Great Orme Bronze Age Mines

Great Orme Bronze Age Mines is a museum in Llandudno, Conwy, Wales. Great Orme Bronze Age Mines is situated nearby to the nature reserve Maes-y-fachtell, as well as near the tomb Llety’r Filiast.

Photo: Richard Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Museum
Description: museum and heritage site near Llandudno, Wales
Postal code: LL30 2XG

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Great Orme and Maes-y-Facrell National Nature Reserve.

Great Orme

Peak

Photo: Velela, Public domain.

The Great Orme is a limestone headland on the north coast of Wales, north-west of the town of Llandudno. Referred to as Cyngreawdr Fynydd by the 12th-century poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr, its English name derives from the Old Norse word for sea serpent.

Maes-y-Facrell National Nature Reserve

Nature reserve

Maes y Facrell National Nature Reserve sits high above the coastal town of Llandudno on the Great Orme headland, in the county of Conwy, Wales. It commands sweeping views of Conwy Bay, and the mountains of Snowdonia.

Halfway tram stop

Tram stop

Photo: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Halfway tram stop is a tram stop situated at the midpoint of the Great Orme Tramway on the slopes of the Great Orme in Llandudno, Wales. The Great Orme Tramway operates as a two-section funicular, and passengers must change at Halfway between the lower section and the upper section. Halfway tram stop is situated 700 feet east of Great Orme Bronze Age Mines.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Craig-y-Don and Llanrhos.

Craig-y-Don

Suburb

Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Craig-y-Don is a suburb of Llandudno, a coastal seaside resort in Conwy county borough, north Wales. It is also an electoral ward to Conwy County Borough Council and Llandudno Town Council. It is also part of the parish of Llanrhos. Craig-y-Don is situated 1½ miles southeast of Great Orme Bronze Age Mines.

Llanrhos

Village

Photo: NoelWalley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Llanrhos is a village in the community of Conwy, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The village lies between the towns of Conwy and Llandudno. Llanrhos was a civil parish from 1894 until 1974. Llanrhos is situated 2½ miles southeast of Great Orme Bronze Age Mines.

Deganwy

Village

Photo: Ian Dalgliesh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Deganwy is a town and electoral ward in the community of Conwy in Conwy County Borough in Wales. It lies in the Creuddyn Peninsula alongside Llandudno and Rhos-on-Sea. Deganwy is situated 2½ miles south of Great Orme Bronze Age Mines.

Great Orme Bronze Age Mines

Categories: heritage site, mining museum, tourism, mine, historic site, and tourist attraction
Location: Llandudno, Conwy, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.33051° or 53° 19′ 50″ north

Longitude

-3.8471° or 3° 50′ 50″ west

Wheelchair access

limited

Open location code

9C5R85J3+65

OpenStreetMap ID

way 522153804

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mine

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q85941446

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In Other Languages

“Great Orme Bronze Age Mines” goes by many names.

Welsh: “Mwynfeydd Copr y Gogarth”

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Highlights include Maes-y-fachtell and Llety’r Filiast.

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