Golf, wine and slate
Ride the world’s fastest zip wire at Adventure Parc Snowdonia, slow the pace at Conwy Golf Club or walking the Sychnant Pass right from the door. Taste the wine at Gwinllan Conwy or buy the slate from Llechwedd mine. Meet cheeky lemurs at the Welsh Mountain Zoo, ride the Great Orme Tramway or chill on Penmaenmawr beach, Bardsey Island or Puffin Island.
Country kids
Discover adventure on site, with a walk through the woods. Head out to the Welsh Mountain Zoo to meet cheeky lemurs, snow leopards and Sumatran tigers. Or ride the Great Orme Tramway just like our ancestors did, all the way to the summit through the Great Orme Country Park and Nature Reserve.
Meet furry friends and enjoy plenty of rides and challenges at Greenwood Family Park, voted Wales’ best family attraction. Follow Llandudno Pier 2,295 feet into the Irish Sea and enjoy the friendly shops, stalls and arcades. Or head to Penmaenmawr beach, with views over the Menai Straits, the Anglesey coast and Puffin Island.
Spot seabirds and seals at Bardsey Island, go crabbing at Conwy, brave a powerboat ride from Porthmadog, or canoe the aqueduct at Llangollen. Search for fairies in 20 acres of woodland at Gypsy Wood Park, ride Woody’s train and invade the adventure play areas. Or take your adrenaline off the scale riding the world’s fastest zip wire at Zip World.
Take a self-guided journey underground at the Llanfair Slate Caverns. Meet and feed the animals, take the farm walk or a tractor tour or go crazy on the giant jumping pillow at Foel Farm. Climb Snowdon, Wales’ highest peak, or cheat on the mountain railway. Or ride the Welsh Highland Railway through stunning scenery on the Ffestiniog line.
For the grown ups
Buckle up for the thrill of a lifetime at Adventure Parc Snowdonia, riding the world’s fastest zip wire. Stick around for the Quarry Karts and the restaurant. Play one of the finest links courses in Wales at Conwy Golf Club: face the challenge, admire the scenery. Or walk the Sychnant Pass, with views of the coast and Anglesey.
Book a wine-tasting experience at an award-winning vineyard at Gwinllan Conwy. Experience the skill and precision of whisky production at Aber Falls Distillery. Or take an hour-long tour at Penderyn Distillery. Or discover one of Europe’s finest medieval fortresses at Conwy Castle and walk a complete circuit around the battlements.
Get active at Glasfryn Parc over archery, go-karting, paddleboarding, wakeboarding, clay pigeons and crazy golf. Learn the history of slate at Llechwedd Slate Mines or copper at Sygun Copper Mine, amid stalactites and stalagmites. If you’ve fallen in love with Welsh slate, you can take it home from Inigo Jones Slate Crafts.
Gelato’s not the only great thing about Portmeirion: you’ve also got pottery, sub-tropical gardens, the spa and a crazy Italianate village. Gen up on sustainable energy at the Centre for Alternative Technology. Find more castles at Caernarfon, Castell Dinas, Penrhyn and Beaumaris. Or discover 240 acres of gardens at ‘I’m a Celeb’ Gwyrch.
