What a lovely hotel. We visited Llandudno last year because my grandparents honeymooned there in 1938 and we just loved the place, I think it's a bit of a hidden gem 😊
We now know why!!! Such a charming town ✨ Yes, definitely, after just 2 days we felt like part of a community! Everyone we met was not only welcoming, but also very sociable and warm 😍
Lovely video, I'm a local runner and a lot of local runners race the tram up to the summit, which is actually easier than it sounds because of the tram having to stop half way, there's also some lovely walks around the Orme, you can do a loop around the sheep farm covering the summit plateau which only takes half an house and has amazing views, the goats are famous and were on national news during Covid as they started coming down and wandering around the empty streets during lockdown. Bara Brith is so moist because you simmer all the dry fruit in tea for half an hour before cooling it down to add the flour, I love making it and add dates and prunes too which make it even tastier, we always put butter on it in Wales, we love butter! 😁 You should head down to Llanberis and catch the train up to the summit of Snowdon, that would make an awesome video! Llandudno has 2 beaches, you were on North Shore which is a pebble beach but West Shore beach which is the opposite direction from your hotel is the better beach, it's sandy and is also part of the Conwy estuary so the tide goes out a very long way. Another seaside resort in North Wales known for being extremely beautiful is Portmeirion, it was styled on the Italian village of Portofino and is simply breath-taking!
So many great insights mark! We definitely need to be more active and go on different trails next time because only then you'll see the real beauty of the place + all the endorphins will boost our excitement for sure 🙌 Would love to explore more of Conwy, so thank you very much for all them recommendations!!! Bara Brith with butter was 😮💨 It's really worth the drive to Wales! *Another great reason to visit haha
Its pronounced ClanDIDno x I love this place!! We have holidayed in Anglesey since 2018/9. Always drop into Llandudno to break the journey up and we stay for a week to ten days to break up the school holidays. Bara Brith is a fruit loaf with cinnamon, beautiful stuff!!! Llandudno is a beautiful example of how the Victorians did it. They discovered how a trip to the Seaside after a hard week at work literally worked wonders for your well-being. There is so many wonderful things about Llandudno. Tram cars up the Great Orme, Cable Cars also. A toboggan ride and crazy golf course. The pier which is full of amusements. It really is such a wonderful place.
We tried so hard to pronounce it 100% correctly and kept repeating it (hopefully only slightly) differently 😂 We absolutely loved every minute we spent there and honestly, it has become our favourite UK seaside resort we've been to so far! There's still a magical atmosphere of pure relaxation so we have found it to be the perfect place to unwind 🌊 We would love to be able to return soon! BARA BIRTH 🤎🍇🍞 Worth a trip to Wales!!!
It's easier to say Clandidno if you're not Welsh and it's very nearly right, but listen very carefully next time you hear a Welsh person say it and you'll notice it's subtly different and not Clan at all, it's a different sound which doesn't exist in English and hard to describe, you need to put you tongue in the roof of you mouth to make the sound.
@@markjones127 NO it isn't right and I wish the English would stop spreading this myth. Welsh is the oldest language on these islands, just learn to pronounce Welsh place names, they're really not that difficult. If you holiday here then have some respect!!
@@philjones45 The trouble is Phil using your RUDE approach no one ever listens and nothing ever changes, and us Welsh people simply aren't rude by nature, all we're talking about is the pronunciation of a word, it's no excuse to be aggressively rude to anyone.
@@markjones127 Agree 100%. Good manners cost nothing. Getting upset over mispronunciation is very small-minded. There are a lot bigger issues out there than that.
Nobody cares about how you pronounce Llandudno, unless they are so uneducated and never leave Wales! This was a fantastic vlog. What a lovely couple and you showed the area off to the best advantage! Thank you for showing us things we haven’t done whilst living here for 13 years. Definitely going to explore more. Come back again soon 😍
Glad you enjoyed it! From the first sentence we were a bit scared you didn’t like it haha 😂 We had such a great time in Llandudno and definitely would love to explore more of Wales soon! 💚
Glad you enjoyed it! It would be a dream, honestly, we instantly feel for this coastal town 😍🌊 I'm really looking forward to coming back and maybe even bring my parents around! [Karolina]
Oh dear. How people must have suffered, working in those copper mines especially the children. But that is how life was back then. Thanks for showing that.
