North to South - Pt2

Welcome to Part 2 of my Road Trip around the Coast of Wales. If you missed part 1, you can find it here.

Heading away from Llandudno and around the coast there are just so many little places you could spend time in. But honestly, if I included them all, this blog would take about two weeks to read.

Next stop, is Conwy with its stunning 13th-century castle. Built by Edward the First of England and made up part of his ‘Iron Ring’ of castles to keep the Welsh under control. Thomas Telford’s stunning suspension bridge is right next to the castle, and below it is the quay, which contains the smallest house in Great Britain as named by the Guinness Book of Records. No, really, its dimensions are 3.05m x 1.8m...

Before we cross over to the island of Anglesey, we’ll quickly pop into the small city of Bangor.

Bangor was granted city status due to it having a cathedral, originally dedicated in 530AD and to this day, although extensively reconstructed, the cathedral church of Saint Deiniol still stands.

The biggest establishment in Bangor today is undeniably Bangor University. Now when I say Bangor is a small city, consider this. From the census, the population of Bangor is around sixteen and a half thousand people and the University currently has around 10 thousand of those people studying there...

Bangor is also home to Wales’s second longest pier, Garth Pier, which juts out into the Menai Strait. On a sunny day, it’s a lovely place for a stroll and maybe treat yourself to a cup of tea or coffee and a slice of bara brith (Welsh tea loaf, absolutely delicious with a little butter spread on!) from one of the pier kiosks. As you stand at the end of the pier and look back towards the city and mainland scenery, you can understand why students would actually enjoy studying here... I know this first-hand as my daughter studied here and loved her time among some of the most scenic landscapes in the United Kingdom.

In our next post, we’ll head over the Menai Strait and onto Anglesey.