Hi!
I'm planning a trip to Wales in early May. We'll stay in Chester and Bangor and hope to explore some nice places around and in these cities.
Are there any people who have been here, or maybe live here? What are some nice places to see and visit, where to get coffee / dinner etc?
Thank you so much!
+8The town of Llanberis is quite nice. You have a good bus connections from Bangor to the Snowdon national park. In Llanberis there is a slate industry museum, lots of outdoor stuff, hiking opportunities to and from Mount Snowdon and surroundings. You can also take a train up to mount Snowdon. I also did a nice hike from Betyws-y-coed to Capel-curig a few years ago.
Caernarfon also is worth a visit, with it’s big castle and pleasant centre.
If it’s your thing for a day out, the Ffestiniog and/or Welsh Highland railway is also quite worthwile for the views of Snowdon national park and the heritage steam trains.
I wouldn’t class Bangor as a city. More of a small town. Chester is a city, but still a rather small city.
I’m going out on a limb here and guessing you are going to Bangor to do the gigantic zip wire at Penrhyn - https://www.zipworld.co.uk/locations/penrhyn-quarry. If that’s not on the list then you should consider it.
The whole north Wales coast between Chester and Bangor (and on to Holyhead) has plenty of things to do, but in my mind they are mostly outdoors sort of things - walks, hikes, etc . . . There is a good deal of “old castle” and Roman archaeology I believe but I have no specific experience.
Note that public transport in/around Bangor is somewhat limited in my experience. There is of course the railway to Chester and from there on directly to London/anywhere else in the UK, but other than that bus service is limited. The routes do exist, but some might only be served a couple of times a day. Or once a day. In other words, consider your local transport options carefully.
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