Thank you Jensen 🙏 You're the first to point this out - it may seem like a cool attraction these days, but for us it was actually something also eye-opening. And we only went down to Level 1 of 9.... Unbelievable.
Glad to hear that Pamcia! We hope not to take such long breaks in the future, but we were a little behind schedule this time! We had a fantastic time in Llanduno and really enjoyed our stay at The Stella Historic B&B 😍
Now watched most of the video and I could just wax lyrical about Llandudno. As I said earlier, it has always been a wonderful option for us to stopover enroute to Anglesey. I even took my 2 boys here for a Dad n Lads day out where we also went on the cable cars to get up the Great Orme but they were closed for our journey back so we had to do the tram car down, which was perfect really. A great view on both journeys. We also did the toboggan ride and crazy golf at the Ski and Snowboard Centre. We also went on the pier and into those amusements, Guy Martin has a video here on youtube on his time helping to maintain the tram car system and also the Victorian Pier, definitely worth a watch! Not far from where you had the coffee shop stopover, I'm not sure if it was this street, is Mostyn Street where there is an amazing ice cream Parlour nearer the promenade end called The Looking Glass. Worth dropping in there too! On our first visit I took my kids into the Rock Shop opposite The Looking Glass for their first visit. This place is so wonderful, we keep going back every year!
Thank you so much for sharing Chris! You've really done all the amazing things in Llandudno but as you say - there's always a good reason to be back! Would need to come back one day for all your recommendations because this coastal town and the neighbouring areas do offer a lot indeed 😍 And would love to try the Welsh ice-cream too🍦
We are FOODIES so we did practise a lot describing the flavours haha but it's not always easy - especially when you just want to enjoy it too because you've not been eating for the whole day 😂😂😂
It was wonderful - it was as if time had stopped in Llandudno, so we'll definitely be back for that atmosphere again someday 🥰🥰 And we hope all the positive energy is reflected in the video!
Nice video guys i last went to Llandudno and the great Orm back in the 80s , Go to Conway Castel next its very close to Llandudno then work your way down the coast to St Davids the smallest cathedral in the UK then down to Tenby its well worth it, Would to have you review Tenby,
Thank you so much Jean :) Are you able to say if the town itself is different now compared to the past times? We could feel the nostalgia in the air! For us, it will certainly be interesting to see how we will return to this town in a few/several years - because it will surely happen sooner or later ❤️
@@JayandKarolina it seems very much the same. The bronze age mine is new for the Orm. Will get back there one day, Promise me get to Tenby in South Wales, you will go omg I want to live there
My wife and I love Llandudno, its one of our favourite places. We often use it as a central place to go visiting. We love the nearby seaside town of Rhos-on-Sea which has a large golden sandy beach, we often go to the Welsh Mountain Zoo, go for a walk up the Little Orme as well as the Great Orme, the west shore has a nice beach. If we're feeling good we sometimes do the full walk, about 4 miles, along the coast road around the Great Orme and visit the cafe part way round called "Rest and be Thankful". You can also stay at the lighthouse on the side of the Great Orme,just off the coast road - its a lovely place to stay. My wife and I stayed there for 3 nights for our wedding anniversary a few years ago. Plenty of other places to visit such as Conwy, with its grand castle, Anglesey, Gwrych Castle near Abergele. A lovely region to explore.
Thank you so much for sharing all them insights Douglas :) Certainly, we will be back to Llandudno soon so would follow your advice to visit the neighbouring areas too because the whole region is so beautiful indeed! Take care!
Llandudno is really special. I love it. The local authorities there really need to take control of the cable car, and combine it with the Tramway company - it doesn't make sense that they aren't connected in some way. The cable car is understandably prone to weather conditions, but there's no information sharing with the Tramway as to whether they are running or not until you get to the cable car station at either end. As for the "competition" argument - plenty of people would not want to take the cable car and would rather take the tram, it's not an issue.
It truly is Phil :) We were so surprised spotting both price lists because it's quite apparent that them companies don't cooperate which is a shame. It would have been so much easier to understand all the transportation links if they were combined into one!
