Caernarfon Travel guide

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Caernarfon : Michelin's recommendations

On the Menai Straits, this fine complex of fortifications is sited at the furthest point of 13C English incursion into Welsh territory. Now a Unesco World Heritage site, the strategically situated fortress of Caernarfon is the traditional backdrop for the investiture of Princes of Wales. There are expansive views from the top of its ramparts over the Isle of Anglesey and hills of Snowdonia.

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Tourist attractions Caernarfon : Things to see and do

Castle

Castle Ditch GB - Caernarfon LL55 2AY

Building work began in 1283 under Master James of St George who built for his royal patron a castle with walls decorated with bands of coloured stone and polygonal towers like those in Constantinople. Grandiose in design, it was to serve as the seat ..

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Town Walls

Hole-in-the-Wall Street GB - Caernarfon LL55 1RF

The town appears to be tucked away behind the castle. The 734 m-long walls with eight towers and two gateways encircle the medieval town and were built at the same time as the castle.

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Llanbeblig Church

Llanbeblig Road GB - Caernarfon LL55 2ES

Situated outside the town, near to Segontium, this is the parish church of Caernarfon. Peblig, said to be the son of Magnus Maximus, supposedly returned to introduce Christianity. The church is mainly 14C and contains a striking alabaster tomb in the..

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Hotels Caernarfon

The Black Boy Inn

Northgate Street, Stryd Pedwar A Chwech, Snowdonia GB - Caernarfon LL55 1RW

Prix Prices from : 55 £

The Black Boy is a 16th-century inn within Caernarfon's historic town walls. It has good Real Ales, hearty meals, and is an easy walk from the town centre and 13th-century castle. The Black Boy Inn dates back to 1522 and is one of the oldest inns in..

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TRAVELODGE CAERNARFON

VICTOR DOCK BALACLAVA ROAD GB - Caernarfon (Gwynedd) LL55 1SR

Attractions::, caernarfon castle - 0.2 miles, gypsy wood park - 2.3 miles, snowdon mountain railway - 8.1 miles, llanberis lake railway - 8.5 miles, for more information on travelodge see gghtltg, property description::, travelodges are great ..

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Premier Inn Caernarfon

Victoria Dock, Balaclava Road GB - Caernarfon LL55 1SQ

This Premier Inn hotel is on Caernarfon Harbour, a 3-minute walk from the town centre, Caernarfon Castle, Segontium Roman fort and the Welsh Highland Railway (for trips into Snowdonia). The Premier Inn Caernarfon is a hotel with comfortable en suite..

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