Conwy

Conwy is a county borough in . Several of Wales' top attractions are concentrated in this small area, including Conwy Castle, the resort of Llandudno, and a large part of Snowdonia National Park.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Llandudno and Conwy.

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is a Victorian-era seaside resort situated on the picturesque north coast of . Once a favourite of Queen Victoria, still retains an old-world charm that sets it aside from other British seaside resorts.

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is a small walled town on the coast in North . It is on the UNESCO World Heritage List and a perfect base for exploring everything North Wales has to offer.

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is a coastal town in north . 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.

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is a relatively new seaside town in the county borough of Conwy in , located between and . is often overlooked due to the popularity of nearby Rhyl, Prestatyn, Colwyn Bay, Llandudno and Conwy.

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is a village of 564 people in Conwy county borough, and one of the primary tourist resorts in the .

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is an ancient market town of 3,300 people in the county borough of Conwy in . It is less than a mile from the edge of Snowdonia Park. its main industry is tourism.

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is a small Victorian seaside resort in the county borough of Conwy in . was judged North Wales Calor Village of the Year for 2009 in the competition run by Calor Gas UK.

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is a village near Llanrwst in the Conwy Valley in north Wales. Most of the village lies within the Snowdonia National Park, the boundary running down the main street of the village.

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is a village in the county borough of Conwy, popular with climbers and hillwalkers due to its location in the heart of the .

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, once known as Tremarl, is a town in the community of in Conwy County Borough, . and neighbouring are both part of the built-up area and community of Conwy.

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, sometimes spelt Cerrig-y-drudion, is a village and community in Conwy, Wales. Until 1974 it was part of the historic county Denbighshire, when it became part of the newly formed county of .

Conwy

Latitude of center
53.0833° or 53° 5′ north
Longitude of center
-3.75° or 3° 45′ west
Population
115,000
Elevation
889 feet (271 metres)
Abbreviation
“CWY”
Geo­Names ID
3333242
Wiki­data ID
Q817971
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Conwy” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Conwy”
  • Azerbaijani: “Konui”
  • Basque: “Conwy”
  • Belarusian: “Конві”
  • Belarusian: “Конўі”
  • Breton: “Sir Conwy”
  • Bulgarian: “Конуи”
  • Catalan: “Conwy”
  • Cebuano: “Conwy”
  • Chinese: “Conwy Chū-tī Kūn”
  • Chinese: “康威自治市”
  • Chinese: “康威郡級自治市”
  • Chinese: “康威郡级自治市”
  • Cornish: “Konwy”
  • Czech: “Conwy”
  • Danish: “Conwy County Borough”
  • Dutch: “Conwy”
  • Estonian: “Conwy linnkrahvkond”
  • Estonian: “Conwy tervikomavalitsus”
  • Estonian: “Conwy”
  • Finnish: “Conwy”
  • French: “Conwy”
  • Galician: “Conwy County Borough”
  • German: “Conwy County Borough”
  • German: “Conwy”
  • German: “GB-CWY”
  • Hebrew: “קונווי”
  • Ido: “Conwy (komtiala municipo)”
  • Ido: “Conwy”
  • Irish: “Conwy”
  • Italian: “Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy”
  • Italian: “Conwy County Borough”
  • Italian: “Conwy”
  • Italian: “distretto di contea di Conwy”
  • Italian: “Distretto di contea di Conwy”
  • Japanese: “コンウィ”
  • Korean: “콘위 자치시”
  • Korean: “콘위 주”
  • Ladin: “Contea de Conwy”
  • Latvian: “Konuja (grāfistes boro)”
  • Latvian: “Konuja”
  • Lithuanian: “Konvis”
  • Manx: “Co-chorp Coontae Chonwy”
  • Manx: “Conwy”
  • Manx: “Coontae Corpagh Conwy”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Conwy Chū-tī Kūn”
  • Northern Frisian: “Conwy County Borough”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Conwy”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Conwy grevskapsdistrikt”
  • Norwegian: “Conwy”
  • Persian: “شهرستان مستقل کانوی”
  • Polish: “Conwy”
  • Portuguese: “Conwy County Borough”
  • Romanian: “Conwy”
  • Russian: “Конви”
  • Russian: “Конуи”
  • Scots: “Conwy Coonty Burgh”
  • Sicilian: “Conwy”
  • Slovenian: “Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy”
  • Slovenian: “Conwy County Borough”
  • Slovenian: “GB-CWY”
  • Spanish: “Conwy County Borough”
  • Spanish: “Conwy”
  • Swedish: “Conwy County Borough”
  • Swedish: “Conwy”
  • Ukrainian: “Конві”
  • Urdu: “کونوے کاؤنٹی بورو”
  • Venetian: “contea de Conwy Borough”
  • Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Sirol Conwy”
  • Welsh: “Conwy”
  • Welsh: “Sir Conwy”

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