Ffordd y Gogledd The North Wales Way Ffordd y Gogledd Canllaw Cylchdeithiau The North Wales Way Route Guide Ffordd y Gogledd The North Wales Way The North Wales Way follows the old trading route along our northern coast into Anglesey. Quite apart from the resort towns and whopping castles that line the 75-mile (120km) trail, it’s the jumping-off point for journeys of discovery into the northern hinterlands. From here you can explore the Vales of Clwyd and Conwy, the mountains of Snowdonia, the Menai Strait, and our largest island, Anglesey. This guide suggests local loops and trails off The North Wales Way as a starting point for exploring the region’s beautiful landscape, stunning scenery and rich heritage - with plenty of places to eat, stay and enjoy along the way. Ffordd y Gogledd The North Wales Way Cemaes Amlwch Moelfre Llandudno Holyhead Prestatyn Rhyl Conwy 1 Abergele 4 Holywell Llangefni 5 St Asaph Bangor Flint 2 3 Connah’s Quay 6 Chester Denbigh 7 Broughton Caernarfon Llanberis Capel Curig Betws-y-Coed Wrexham Llangollen OVERVIEW OF LOCAL ROUTES 1 North Anglesey Maritime Circular 2 Slate Valleys Route 3 Conwy Coastal Trail 4 Outdoor Adventure and Heritage Loop 5 Family Activity Trail 6 North East Circular 7 Science and Heritage Route The North Wales Way (A55) Route Ffordd y Gogledd The North Wales Way North Anglesey Maritime Circular Driving Distance 46 miles / 74 km Driving Time 1 hour, 20 minutes Entry / Exit Junction A55: J1 / J4 Cemaes Amlwch 8 9 7 10 11 12 15 13 Moelfre 6 16 Llandudno Holyhead 5 4 14 Prestatyn Rhyl 2 3 Conwy 1 Abergele Holywell Llangefni St Asaph Bangor Flint Connah’s Quay Chester Denbigh Broughton Caernarfon Llanberis The North Wales Way (A55) Route 1 South Stack Lighthouse 6 Swtan Heritage Museum 12 Lligwy Beach Wrexham Holyhead LL65 1YH Church Bay LL65 4EU Moelfre LL70 9PQ www.southstacklighthouse.com www.swtan.cymru www.lligwybeach.co.uk 2 Holyhead Breakwater 7 Cemlyn Bay 13 Din Lligwy Moelfre LL72 8NH Country Park 8 Cemaes Holyhead LL65 1YH cadw.gov.wales www.visitanglesey.co.uk 9 Cemlyn Nature Reserve 14 St Gallgo’s Church Cemaes Bay LL67 0EA Llangollen 3 Holyhead Maritime Museum Llanallgo LL72 8NE www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org. www.royalcharterchurch.org.uk Holyhead LL65 1AF uk/nature-reserves/cemlyn www.holyheadmaritimemuseum.co.uk 15 Moelfre Seawatch Centre (RNLI) 10 Copper Kingdom Centre 4 Melin Llynnon Moelfre LL72 8HY Amlwch Port LL68 9DB rnli.org Llanddeusant LL65 4AB www.copperkingdom.co.uk www.visitanglesey.co.uk 16 Llyn Alaw Reservoir 11 Parys Mountain Llantrisant LL65 4TW 5 Church Bay, Anglesey Amlwch LL68 9RE Ffordd y Gogledd The North Wales Way Slate Valleys Route Cemaes Amlwch Driving Distance 60 miles / 96.5 km Driving Time 2 hour, 1 minute Entry / Exit Junction A55: J11 / J9 Moelfre Llandudno Holyhead Prestatyn Rhyl Conwy Abergele Holywell Llangefni St Asaph Bangor Flint 1 Connah’s Quay Chester Denbigh 13 2 12 Broughton 11 3 4 10 Caernarfon Llanberis Capel Curig 5 7 6 Betws-y-Coed 9 8 The North Wales Way (A55) Wrexham Route 1 Penrhyn Castle 6 National Slate Museum 11 Welsh Highland Railway Bangor LL57 4HT Llanberis LL55 4TY Caernarfon LL55 2YD www.nationaltrust.org.uk museum.wales/slate/ festrail.co.uk