Every May Day bank holiday, Mostyn Street trades its shopfronts for vintage carousels, steam engines and Victorian costume as the Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza returns. Stay at Bryn Bella in Betws-y-Coed and you’re less than an hour from the fun, whether you drive or hop on the Conwy Valley line. Here’s what to expect, and how to make the most of the weekend.
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The Gran Fondo Conwy and Etape Eryri sportives that once brought cyclists to North Wales have both come to an end. Their organisers now run Tour de Môn on Anglesey instead, and Bryn Bella Guest House makes an easy, comfortable base for the journey there and the ride itself.
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The Snowdonia Real Ale Trail once carried visitors by bus between eight of North Wales’s best pubs, from Porthmadog to Criccieth. The organised trail has quietly stopped, but every pub along the old route still welcomes a pint. Here’s the story behind the trail, and how to visit these same pubs from Bryn Bella today.
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LLAMFF once brought climbers, filmmakers and mountain lovers to Llanberis every spring, but the trail seems to have gone cold. We look back at what the festival offered, why it may have stopped, and where to catch similar adventure film culture today, plus how to make the most of a trip to Llanberis from Bryn Bella regardless.
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For sixteen years, the Gwledd Conwy Feast turned Conwy’s quayside into one of Wales’s biggest celebrations of food, music and craft. It no longer runs, but its story is worth telling, and Conwy still has plenty to offer visitors staying near Betws-y-Coed. Here’s what the Feast used to be, and where to find its spirit today.
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