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Day trip from Llandudno to Beaumaris

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Hello,

We will be spending 5 nights in Llandudno at the end of April 2026. One of the top priorities for us is to take a boat trip around Puffin Island from Beaumaris. I’m planning to make a day trip of it and am trying to figure out what else to include on that day. We will be using public transportation. There’s a bus from Llandudno to Bangor and a bus from Bangor to Beaumaris. The boat trip will be in the afternoon. Should we stop in Bangor to break up the bus ride? What is within walking distance of the bus stop in Bangor? Are there places between Bangor and Beaumaris that you recommend stopping? We will probably try to see Beaumaris Castle before the boat trip. Any suggestions? Thanks.

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I think your priority is Beaumaris Castle. However having said that I think you should have a quick stop in Menai Bridge to view the magnificent suspension bridge and to walk the Belgian Promenade to Church Island. The promenade was built by Flemish refugees from Belgium in WW1.
There were very many such refugees across the UK, a largely forgotten story.
In Bangor there is the Cathedral to visit, and the Storiel Museum (the County Museum).
Not really for today there is Porth Penryn- once one of the biggest slate ports in Wales.
Close by is the National Trust Penrhyn Castle, a stately home, not a Castle. It was built on the back of profits from the slate industry, and the slave trade at sugar plantations in Jamaica. Penrhyn Quarry was also the site of the longest strike in UK history- 2,800 men were on strike for 3 years.

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