DID YOU KNOW?
The first book in the Welsh language was printed in a cave on the Little Orme, in 1585, by
a team led by the Venerable William Davies, who was hanged at Beaumaris Castle in 1593,
and beatified at St. Peter's, Rome, in 1987. DID
YOU KNOW?
The bar at the summit of the Orme was once a Training ring of Randolph Turpin
DID YOU KNOW?
Llandudno lifeboat station was established in 1861, the gift of two sisters, in memory of
a third, and their happy holidays at Llandudno.
DID YOU KNOW?
Llandudno first become a venue for touring opera in 1864, using St.George's Hall, now the
shop of Farm Foods in Mostyn Street.
DID YOU KNOW?
Work Finished on the upper section of Tram in July 1903.
DID YOU KNOW?
The National Eisteddfod has been held in Llandudno three times the last being in 1963.
DID YOU KNOW?
Lewis Caroll, author of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ probably never visited
Llandudno. But Her Father had a house built here in Llandudno and Alice spent her
childhood summers there.
DID YOU KNOW?
Llandudno's motto is Hardd Hafan Hedd. it is a Welsh translation of "Beautiful haven
of peace," words used to describe Llandudno by Queen Elizabeth of Romania , after a
holiday in the town in 1890.
Some information kindly supplied by Ivor Wynne Jones, author of Llandudno, Queen of
Welsh Resorts, the now rare definitive handbook of the town’s history, published
in 1975. |
