Visit Colwyn Bay Places

Welcome to Visit Colwyn Bay Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Colwyn Bay

  

Colwyn Bay Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Colwyn Bay

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Colwyn Bay history

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The western side of Colwyn Bay, Rhos-on-Sea, includes a number of historic sites associated with St Trillo and Ednyfed Fychan. The 13th century general and councillor to Llywelyn the Great was a general.

Colwyn Bay culture & places

Colwyn Bay hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1910 and 1947. Victoria Pier hosted many dances and shows during the 20th century.

Colwyn Bay landmarks

Victoria Pier was closed to the public in 2009 when a dispute between Conwy County Borough Council and the pier’s owner led to him being declared bankrupt. The fate of the pier was initially uncertain; the council hoped it would be “substantially” demolished for “health and safety and visual reasons to be able to re-open that section of the beach”

Colwyn Bay geography / climate

Groes yn Eirias (Welsh:Cross in Torch) was once a separate hamlet centred on the Glyn farmhouse (c1640) The town is situated about halfway along the north coast of Wales, between the sea and the Pwllycrochan Woods.

You can visit Colwyn Bay places with Walkfo Colwyn Bay to hear history at Colwyn Bay’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Colwyn Bay has 25 places to visit in our interactive Colwyn Bay map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Colwyn Bay, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Colwyn Bay places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Colwyn Bay & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 25 audio facts unique to Colwyn Bay places in an interactive Colwyn Bay map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Colwyn Bay Places Map
25 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Colwyn Bay historic spots	Colwyn Bay tourist destinations	Colwyn Bay plaques	Colwyn Bay geographic features
Walkfo Colwyn Bay tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Colwyn Bay

  

Best Colwyn Bay places to visit

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Colwyn Bay has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Colwyn Bay’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Colwyn Bay’s information audio spots:

Bryn Euryn Bryn Euryn is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Conwy County Borough, Wales . It lies above the seaside town of Rhos-on-Sea and village of Mochdre, Conwy .

St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Colwyn Bay St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church is on Conway Road, Colwyn Bay, in Conwy County Borough, Wales . It is part of the Diocese of Wrexham .

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Visit Colwyn Bay plaques