Wales' north coast became popular with holiday-makers in the 19th
century when seaside resorts sprung up alongside the small fishing
villages. The North Wales Path stretches along the coast all the
way from the university city of Bangor on the Menai Strait in
the west, to the resort of Prestatyn in the east.
The medieval
walled town of Conwy and the charming Victorian seaside town of
Llandudno, which is the largest of Wales' coastal holiday resorts,
are east of Bangor and backed by the stunning mountains of
Snowdonia. Seven miles south of Llandudno, covering 80 acres in
the Conwy Valley, is the beautiful Bodnant Garden, one of the
most famous gardens in the UK.
The modern
seaside resorts of Colwyn Bay, Rhyl and Prestatyn are further
east along the coast, and are more brash and commercialised than
genteel Llandudno. Colwyn Bay and Rhos-on-Sea have facilities
for golf and are near the Welsh Mountain Zoo, while you will find
plenty of amusement parks and distractions at funfair-packed Rhyl
and Prestatyn, which are linked by a six mile beach. Prestatyn,
the more sedate of the two, is at the northern end of Offa's Dyke
Path, and is surrounded by great walking country, with the heathery
mountains and green hills of the Clwydian Range - an Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty - close by.
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