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Getting to Walled Towns
We’ve been welcoming travellers for 2000 years so reaching our walled towns could not be easier ...
By air
Our nearest international airports are:
Anglesey Airport
Tel: 08702 330330
www.angleseyairport.com
Liverpool John Lennon
Tel: 08707 508484
www.liverpooljohnlennonairport.com
Manchester International
Tel: 0161 489 3000
www.manairport.co.uk
By bus/coach
- There are National Express coach services from both airports to Caernarfon, Chester, and Conwy.
- Bangor is the nearest stop for Beaumaris. There are local bus services between Bangor and Beaumaris.
- Rhyl is the nearest stop for Denbigh. There are local bus services between Rhyl and Denbigh.
National Express
Tel: 08705 80 80 80
www.gobycoach.com
Local bus service information across Britain is available from the following contacts:
www.traveline.org.uk
Tel: 0870 608 2 608
Beaumaris: www.islandofchoice.com
Tel: 01248 713177
Caernarfon: www.gwynedd.gov.uk
Tel: 01286 679535
Chester: www.cheshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01244 602666
Conwy: www.traveline.org.uk
Tel: 01492 575412
Denbigh: www.denbighshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01824 706968
The Freedom of Wales Flexi Pass gives you freedom to enjoy unlimited access to almost every bus services and all mainline train services as well as discounted entry to many of Wales’ biggest attractions.
Tel: 0870 9000 777
www.walesflexipass.com
Red Rover is a discount bus travel card entitling you to travel all day on bus services in the Gwynedd, Conwy (on services starting and ending in Gwynedd) and Anglesey time-tables.
The Snowdonia Sherpa runs in and around the busiest part of the National Park
www.gwynedd.gov.uk
Tel: 01286 679535.
Busybus offers unforgettable tours across Cheshire and North Wales for groups and individuals. Click onto www.busybus.co.uk or call (0)8708 741800.
By rail
There are rail services between Manchester Airport and Chester via Crewe. You can travel by rail from Liverpool to Chester. (A bus links the airport to Liverpool city centre).
There are rail services from Chester to Conwy and across Anglesey to Holyhead alighting at Bangor station for local bus services to Caernarfon, Rhyl for local bus services to Denbigh and Llanfair PG station for local bus services to Beaumaris.
Merseyrail (Liverpool-Chester)
Tel: 0151 702 2071
www.merseyrail.org
National Rail Enquiries
Tel: 08457 484950
www.nationalrail.co.uk
www.thetrainline.com
The Freedom of Wales Flexi Pass gives you freedom to enjoy unlimited access to all mainline train services and almost every bus services, as well as discounted entry to many of Wales’ biggest attractions.
Tel: 0870 9000 777
www.walesflexipass.com
Scenic Journeys:
The Conwy Valley Line will take you from Llandudno into the heart of the Snowdonia National Park, into West Wales and beyond.
www.conwyvalleyrailway.co.uk
The Cambrian Coaster along Cardigan Bay to Barmouth, Harlech and Pwllheli is one of the most beautiful rail routes in Britain.
www.the trainline.com
Tel: 08457 484950
By road
The area is connected to the national motorway network via the M56 east of Chester, which connects to the M53 and A55 expressway leading to Denbigh via the A525, Conwy, Beaumaris via the A545 and Caernarfon via the A487.
Scenic drives: the A5 passes through the Vale of Llangollen and the Snowdonia National Park, the A470 from Conwy along the Vale of Conwy is a recommended scenic route to Betws-y-Coed with its picturesque Swallow Falls
www.theaa.com
www.rac.co.uk
By cycle
There are some spectacular cycling routes right across the area.
The National Cycle Network has masses of information:
Tel: 0845 113 0065
www.nationalcyclenetwork.org.uk
By ferry
Stena Line and Irish Ferries operate fast, frequent services from Holyhead (Anglesey) to Ireland (ports of Dublin and Dun Laoghaire)
Irish Ferries:
Tel 08705 171717
www.irishferries.com
Stena Line:
Tel: 08705 707070
www.stenaline.com
Distances
| Distance in miles (km) | Beaumaris | Caernarfon | Chester | Conwy | Denbigh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beamaris | 12 (19) | 69 (111) | 22 (36) | 46 (74) | |
| Caernarfon | 12 (19) | 69 (111) | 23 (37) | 47 (76) | |
| Chester | 69 (111) | 69 (111) | 47 (76) | 30 (49) | |
| Conwy | 22 (36) | 23 (37) | 47 (76) | 24 (39) | |
| Denbigh | 46 (74) | 47 (76) | 30 (49) | 24 (39) |