Llangollen 2 Zip World Penrhyn Quarry 7 Llanberis Lake Railway 12 Caernarfon Castle Bangor LL57 4YG Llanberis LL55 4TY Caernarfon LL55 2AY www.zipworld.co.uk www.lake-railway.co.uk cadw.wales.gov.uk 3 Snowdon Mountain Railway 8 Pant Du Vineyard and Orchard 13 GreenWood Family Park Llanberis LL55 4TT Penygroes LL54 6HE Y Felinheli LL55 3AD snowdonrailway.co.uk www.pantdu.co.uk www.greenwoodfamilypark.co.uk 4 Electric Mountain 9 Inigo Jones Slate Works Llanberis LL55 4UR Y Groeslon LL54 7UE www.electricmountain.co.uk www.inigojones.co.uk 5 Dolbadarn Castle 10 Y Foryd Nature Reserve Llanberis LL55 4UB cadw.gov.wales Ffordd y Gogledd The North Wales Way Conwy Coastal Trail Cemaes Amlwch Driving Distance 11.3 miles / 18 km Driving Time 24 minutes Entry / Exit Junction A55: J13 / J18 Moelfre Llandudno Holyhead Prestatyn Rhyl Conwy Abergele 9 Holywell 5 6 7 Llangefni 8 Penmaenmawr St Asaph 3 Llanfairfechan Bangor 4 Flint Abergwyngregyn 2 Connah’s Quay 1 Chester Denbigh Mold The North Wales Way (A55) Broughton Route Caernarfon Llanberis 1 Aber Falls 6 CapelGraiglwyd Curig Springs Abergwyngregyn LL33 0LP Penmaenmawr LL34 6ER Ruthin www.abergwyngregyn.org.uk www.graiglwydsprings.co.uk 2 Morfa Aber Nature Reserve 7 PensychnantBetws-y-Coed Conservation Abergwyngregyn LL33 0LB Centre www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru Conwy LL32 8BJ 3 Aber Falls Distillery www.pensychnant.co.uk Abergwyngregyn LL33 0LB 8 Conwy Castle Wrexham www.aberfallsdistillery.com Conwy LL32 8AY 4 Glan Y Môr Elias Reserve cadw.wales.gov.uk Llanfairfechan LL33 0HX 9 RSPB Conwy www.visitllandudno.org.uk Llandudno Junction LL31 9XZ 5 Penmaenmawr Museum www.rspb.org.uk Penmaenmawr LL34 6UU www.penmaenmawrmuseum.co.uk Llangollen Ffordd y Gogledd The North Wales Way Outdoor Adventure and Heritage Loop Cemaes Amlwch Driving Distance 50 miles / 80 km Driving Time 1 hour, 41 minutes Entry / Exit Junction A55: J19 / J27 Moelfre Llandudno Holyhead Prestatyn Rhyl Conwy Abergele Holywell Llangefni St Asaph Bangor 12 Flint 1 2 Connah’s Quay 3 Chester Denbigh 11 4 Broughton Caernarfon Llanberis 5 Capel Curig 7 Betws-y-Coed 6 8 10 9 Wrexham The North Wales Way (A55) Route 1 Bodnant Welsh Food Centre 6 Zip World Fforest 10 Llyn Brenig Visitor Centre Tal-y-Cafn LL28 5RP Betws-y-Coed LL24 0HX Cerrigydrudion LL21 9TT Llangollen www.bodnant-welshfood.co.uk www.zipworld.co.uk www.llyn-brenig.co.uk 2 Bodnant Garden 7 Swallow Falls Waterfall 11 Denbigh Castle Tal-y-Cafn LL28 5RE Betws-y-Coed LL24 0DH Denbigh LL16 3NB www.nationaltrust.org.uk/bodnant-garden www.betws-y-coed.co.uk cadw.wales.gov.uk 3 Adventure Parc Snowdonia 8 Tŷ Hyll 12 St Asaph Cathedral Dolgarrog LL32 8QE Capel Curig LL24 0DS St Asaph LL17 0RD www.adventureparcsnowdonia.com snowdonia-society.org.uk/about-ty-hyll www.stasaphcathedral.wales 4 Trefriw Woollen Mills 9 Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant Trefriw LL27 0NQ Penmachno LL25 0HJ www.t-w-m.co.