Browsing local attractions within 25 miles of The Kendrick

Main Road, TREFRIW, Conwy Valley, North Wales, LL27 0NQ, Tel: 01492 640462, Email, www.t-w-m.co.uk, (12 miles, 19kms)

Weaving and hydro-electric turbines can be viewed, plus an opportunity to purchase pure wool products. Mill in same family since nineteenth century.

Marine Lake, Wellington Road, RHYL, Denbighshire, LL18 1AQ, Tel: 01352 759109, (13 miles, 20kms)

Britain's oldest miniature railway - train rides around Marine Lake since 1911. Museum with interactive touch screen, gift shop and toilets.

Glandwr, Penmachno, Betws y Coed, Conwy, LL24 0PN, Tel: 01690 710108, Email, www.go-below.co.uk, (18 miles, 28kms)

Totally different! Totally exhilarating! Underground Adventure Trips in the abandoned mines of Snowdonia. Get in on the Caving action for some serious subterranean fun!

Tal-y-Cafn, Nr COLWYN BAY, Conwy, LL28 5RE, Tel: 01492 650460, Email, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/bodnant-garden, (6 miles, 10kms)

Bodnant Garden is one of the most beautiful gardens in the UK, spanning some 80 acres and is situated above the River Conwy on ground sloping towards the west and looking across the valley towards the Snowdonia range.

Penmon, Beaumaris, LL58 8RW, Tel: 01443 336031, Email, cadw.wales.gov.uk/, (10 miles, 17kms)

Remains of the priory dating from the thirteenth century, when the house became part of the Augustinian order. The origins of the site are traditionally associated with St Seiriol in the sixth century.

High Street, CONWY, Conwy, LL32 8DE, Tel: 01492 580167, Email, www.cadw.wales.gov.uk, (3 miles, 5kms)

Possibly the best preserved Elizabethan town house in Great Britain.

Cathedral Office, High Street, ST ASAPH, Denbighshire, LL17 0RD, Tel: 01745 582245, Email, www.stasaphcathedral.org.uk, (16 miles, 25kms)

Reputed to be the smallest ancient Cathedral in Britain. Magnificent architecture and stained glass windows. Contains the Bishop William Morgan Welsh Bible of 1588. A living working place of worship as well as a visitor attraction.

Nant Francon, Bethesda, Gwynedd, LL57 3LZ, Tel: 01492 596909, Email, www.ogwen.co.uk, (16 miles, 26kms)

Panoramic Ogwen Falls or Rhaeadr Ogwen, as it is known in Welsh, is the site where the Ogwen River, emerging from Llyn Ogwen, begins its journey along the rugged Nant Ffrancon valley to the sea.

Glyn Isa, Rowen, Conwy, LL32 8TP, Tel: 01492 650063, Email, www.conwywatergardens.co.uk, (6 miles, 10kms)

Set within the Snowdonia National Park in the picturesque Conwy Valley. We have an aquatic centre, an aquarium, a reptile house, 3 coarse fishing lakes, a fully licensed Dutch Pancake House & Restaurant and a picnic and play area.

Castle Street, BEAUMARIS, Isle of Anglesey, LL58 8AP, Tel: 01248 810361, Email, www.cadw.wales.gov.uk, (12 miles, 20kms)

Beaumaris is the great unfinished masterpiece. It was built as one of the 'iron ring' of North Wales castles by the English monarch, Edward I to stamp his authority on the Welsh.

Betws Y Coed, Conwy, LL24 0AN, Tel: 01690 710426, Email, www.gonorthwales.co.uk, (16 miles, 26kms)

Betws-y-Coed is North Wales' most popular inland resort, where the River Conwy meets its three tributaries flowing from the west, the Llugwy, the Lledr & the Machno.

Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UR, Tel: 01248 382828, Email, www.pontio.co.uk, (15 miles, 24kms)

Bodrhyddan, Rhuddlan, Rhyl, DENBIGHSHIRE, LL18 5SB, Tel: 01745 590414, www.bodrhyddan.co.uk, (16 miles, 25kms)

Historic gardens include a formal Victorian parterre designed by W A Nesfield.

