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Local Attractions
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For planned routes for walking and cycling in North Wales with guidance notes,
photographs, google maps and FREE downloads to your GPS device or iPhone, visit
www.walknorthwales.co.uk
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Greenwood Forest Park
Award winning Adventure Park, with a focus on eco family fun. A happy visitor
sums us up as "Nature and fun at their best"!
32 mins by car
www.greenwoodforestpark.co.uk
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Welsh Mountain Zoo
The Welsh Mountain Zoo is set in North Wales, high above Colwyn Bay with
panoramic views and breathtaking scenery; its beautiful gardens are home to this
caring conservation zoo. Roam the wooded pathways, relax on the grassy slopes
and spend a lovely day learning about many rare and endangered species from
Britain and around the world including Snow Leopards, Chimpanzees, Red Pandas
and Sumatran Tigers!
2 mins by car, 13 mins walking
www.welshmountainzoo.org
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Bodelwyddan Castle & Park
A beautiful Victorian house set in its own grounds with gardens, furnished rooms and
family friendly interactives. Featuring artworks from the National Portrait
Gallery, V&A and Royal Academy of Arts. Open year round.
20 mins by car
www.bodelwyddan-castle.co.uk
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The Great Orme Tramway
The Great Orme Tramway is Britain's only cable-hauled public road Tramway and is
a unique tourist attraction for all ages. Come and take in the spectacular views
on the one mile journey to the summit of the Great Orme and enjoy a truly
breath-taking experience.
17 mins by car
www.greatormetramway.co.uk
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Trefriw Woollen Mills
Trefriw Woollen Mills Manufacturers of traditional Welsh bedspreads. See the
weaving and hydro-electric turbine (open all year Mon - Fri).
28 mins by car
www.t-w-m.co.uk
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Snowdon Mountain Railway
The Majestic Mountain Top Adventure. Since 1896 visitors from near and far have
travelled on Snowdon Mountain Railway. Trains travel to the Summit of Snowdon,
which at 3,560ft (1085m) is the highest mountain in Wales, where the surrounding
countryside boasts dramatic landscapes and stunning scenery. Book your tickets
online or call 0844 493 8120. Please note, advanced bookings can be made up
until the day before travel. Tickets for the same day travel are only available
in the Ticket Office in Llanberis Station and are subject to availability.
40 mins by car
www.snowdonrailway.co.uk
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Conwy Castle
The views from the battlements are breathtaking looking out across mountains and
sea and down to the roofless shell of the castles 125ft Great Hall. It is from
these battlements that visitors can best appreciate Conwy's other great glory,
its ring of town walls. Conwy is the classic walled town. Its circuit of walls,
over three quarters of a mile long and guarded by no less than 22 towers, is one
of the finest in the World.
11 mins by car
www.conwy.com
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Bodnant Garden
Bodnant Garden is one of the most beautiful gardens in the UK,
spanning some 80 acres and is situated above the River Conwy on ground sloping
towards the west and looking across the valley towards the Snowdonia range. The
Garden has two parts. The upper garden around Bodnant Hall consists of the
terraced gardens and informal lawns shaded by trees. The lower portion, known as
the "Dell" is formed by the valley of the River Hiraethlyn and contains the Wild
garden.
14 mins by car
www.bodnant-garden.co.uk
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