Great Orme & Llandudno
Y Gogarth
A limestone headland beside the Victorian seaside town of Llandudno. Ride the century-old cable tram up the hill to see a Bronze Age copper mine and wild goats.
Y Gogarth is a limestone headland about 207 metres high. The Great Orme Tramway, a steel-cable-hauled tram opened in 1902, and a cable car both climb the hill, and there is a visitor complex at the summit. A Bronze Age copper mine on the hillside dates back about 4,000 years and is one of the largest known prehistoric mines in Europe; visitors can go inside. Kashmir goats roam freely on the mountain. The Marine Drive road around the headland is about 7 km long (toll charged). At the foot of the hill, Llandudno retains its Victorian seafront promenade and a pier about 700 metres long, making it the most popular seaside resort town in North Wales.
Opening hours
Open all day; trams and cable cars about March–October
Nearby sights
- Plas Mawr
- Conwy Castle
- Bodnant Garden
- Adventure Parc Snowdonia
- Aber Falls
- Swallow Falls
- Beaumaris Castle
- Betws-y-Coed