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The Llandudno Heritage Trail takes in 15 locations, from promenade to pier, shopping streets to sandy beaches, gardens to the Great Orme headland. Along the way you’ll discover why Llandudno looks the way it does - the perfect Victorian ‘model resort’ - and how it has managed to keep its original appearance over the years. Oh, and you’ll also discover its links with Alice in Wonderland and come across a six-sided Victorian pillar box, a rare survivor just like the resort itself.

Find the locations of the panels by using the what3words website.

1 Llandudno Library, Mostyn Street | workloads.knees.manly

At the heart of the Victorian resort of Llandudno, with its fine views up Mostyn Street to the Great Orme.

2 Trinity Square | laces.gossip.rots

The great and the good of Llandudno have worshipped at the Church of the Holy Trinity since the 1870s.

3 Vaughan Street | panting.emperor.tweed

By the late 1850s, Llandudno was a thoroughly modern seaside resort, with a brand new railway station.

4 North Western Gardens | bulge.impaired.papers

Spacious and elegant, the Victorian seaside resort of Llandudno was way ahead of its time.

5 Promenade at Clonmel Street | swim.publisher.every

For centuries, residents and visitors have lived, stayed and strolled along this gracefully curving bay.

6 Promenade at the Cenotaph | cube.goodbye.stance

Llandudno’s elegant Victorian Promenade shows off the natural sweep of the bay, bookended by the Ormes.

7 Prince Edward Square | producing.grants.august

For seaside fun by day and by night, this end of Llandudno is the place to be.

8 Marine Drive at the Pier | toast.clubbing.taps

Take a stroll along Llandudno Pier or stride along the five-mile Marine Drive for big skies and sea views.

9 Happy Valley and the Camera Obscura | cashew.message.september

From here, you can gaze down over the Victorian resort of Llandudno, laid out in a grid beside the bay.

10 Upper Mostyn Street | froth.students.parkland

Home to Llandudno’s first department store and bank, this was the Victorian resort’s original shopping quarter.

11 Church Walks | ambitions.tunnel.craziest

Before the Victorian seaside resort of Llandudno was built, this area was a copper-mining village.

12 Cwlach Road | expect.extent.doing

Enjoy outstanding panoramic views of Llandudno’s oldest quarter, with the Victorian resort beyond.

13 West Shore | chat.supposing.precluded

Once an industrial part of Llandudno, this is now a quiet retreat with Alice in Wonderland connections.

14 Gloddaeth Street | rehearsed.breath.swam

Laid out 40 years before the advent of the motor car, this Victorian boulevard links Llandudno’s shores.

15 Mostyn Street | puddings.bonds.toolbar

Named after Llandudno’s founding family and primary landowner, this was the Victorian resort’s bustling high street.