The Wales Coast Path

Coastal Walks
in Llandudno.

The world’s first footpath to follow an entire country’s coastline passes through Llandudno — and The Rosedene sits just minutes from the route.

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870 Miles of Coastline.
5 Minutes from Our Door.

Opened in 2012, the Wales Coast Path (Llwybr Arfordir Cymru) was the world’s first long-distance footpath to follow an entire country’s coastline — all 870 miles of it, from Chepstow in the south to Queensferry in the north.

From The Rosedene, the coast path is five minutes on foot. From there you can walk in either direction: westward around the Great Orme via Marine Drive, or eastward along the North Shore promenade toward the Little Orme and Colwyn Bay. The path here is almost entirely flat, well-surfaced and accessible.

The Routes

Coastal Walks from Llandudno

The Classic

Llandudno Promenade

2 miles 45 min Easy / Flat

Llandudno’s Victorian promenade runs for approximately 2 miles along the curving North Shore — from the pier in the west to the paddling pool and beach huts at Craigside in the east. Wide, flat, fully accessible and endlessly satisfying.

Highlights include Llandudno Pier — Wales’ longest at 2,295 feet, Grade II listed, opened 1877, home to the Codman Punch & Judy show that has performed here since 1860 — Venue Cymru, the Cenotaph and the elegant row of pastel-painted Victorian hotels (planning rules require pastels throughout).

Quieter & Contemplative

West Shore Walk

4 mi return 1.5 hrs Easy

West Shore is Llandudno’s quieter, more contemplative twin — a sandy estuary beach on the Conwy side of the headland, with views across to Conwy Castle, the Carneddau mountains and Anglesey.

This is the heart of Llandudno’s Alice in Wonderland heritage — Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s Alice, summered here with her family at Penmorfa from 1862 to 1871. The White Rabbit statue on the shore, unveiled by David Lloyd George in 1933, marks the connection. The town relaunched its Alice Trail in 2025 — a 2.5-mile walking loop with 30+ sculptures and 55 bronze paw prints.

The Day Walk

Llandudno to Conwy

8 miles 4–5 hrs Moderate

The official Wales Coast Path Llandudno to Conwy section is the outstanding full day walk from The Rosedene — 8 miles of varied coastal walking finishing at one of Europe’s finest medieval fortresses. The WCP describes it as “a walk of two halves”: dramatic cliff-edge Marine Drive first, then completely flat estuary walking along the Conwy shore.

The walk finishes at Conwy Castle and the UNESCO World Heritage town walls — you can return to Llandudno by bus or taxi, making it a comfortable linear day out. Shorter variants start from West Shore (4 miles) or include a Haulfre Gardens loop (5 miles).

Conwy Castle is a 10-minute drive from The Rosedene if you prefer to finish the day by car.

Grey Seals & Cliff Tops

Little Orme (Rhiwledyn)

2.5 miles 1.5–2 hrs Moderate

The Little Orme (Rhiwledyn) rises to 141 metres at the eastern end of Llandudno Bay. The official Little Orme circular is a 2.5-mile loop from the Penrhyn Bay roundabout, with short steep climbs rewarded by dramatic cliff-top views back across the bay.

Angel Bay (Porth Dyniewaid) on the eastern face is a grey seal pupping ground — up to 200 seals gather here from late September, with pups born through October and November. The headland is managed as a North Wales Wildlife Trust nature reserve with SSSI and SAC status.

A remarkable historical footnote: in 1585, the first book ever published in Wales — Y Drych Cristionogawl — was printed in a clifftop cave on the Little Orme during the Elizabethan persecution of Catholics.

Coastal Walks in Llandudno.

870 Miles of Coastline. 5 Minutes from Our Door.