After leaving a wet Southport the realisation that we are coming to the end of our holiday hit home as we re-entered Wales 17 days after we had left. It was with a tinge of sadness we made our first stop of the day in Colwyn Bay to see their now defunct pier.
It's a hulking mess of decaying buildings and wrought iron which Conwy Council seem intent on pulling down but after strong local support for the pier it has been provided a temporary stay of execution. It's going to take an awful lot of money to restore the pier and help from the Heritage Lottery Fund will be paramount to Colywn Bay's Pier future.
So we took our selfie in front of the boarded up pier and moved on up the coast to the bustling town of Llandudno.
This is a seaside resort going places and it's pier is a real gem, it's not known as the 'Queen of Welsh Piers' for nothing. There's a dog leg at about a third of the way up just as the pier passes the Grand Hotel and then it straightens out. There are plenty of shops, cafes and arcades along the boarwalk and the ornate railings have been recently repainted to provide a lovely clean, refreshed look to the pier.
Only 4 piers remain on our list and we have just 2 days left on the road. I'm now wishing I'd extended our holiday by including the Scottish piers.....
Miles travelled so far: 2155 Piers visited: 51
It's a hulking mess of decaying buildings and wrought iron which Conwy Council seem intent on pulling down but after strong local support for the pier it has been provided a temporary stay of execution. It's going to take an awful lot of money to restore the pier and help from the Heritage Lottery Fund will be paramount to Colywn Bay's Pier future.
So we took our selfie in front of the boarded up pier and moved on up the coast to the bustling town of Llandudno.
#50 Colwyn Bay Pier
This is a seaside resort going places and it's pier is a real gem, it's not known as the 'Queen of Welsh Piers' for nothing. There's a dog leg at about a third of the way up just as the pier passes the Grand Hotel and then it straightens out. There are plenty of shops, cafes and arcades along the boarwalk and the ornate railings have been recently repainted to provide a lovely clean, refreshed look to the pier.
#51 Llandudno
Only 4 piers remain on our list and we have just 2 days left on the road. I'm now wishing I'd extended our holiday by including the Scottish piers.....
Miles travelled so far: 2155 Piers visited: 51
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