Discover Llandudno’s Hidden Natural Wonders
Llandudno hotels are located near fascinating natural areas you might have missed out on.
Llandudno is the perfect place to visit or holiday in this summer. Early June and July have brought fabulous weather this year, and people are looking to be outside enjoying the best of nature in the great weather. Many come from all over the UK and the world to spend time at Llandudno’s beautiful beach and the gorgeous Llandudno hotels that sit right on the seafront, but there are many other spectacular outdoor locations in the seaside town to enjoy.
Parks and Gardens
Llandudno is home to several impressive parks that are ideal for lounging in the sun or more intensive walking this summer.
- Great Orme Country Park: incredible views of the sea and the Conwy Mountains
- Happy Valley Park: runs up the east side of the Orme, with cultivated gardens and picnic areas
- Haulfre Garden: situated on the face of the Orme, about a quarter of the way up, with a small café at the end of the gardens, a great destination if you love flowers
Wildlife on the Orme
All of the Great Orme and Little Orme are excellent walking areas, especially if you like wildlife. The Great Orme has sheep, rabbits, adorable Kashmiri goats, butterflies, and birds and water birds, and after the sun sets, bats and glow worms are the creatures to look out for.
Llandudno is a fantastic destination for bird watchers, with the Little Orme being a special sanctuary for water birds and the Great Orme a bird reserve. The North Wales Bird Trust is located in Llandudno at Bodafon Farm.
The Great Orme is well known for its Bronze Age mines, but the Little Orme is also historically significant, as Iron Age Celtic metalwork has been discovered in a cave there. You can read more about the town’s fascinating past on our history in Llandudno page.
Spotting slow worms: the Orme is also a good place for spotting slow worms. If you are a fan of reptiles, now is the time to head to the Great Orme, as the weather is perfect for seeing them. Slow worms are a legless lizard native to the UK that are often mistaken for snakes. They usually live underground, but in the weather we have been experiencing this past week, there have been more sightings as they come out to bask in the warmth.
Llandudno hotels offer comfortable rooms and gourmet cuisine during your holiday, while you experience Llandudno’s incredible wildlife.
Caves and Rock Climbing
Llandudno is also an excellent destination for cave exploration, as local, experienced rock climbers will know. Llandudno boasts 40–50 caves! There are both sea caves caused by erosion and passages caused by glacial activity. Many significant archaeological deposits have been found in these amazing caves. The contenders for the longest caves in the region are the Vivian Shaft and Ogof Deg. The caves are sea-facing and therefore mainly explored by experienced rock climbers.
Llandudno hotels are conveniently located near these mysterious caves, as many are right on the waterfront, making Llandudno an ideal destination for rock climbers.