That's great to hear! We fell in love with this charming town and also made such great memories! We don't usually come again to the same places but will definitely make our way back in the future 🥰🌊
Our pleasure! We were very pleased with the Stella Historic B&B, not only is it newly renovated, but the owner Kristin puts her whole heart into running it and it is really noticeable ❤️ All the landscapes and the mine were truly wonderful! Walking around the coast and the sound of the waves contributed to a kind of sense of bliss 🌊
First time watching your videos, and I’m absolutely thrilled with the content of MY favourite Seaside Town Llandudno. As a child I would go for a weeks holiday with my grandparents to a family member. Oh what fun it was. I now live in Canada, 40 yrs.but originally from North Wales. Keep up the incredibly great work, I have subscribed and thumbs up. Looking forward to watching many more. Diolch Thank you. 🙋♀🥰
Welcome aboard Janet! It's so wonderful that people appreciate our work because we've put a lot of energy into making the whole video showcase Llandudno's beauty and essence 😍 We guess it must have been even more charming in the past! Take care!
Our pleasure! Thank you so much for watching :) We decided on the UK series this summer but we have so many adventures still planned for this year so hope you'll stay with us a bit longer!!!
Glad you enjoyed it! That's what we do discuss in between ourselves a lot - we love to include conversations with the locals because at the end of the day the place is created by its PEOPLE 🥰🌊 Thank you so much Stanisław for bringing this point. Ang again, thank you so much for watching our videos!!!
Thank you for reviewing my home town of Llandudno, glad you enjoyed your stay here, the only thing you didn’t cover is our famous goats, I hope I’m never in a position where I take the beauty we are surrounded by for granted, hope you visit Snowdonia some time.
Glad you enjoyed the video Roger! It's actually a big compliment because we always want to showcase as much as possible but sometimes you simply run out of time :) We loved Llandudno so there's something to complete next time! We were also thinking about going to Snowdonia so we could possibly combine both them trips!
Thank you so much 😍 That's the plan! We were thinking of going to Australia for like 2 months or so but first we would need to save up a bit and then plan it properly - might do a van life series in the future! I've never been to Australia but Jay was working for couple of months and he absolutely loved it! So we really need to come back one day together 🙌 [Karolina]
Thank you so much! I had actually googled it before what to particularly eat in Wales so hope our cheese toasties were something similar 😜 I’m pretty sure, I would love the original version of that a lot too!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for watching :) We always try to rest in between videos to have enough energy for filming content - there's nothing more annoying for us when we don't have right state of mind to deliver you the best experiences! But obviously we have different days so glad you pointed it out!!!
I have holidayed in Llandudno a few times, during the Easter School Holidays, but haven’t been for a lot of years. Stayed with my family at The Hen Dy Hotel and I really enjoyed the toboggan run on The Great Orme.
The other places in Llandudno were quite pricey indeed 🤭 It's a beloved holiday resort so most probably that's why the tram & cable cards aren't the cheapest too!
i live about 20 mins away from llandudno small town called old colwyn i now some nice view point and trails on the Great Orme and there is a small polish shop just past the swimming pool
Brilliant video guys 👍 we were there at the start of July. When did you guys go? We did the tram and cable cart, but the cable cart was so scary 😅 We have also done a vlog on our channel of our holiday, such a beautiful place for a holiday ❤️
Our pleasure ❤️ We went to Llandudno in the 3rd week of July! And yes, the cable car was quite scary I must admit haha. Glad you enjoyed your stay! Will definitely check your video out!
Another great video, guys. You make a really nice couple. Llandudno is a great place to check out. When are you visiting Liverpool? I'm there quite often, so will say hello if I see you! 🙂
Thank you so much! We've actually visited Liverpool after Llandudno - usually we plan our travels regionally to stay in the neighbouring areas a little bit longer :) Unfortunately, it means then that we're not able really what we are up to in real time... But it would have been a pleasure to meet you for sure Andy 🙌
@@lou7878 there is nothing pathetic about my comment at all what we are talking about here is cultural hegemony - the English have invaded Wales and forced their pronunciations and spellings of Welsh place names on the Welsh in historically recent times they have tried to destroy the Welsh language and punished children for speaking it - now if we heard in modern times about a dominant country invading another and refusing to allow the citizens of that country to speak their own language - well the whole world would be up in arms - those vloggers treat pronouncing Welsh place names correctly as a joke - but they could learn the correct pronounciation in about 5 minutes - the Welsh language is not a joke
