The Black Boy Inn
The Black Boy Inn is a hotel and public house in the Royal Town of Caernarfon in Gwynedd, Wales which is thought to date back to 1522, making it one of the oldest surviving inns in North Wales.Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Pub
- Description: hotel and public house in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales
- Also known as: “Black Boy Inn”, “Black Boy Inn, Caernarfon”, “Black Jacks”, and “Tafarn y Bachgen Du / The Black Boy Inn”
- Address: Northgate Street, Caernarfon, LL55 1RW
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caernarfon Castle and Caernarfon Town Walls.
Caernarfon Castle
Caernarfon Castle is a medieval fortress in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The first fortification on the site was a motte-and-bailey castle built in the late 11th century, which King Edward I of England began to replace with the current stone structure in 1283. Caernarfon Castle is situated 700 feet south of The Black Boy Inn.Caernarfon Town Walls
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caernarfon's town walls are a medieval defensive structure around the town of Caernarfon in North Wales. The walls were constructed between 1283 and 1292 after the foundation of Caernarfon by Edward I, alongside the adjacent castle.
Caernarfon Library
Library
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caernarfon Library is situated 590 feet east of The Black Boy Inn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caernarfon and Caeathro.
Caernarfon
Caernarfon is a Royal town in Gwynedd, North-West Wales. Caernarfon is famous for its breathtaking castle and as a stronghold of the Welsh language. The castle and fortified complex is recognised on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the finest examples of late 13th-century and early 14th-century military architecture in Europe.
Caeathro
Village
Photo: John Firth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caeathro is a village situated on the A4085 road between Caernarfon and Waunfawr in Gwynedd, northwest Wales. It is approximately 2 km from Caernarfon and 1.5 km from Waunfawr, and is part of the community of Waunfawr. Caeathro is situated 1½ miles southeast of The Black Boy Inn.
Bontnewydd
Village
Photo: Bill Payer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bontnewydd is a small village and community with a population of 1,162 located on the A487 road 1+2⁄3 miles south of Caernarfon in Gwynedd, Wales, close to the river Gwyrfai, 2 miles from its outflow into Foryd Bay. Bontnewydd is situated 2 miles south of The Black Boy Inn.
The Black Boy Inn
- Categories: hotel, inn, and building
- Location: Caernarfonshire, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.14116° or 53° 8′ 28″ northLongitude
-4.27612° or 4° 16′ 34″ westLevels
2Open location code
9C5Q4PRF+FHOpenStreetMap ID
way 403378980OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=pubOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q4920422
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“The Black Boy Inn” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Black Boy Inn”
- French: “Black Boy Inn”
- Japanese: “ブラックボーイ・イン”
- Welsh: “Tafarn y Bachgen Du”
- Welsh: “Tafarn Y Bachgen Du”
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