East Parade, RHYL, Denbighshire, LL18 3AF, Tel: 01745 344660, Email, www.seaquarium.co.uk, (13 miles, 21kms)

SeaQuarium offers an underwater voyage of discovery, where you can experience aquatic life from several regions of the world including the Amazon, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and from our own shores around Britain.

Penmynydd Road, MENAI BRIDGE, Isle of Anglesey, LL59 5RP, Tel: 01248 712474, Email, www.pilipalas.co.uk, (17 miles, 27kms)

Free Parking, Butterfly House, Bird House, Snake House, lizard land. Phasmid Corner, Ant Avenue, Tropical Hide, Toddlers Corner, Pets Corner, Aviary, Butterfly Garden, Terrapin Pond, Cafe, Shop, Play area indoor and outdoor.

Bodelwyddan, RHYL, Denbighshire, LL18 5YA, Tel: 01745 584060, Email, www.bodelwyddan-castle.co.uk, (13 miles, 22kms)

Family fun - collections from 3 national museums, exhibitions, events, extensive grounds, interactive exhibits, Victorian toys and games room, house quiz and free audio guide.

Plasglasgwm, Penmachno, BETWS-Y-COED, Conwy, LL24 0PU, Tel: 01690 760181, Email, www.snowdonia-guides.co.uk, (20 miles, 32kms)

High quality activity breaks in the mountains of Snowdonia. Fully guided activity experiences including mountaineering, hill walking, scrambling, climbing & mountain biking.

Castle Street, Rhuddlan, RHYL, Denbighshire, LL18 5AD, Tel: 01745 590777, (14 miles, 23kms)

Rhuddlan may not be as well known as some of North Wales castles, yet it shares much in common with its illustrioius neighbours. Like Caernarfon and Conwy, it was built as one of the 'iron ring' of fortresses by Edward I.

Great Orme, LLANDUDNO, Conwy, LL30 2XG, Tel: 01492 870447, Email, www.greatormemines.info, (2 miles, 3kms)

Uncovered in 1987 during a scheme to landscape an area of the the Great Orme, the copper mines discovered below the ground represent one of the most astounding archaeological discoveries of recent time.

Bodnant Food Centre, Tal y Cafn, Conwy, LL28 5RP, Tel: 01492 651106, Email, www.beeswales.co.uk, (6 miles, 10kms)

Our visitor centre and apiary within the perimeter of Bodnant Welsh Foods are both informative and fun. In the heart of Conwy valley an area strong with beekeeping heritage that thrives to this day.

Plasglasgwm, Penmachno, Betws y Coed, Conwy, LL24 0PU, Tel: 01690 760181, Email, www.ultimate-high.co.uk, (20 miles, 32kms)

Ultimate High offers a range of mountaineering experiences for our home mountains of Snowdonia as well as Scotland and the Alps. These days are designed to develop the necessary skills to fully experience the world of mountaineering.

Dolwyddelan, Conwy, LL25 0EJ, Tel: 01690 750366, Email, www.cadw.wales.gov.uk, (19 miles, 30kms)

Dolwyddelan, a mountain stronghold of the Welsh Princes, stands in a magnificent location deep in Snowdonia.

Ceunant, Tal y Bont, CONWY, Conwy, LL32 8SL, Tel: 01492 660772, Email, www.vickybuxton.biz, (9 miles, 15kms)

Unusual premises in woodland setting housing studio, pottery workshop and showroom selling handthrown and built stoneware and porcelain ceramics. Open most days throughout the year from 10am - 5pm.

Sandbank Road, Towyn, Abergele, Conwy, LL22 9LD, Tel: 01745 351112, Email, www.funfair-hire.com, (11 miles, 18kms)

If you are looking for maximum entertainment in Towyn North Wales, then Knightlys funfair and amusement park is your answer.

LLANBERIS, Gwynedd, LL55 4TA, Tel: 01443 336000, (19 miles, 31kms)

Probably built by Llywelyn ab Iorwerth ('the Great') early in the thirteenth century, the castle is dominated by a massive round-towered keep, still standing up to 50 feet.

Flagstaff Gardens, COLWYN BAY, Conwy, LL28 5UY, Tel: 01492 532938, Email, www.welshmountainzoo.org, (3 miles, 5kms)

Enter the world of the Welsh Mountain Zoo and you enter a world of natural wonder.