Rhos-on-Sea
Rhos-on-Sea is a seaside resort and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The population was 7,593 at the 2011 census. It adjoins Colwyn Bay and is named after the Welsh kingdom of Rhos established there in late Roman Britain as a sub-kingdom of Gwynedd.Places of Interest
Highlights include Colwyn Bay railway station and Welsh Mountain Zoo.
Colwyn Bay railway station
Railway station
Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colwyn Bay railway station is on the Crewe to Holyhead North Wales Coast Line serving the seaside town of Colwyn Bay in the Conwy County Borough of North Wales.
Welsh Mountain Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Welsh Mountain Zoo is a zoological garden located near the town of Colwyn Bay in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The zoo was opened on 18 May 1963 by the enthusiastic naturalist Robert Jackson. The zoo covers an area of 37 acres.
Harlequin Puppet Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Harlequin Puppet Theatre is a puppet theatre at Rhos-on-Sea, Wales. Britain's oldest permanent puppet theatre, the Harlequin was built in 1958 by Eric Bramall and was later run by his former puppeteer partner, Chris Somerville, who died in 2023.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colwyn Bay and Llandudno Junction.
Colwyn Bay
Photo: Kentholke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colwyn Bay is a coastal town in north Wales. As with much of the north Wales coast, the town has suffered with the decline in the tourist industry since in the mid-20th century.
Llandudno Junction
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Llandudno Junction, once known as Tremarl, is a town in the community of Conwy in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Llandudno Junction and neighbouring Deganwy are both part of the built-up area and community of Conwy.
Llandudno
Photo: fieldsofview, CC BY 2.0.
Llandudno is a Victorian-era seaside resort situated on the picturesque north coast of Wales. Once a favourite of Queen Victoria, Llandudno still retains an old-world charm that sets it aside from other British seaside resorts.
Rhos-on-Sea
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Llandrillo” and “Rhos”
- Location: Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.3053° or 53° 18′ 19″ northLongitude
-3.7502° or 3° 45′ 1″ westElevation
112 feet (34 metres)Open location code
9C5R864X+4WGeoNames ID
7294613
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In Other Languages
“Rhos-on-Sea” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Llandrillo-yn-Rhos”
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