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ty-mawr-wy- 5 Gwydir Castle brnant Llanrwst LL26 0PN www.gwydir-castle.co.uk Ffordd y Gogledd The North Wales Way Cemaes Family Activity Trail Amlwch Driving Distance 20 miles / 32 km Driving Time 47 minutes Entry / Exit Junction A55: J31 / J24a Moelfre Llandudno 5 Holyhead 6 4 Prestatyn 8 7 Rhyl Conwy 9 10 2 1 11 Abergele 3 Holywell Llangefni 12 St Asaph Bangor Flint Connah’s Quay The North Wales Way (A55) Route Chester Denbigh 1 Dyserth Waterfall 6 SC2 11 Gwrych Castle and Gardens Rhyl LL18 6ET Rhyl LL18 1BF Abergele LL22 8ET www.dyserth.com/waterfall www.sc2rhyl.co.uk gwrychcastle.co.uk 2 St Mary’s Church 7 Rhyl Miniature Railway 12 Adventure Paintball Rhyl LL18 2UU Rhyl LL18 1AQ Abergele LL22 9BU Broughton stmaryschurchrhuddlanblog.wordpress. www.rhylminiaturerailway.co.uk www.adventurepaintball.co.uk com 8 Rhyl Harbour 3 Rhuddlan Castle Rhyl LL18 5AS Rhuddlan LL18 5AD 9 cadw.gov.wales Kinmel Dunes Local Nature Caernarfon Llanberis Reserve Capel Curig 4 Pavilion Theatre Rhyl Kinmel Bay LL18 5NL Rhyl LL18 3AQ www.conwy.gov.uk www.rhylpavilion.co.uk 10 Tir Prince Raceway 5 SeaQuarium Rhyl Towyn LL22 9NW Betws-y-Coed Rhyl LL18 3AF www.tirprince.co.uk/racing/ www.seaquarium.co.uk Wrexham Llangollen Ffordd y Gogledd The North Wales Way North East Circular Cemaes Amlwch Driving Distance 55 miles / 88.5 km Driving Time 1 hour, 50 minutes Entry / Exit Junction A55: J33 / J35 Moelfre Llandudno 5 4 Holyhead Prestatyn Rhyl Conwy 3 Abergele 2 Holywell Llangefni Penmaenmawr St Asaph 1 Llanfairfechan Bangor 6 Flint Abergwyngregyn Connah’s Quay Chester Denbigh 13 15 Mold 7 12 14 Broughton 11 8 Caernarfon Llanberis Capel Curig 10 9 Ruthin Betws-y-Coed The North Wales Way (A55) Wrexham Route 1 Flint Castle 7 Denbigh Castle 12 Loggerheads Country Park Flint CH6 5PH Denbigh LL16 3NB Mold CH7 5LH cadw.gov.wales cadw.wales.gov.uk www.clwydianrangeanddeevalleyaonb. Llangollen 2 St Winefride’s Well 8 Ruthin Gaol org.uk Holywell CH8 7PN Ruthin LL15 1HB 13 Theatr Clwyd www.saintwinefrideswell.com www.ruthingaol.co.uk Mold CH7 1YA 3 Greenfield Valley Heritage Park 9 Ruthin Craft Centre www.theatrclwyd.com Holywell CH8 7GH Ruthin LL15 1BB 14 Hawarden Estate Farm Shop www.greenfieldvalley.com ruthincraftcentre.org.uk Hawarden CH5 3FB 4 Talacre Beach 10 Nantclwyd y Dre Historic www.hawardenestate.co.uk 15 Gladstone’s Library 5 Nova Prestatyn House and Gardens Ruthin LL15 1DP Hawarden CH5 3DF Prestatyn LL19 7EY www.gladstoneslibrary.org www.novaprestatyn.co.uk www.nantclwydydre.co.uk 6 St Asaph Cathedral 11 Moel Famau St Asaph LL17 0RD Mold CH7 5SH stasaphcathedral.wales www.clwydianrangeanddeevalleyaonb. org.uk Cemaes Amlwch Ffordd y Gogledd The North Wales Way Moelfre Llandudno Holyhead SciencePrestatyn and Heritage Route Rhyl Conwy Abergele Holywell Driving Distance 47 miles / 76 km Llangefni St Asaph Penmaenmawr Driving Time 1 hour, 26 minutes Llanfairfechan Bangor Flint Entry / Exit Junction A55: J38 / J33b Abergwyngregyn Connah’s Quay Chester Denbigh Mold Broughton Caernarfon Llanberis Capel Curig Ruthin Betws-y-Coed 4 5 1 Wrexham 2 3 6 14 7 13 12 11 8 Llangollen 10 9 The North Wales Way (A55) Route 1 Techniquest Glyndŵr 6 Bersham Ironworks Museum 11 The Horse Drawn Boat Centre Wrexham LL11 2AW Wrexham LL14 4LL Llangollen LL20 8TA www.tqg.org.uk www.wrexham.gov.uk www.horsedrawnboats.co.uk 2 Wrexham County Borough 7 Erddig 12 Llangollen Railway Station Museum Wrexham LL13 0YT Llangollen LL20 8SN Wrexham LL11 1RB www.nationaltrust.org.uk/erddig