Moelfre, Conwy

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Conwy Conwy (, ), previously known in English as Conway, is a walled market town, community and the administrative centre of Conwy County Borough in North Wales. The walled town and castle stand on the west bank of the River Conwy, facing Deganwy ...

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Llanfair Talhaiarn Llanfair Talhaiarn (), abbreviated to ''Llanfair TH'', is a village and community (Wales), community approximately south of Abergele in Conwy county borough, Wales. Until 1974 it was included in Denbighshire (historic), Denbighshire. The popu ...

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Clwyd Clwyd ( , ) is a preserved counties of Wales, preserved county of Wales, situated in the north-east corner of the country; it is named after the River Clwyd, which runs through the area. To the north lies the Irish Sea, with the English cerem ...

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Bangor Aberconwy Bangor Aberconwy is a List of UK Parliament constituencies in Wales, constituency of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament, that was first contested at the 2024 United ...

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Abergele Abergele (; ) is a market town and community (Wales), community, situated on the north coast of Wales between the holiday resorts of Colwyn Bay and Rhyl, in Conwy County Borough. It lies within the historic counties of Wales, historic county b ...

(3 miles north),

Betws yn Rhos is a village and Community (Wales), community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. Betws yn Rhos is located about inland between the coastal towns of Abergele and Colwyn Bay. Until 1974, it was part of Denbighshire (historic), Denbighshire, but s ...

(4 miles west) and Llanfair Talhaiarn (3 miles south). A commercial fishing pond, some small places of accommodation, a small independent beer and mead brewery, a handful of farms and a logging enterprise are located in the region. There are no shops or amenities nearby (the closest being a petrol station and garage at Pentrefail Crossroads, 1 mile west, which provides basic foodstuffs for tourist campsites and locals in the area). A public house once located in Moelfre closed a few years ago and is now a large residential property. Running through Moelfre is the Roman road that was heavily used by Roman soldiers during the Welsh occupation. From the road

Moelfre Isaf Moelfre Isaf is a hill located to the south of the town of Abergele. There are views towards the Clwydian Range, Snowdonia, and the Isle of Man The Isle of Man ( , also ), or Mann ( ), is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in th ...

, a large hill (1040 ft) with views of

Snowdonia Snowdonia, or Eryri (), is a mountainous region and National parks of the United Kingdom, national park in North Wales. It contains all 15 mountains in Wales Welsh 3000s, over 3000 feet high, including the country's highest, Snowdon (), which i ...

, can be reached on foot. A hoard of

Bronze Age The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...

axe-heads has been found on Moelfre Isaf and the hill was used for the lighting of a beacon (as part of a chain of other high places throughout Wales) to celebrate the marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana in 1981. Wild animals and birds are varied in the woodland and groups of wild deer are sometimes seen in the copses near Moelfre at night. Villages in Conwy County Borough