Château de Conwy Excursions

The tour encompasses the whole of Conwy Town Walls and Quayside including climbing up to the top of the highest tower (weather conditions permitting) and finding our way through the medieval streets to get the best views of the Castle and defensive walls as well as the river and mountains.

This tour is a splendid mixture of history spiced up with visits to specialist food venues. Beginning outside the famous world heritage castle we'll hear about the Norman conquest of Wales then we tour the medieval streets learning it's fascinating history. We'll pop into venues such as the chocolatiers who supply Harrods, award-winning butchers, or the renowned local ice-cream maker whose family came from Italy a few generations ago. When you get thirsty we'll visit the winner of the Best Independent Off-license in Britain or the only pub in Britain owned by a consortium of microbreweries. We'll stroll down to the quayside amidst the lobster and prawn pots learning all about Conwy mussels and their traditional harvest methods. Of course, we'll make a photo-stop at the Smallest House in Great Britain. I'll point out the best of our local restaurants and food outlets so you can decide between fine-dining local mussels or fresh fish and chips eaten watching the boats.

We'll meet outside the Post Office where we'll get to know each other and then we'll walk on a short section of the town walls and then we'll enjoy the spectacle of this magnificent UNESCO world heritage site building where you'll learn the historical background. I'll have the tickets and then we'll go in and explore it. We'll wander around the defensive structures and learn what life was like living in such a castle. We'll climb up a tower and walk along the wall walks. (Those not wanting to do this will be advised where they can rejoin the tour). After about an hour in the castle we'll walk through the old walled town past the interesting churchyard and down to the quayside to see the oldest building in Conwy and the Smallest House in Great Britain. The tour ends outside the fascinating Plas Mawr - one of the finest Elizabethan town houses in Britain. Your tour includes entry to this and the audio commentary. Allow at least another hour for this visit.