Conwy
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Conwy | |||
Location Map ( geo) | |||
Conwy Castle | |||
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County | |||
Caernarfonshire | |||
Highway Authority | |||
Conwy | |||
Forward Destination on | |||
A55 • A470 | |||
Next Primary Destinations | |||
Bangor • Betws-y-Coed • Llandudno • Queensferry | |||
Places related to the A55 | |||
Bangor (Caernarfonshire) • Queensferry • Holyhead • Chester • Rhyl • Flint • Prestatyn • Abergele • St Asaph | |||
Places related to the A470 | |||
Merthyr Tydfil • Cardiff • Brecon • Dolgellau • Betws-y-Coed • Builth Wells • Rhayader • Llangurig • Llandudno • Pontypridd • Blaenau Ffestiniog |
Conwy (also known until 1970 by the anglicised name Conway) is a walled town with a castle facing Deganwy over the Conwy Estuary.
The A55 passed through the town until 1991 when the Conwy Tunnel was opened by the Queen.
Routes
Route | To | Notes |
Bangor | Bypasses the town to the north (the tunnel under the River Conwy is a secret motorway) | |
Chester | Bypasses the town to the north | |
Betws-y-Coed | ||
Llandudno | ||
Bangor | Old road through the town using the Conwy Bridge (carries traffic prohibited from using the A55) | |
Chester | Old road through the town using the Conwy Bridge | |
Trefriw | ||
Sychnant | Historic postal route to Penmaenmawr via Sychnant Pass, now replaced by the A55 |