Now owned by the National Trust - after narrowly escaping being bought by an American who wanted to ship the whole property back to the United States - Aberconwy House...

Situated in a beautiful position on the Quayside at Conwy, this red painted ‘one up – one down’ holds the title of the smallest house in Britain. Measuring only 3.05metres...

St Celynnin`s Church is a beautiful, isolated building set in remote uplands. The oldest part is the nave, which dates from the 14th Century, and there have been later additions,...

In Conwy’s 2000ft tropical jungle you are able to see some of the worlds largest and most exotic butterflies. From the Far East to Australia, examples of many countries butterflies...

Conwy Castle was built in only 7 years. After his conquest of Wales in 1283, Edward I set out to hold down the country with a series of magnificent castles...

Conwy Harbour is one of the busiest recreational boating harbours in Wales. Once a thriving port, slate would have been brought here from the Ffestiniog mines and shipped all over...

The lofty ridge of Conwy Mountain offers superb views of Conwy and its castle, as well as across Conwy Bay to Llandudno and the Great Orme. All around are heather...

The walled town of Conwy was once one of the country’s most important pearl fisheries harvesting over 4 kilos of pearls per week in the 19th Century. Musseling is still...

Completed in 1826, the Conwy Suspension Bridge was designed and built by Thomas Telford to replace the dangerous ferry crossing over the tidal waters of the River Conwy. During the...

In the heart of the Conwy Valley lies the village of Rowen, home to the Conwy Water Gardens. Its extensive aquariums make it possible to view tropical, marine and cold...

ConwyTown Walls contain some of the finest sections of medieval walls in Britain. The defences date from the time the castle was built in the late 13th Century, when Edward...

Maen y Bardd is an ancient monument that was built as a burial chamber about 5,000 years ago by Neolithic people. It stands below the eastern Carneddau mountains near a...

Plas Mawr means the Great Hall. Built by Welsh merchant Robert Wynn between 1576 and 1585, Plas Mawr stands proudly in the centre of Conwy’s High Street. It is one...

Established in 1882, the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art is one of only five academies of art in Britain, and the only one in Wales, therefore occupying an important position...

Originally the site of the Cistercian Abbey Church of Aberconwy, St Mary’s became the newly built Parish Church when the Abbey moved up the Valley to Maenan.With many fine features...

A drive to the top of Sychnant Pass is a must for those who admire dramatic scenery. After the road was built in the 18th Century, travellers used it rather...

Born in 1770, one of England’s earliest romantic poets - William Wordsworth - visited Conwy during a summer vacation. Here, he was inspired to write the poem about a small...