CHESTER TO THE MENAI BRIDGE
DAY FIVE - RHOS-ON-SEA TO DEGANWY
An advert for this coastline - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvfaahhaXus
We stayed at the Premier Inn at Llandudno Junction for four nights which has a Brewers Fayre next to it for breakfast and dinner. We got the No 24 Bus at 9:26 outside near the Black Cat Roundabout which brought us back to Rhos-on-Sea for 9:42. Another glorious day in prospect.
The white building is the Cayley Arms in Rhos-on-Sea where the bus stop is located.
The beach looking towards Colwyn Bay
The harbour at Rhos-on-Sea when the tide is out.
Picture of the exterior
As we followed the promenade Penrhyn Bay came into view with the Little Orme at the end.
Penrhyn Bay
The Little Orme brought a stiff climb to the top and grassy paths
It was from this point that we had our morning coffee stop the finest of views.
Tracey spotted a seal in the water and from a little further along the cliff we could look down on them on the beach.
Traversing along the north side of the Little Orme the North Wales Coast Path provides good views.
The path leads to the road down into Llandudno and a gradual descent to the coast.
Once on the promenade it was a 30 minute walk to the town centre at the other end of the bay.
The big white building at the end is the Grand Hotel and the route goes behind it on to the Great Orme.
Before tackling the Great Orme we had lunch in the former Palladium Cinema now a very interesting Wetherspoons pub - http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/22974
After going around the back of the Grand Hotel you get this good view of Llandudno Pier. The weather was just perfect for enjoying such a facility. http://www.llandudnopier.com/
The coast path follows a toll road right around the Great Orme a limestone headland sticking out in to the Irish Sea. Four miles of good views. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdLTKUb0w8g
View back towards the pier.
The entire route is along a footway adjacent to the road with the benefit of views down the cliffs to the sea
A group of the Great Orme Kashmiri Goats http://www.llandudno.com/goats.html
A wee china chappy sleeping in the Rest and Be Thankful Café near the lighthouse at the end of the promontory. http://www.restandbethankful.net/
The descent along the south west side
The route comes down to Llandudno West and the bay containing the Conwy Sands.
Having walked along the promenade the coast path is along the side of sand dunes to Deganwy from where we got Bus No 13 back to the Black Cat Roundabout after 12.7 miles of walking.
The history of Deganwy and the castle that used to be on the couple of rocky hills above it is dealt with in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVDeH5HeYAU
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