To provide you with the best experience, cookies are used on this site.  Learn more

Allow cookies
Image Credit: Crown Copyright

Book Tickets Online

About

Conwy is a walled market town on the north coast of Wales.

Conwy Castle and the town walls were built, on the instruction of Edward I of England, between 1283 and 1289, as part of his conquest of the principality of Wales. Conwy was the original site of Aberconwy Abbey, founded by Llywelyn the Great. Edward and his troops took over the abbey site and moved the monks down the Conwy valley to a new site at Maenan, establishing Maenan Abbey. The parish church still retains some parts of the original abbey church in the east and west walls. English settlers were given incentives to move to the walled garrison town, which for decades the Welsh were forbidden from entering.

Across the estuary is Bodysgallen Hall, which incorporates a medieval watchtower that was later used as a signal place for Conwy Castle.

Conwy has other tourist attractions that help draw visitors to the town. Conwy Suspension Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford to replace the ferry, was completed in 1826 and spans the River Conwy next to the castle. Telford designed the bridge's supporting towers to match the castle's turrets. The bridge is now open to pedestrians only and, together with the toll-keeper's house, is in the care of the National Trust.

Facilities

Parking

  • Parking with charge

Map & Directions

Road Directions

A55 Junction 18.

Accessible by Public Transport: Conwy station is 0 miles away.

Conwy

Type:Town

LL32 8AY

Add Conwy to your Itinerary

Close window

Call direct on:

Tel01492 577566

What's Nearby

  1. Aberconwy House

    National Trust owned 14th-century merchant's house.

    0 miles away
  2. Possibly the best preserved Elizabethan town house in Great Britain.

    0.09 miles away
  3. Established 1882 and devoted to the visual arts in Wales, with over 120 artist members.…

    0.09 miles away
  4. This gritty, dark-stoned fortress has the rare ability to evoke an authentic medieval…

    0.13 miles away
  1. Conwy Suspension Bridge & Toll House

    Elegant suspension bridge and toll-keeper's house adjacent to Conwy Castle.

    0.17 miles away
  2. Conwy Culture Centre
    0.18 miles away
  3. The Conwy RSPB nature reserve is a wetland on the east bank of the Conwy estuary, home to…

    0.86 miles away
  4. Morfa Conwy Beach

    Extensive sands just to the north of Conwy joining on to the Penmaenmawr beach to the…

    1.42 miles away
  5. Behind an impressive 1901 terracotta facade in the strikingly beautiful seaside town of…

    2.75 miles away
  6. Llandudno Promenade

    A Victorian seaside resort, largest holiday resort in Wales.

    2.79 miles away
  7. Penderyn opened a 2nd distillery in the wonderful and historic town of Llandudno, Wales’…

    2.82 miles away
  8. A sandy beach, backed by a promenade, popular with holidaymakers and offering a quieter…

    2.83 miles away
  9. Llandudno North Shore Beach

    A sheltered beach with a long Victorian pier and wide promenade.

    2.91 miles away
  10. Llandudno Pier

    The building of Llandudno Pier commenced in 1876 and was completed in 1878. The Pier is…

    2.93 miles away
  11. Experience the Sights and Sounds of Civilian Life during the Second World War at this…

    2.98 miles away
  12. On a journey on the Great Orme Tramway at Llandudno you will re-live the experience of…

    3.19 miles away
Previous Next

Don't Miss

Don't Miss

Don't Miss