Quay and marina.
Aberconwy house
Tramway, cable car, Marine Drive, prehistoric copper mines (recommended), 'Happy valley' gardens, Nature Trail. Victorian pier. Bodafon Farm Park. Toboggan run at ski centre a hit with kids.
Marine Drive
(25mi/40min from TyF)
Heartland of Snowdonia, gorgeous rugged scenery, world famous centre for climbing and hill walking.
Snowdon Mountain Railway
Lake railway
Electric mountain: Europes' largest pump storage hydro-electric power station
National Slate Museum
Padarn Country Park
More:
www.information-britain.co.uk
www.eventsnorthwales.co.uk
* Sychnant, Great Orme and other web pages by Ronnies' friend Noel Walley, who has beavered away
during his retirement on a photogenic web site.
www.greatorme.org.uk/
To give you an excellent perspective of the delightful character of the secluded little valley that cuts into the coastline between the rugged headlands of Pemmaenbach and Penmaenmawr, click on the + on the pics. The photos were taken from the hills above: the "Jubilee Trail" and vicinity and Alltwen. The Great Orme of Llandudno is in the background top left in the banner pic (composite pic: TyF doesn't really float!).
The map below shows the immediate vicinity of Trem y Foel. There are nice options for walking and biking straight from the cottage. Public footpaths starting on Mill Lane climb to the Sychnant Pass*. The road over the pass is the original coach route, before the newer roads around and through the headland were built. Sychnant is a popular scenic view point, starting point for walks (North Wales footpath) and is known for wild horses. More directly from the cottage a steep trail climbs to join the N. Wales path from the Fairy Glen (pic left looks down on Capelulo from Alltwen) in Capelulo (your web author has done enjoyable trips westwards to Llanfairfechan and round trips over Sychnant and back via Conwy and the coast cycle path).
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| Conwy valley 8mi | nr Bangor 8mi | Conwy 3mi | Anglesey 15mi | |
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