Creuddyn peninsula

The Creuddyn Peninsula is a small landform in Conwy County Borough, Wales, jutting into Liverpool Bay. Five towns line its shores: Llandudno, Rhos-on-Sea, Llandudno Junction, Penrhyn Bay and Deganwy. The medieval commote of Y Creuddyn once covered the same area but stretched a little further inland. A Welsh-medium secondary school, Ysgol y Creuddyn, keeps the name alive today. Two limestone hills mark the edges of the peninsula. The Great Orme rises 207 metres at the western tip, while the Little Orme reaches 141 metres on the north-east side. Several smaller hills inland top out around 100 metres, including Bryn Euryn, Bryniau, Coed Gaer, Bryn Pydew, Mynydd Pant and the Vardre. Conwy Bay laps the west coast, Llandudno Bay the north and Rhos or Colwyn Bay the north-east. The Conwy Estuary borders the south-west and the A55 road forms a rough southern boundary. Visitors find a string of seaside resorts along the northern shore. Llandudno presents a wide bay lined with Victorian terraces and a pier. Rhos-on-Sea offers a quieter promenade beside Colwyn Bay. Deganwy sits where the Conwy Estuary meets the Irish Sea, overlooked by Deganwy Castle’s twin towers. Penrhyn Bay has a broad sandy strand backed by low dunes. The Great Orme’s slopes hold Bronze Age copper mines and a Victorian tramway that climbs to the summit.