Llandudno reappraised

We visited Llandudno a few weeks back as part of our week in North Wales. I've been there a couple of times as a child with my grandparents and only once since, on a golfing holiday in my early twenties, so it was fun to see the town again. It was more genteel than I remembered, with

a very impressive sea front and esplanade. There's a very long pier and no doubt much besides.

We had a trip on the tramway that runs from the centre of town to the top of the Great Orme - that was a lot of fun, especially the first part where the tracks run quite steeply uphill through the built-up parts, before it passes the halfway station and crosses the open moorland above. There are superb views looking back across the bay. The top is commercialised and was busy when we were there, so i would recommend going up on the tram and walking back. I tried to capture the mood of the place with some pictures, though maybe they make it look a bit gloomier than it felt at the time!