Colwyn Bay is a seaside town on the north coast of Wales, in the county borough of Conwy. It sits on the edge of the Irish Sea between Llandudno and Rhos-on-Sea, with a long promenade, sandy beaches and dunes backed by the hills that lead toward Snowdonia.
Once a prosperous Victorian resort, Colwyn Bay still shows elegant seafront architecture and the memory of a pier lost to storms; recent regeneration, including the Porth Eirias seafront complex, has tried to revive tourism and local services. The local economy mixes holiday trade, retail and commuting to nearby towns, while the community combines long‑term residents, seasonal visitors and newcomers drawn to the coast and nearby countryside.
Postcode districts covering Colwyn Bay
Most populated places nearby
- Flint 24.6 miles
- Rhyl 10.2 miles
- Prestatyn 12.8 miles
- Bangor 18.4 miles
- Abergele 5.7 miles
- Llandudno 4.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Glyn Ward 0.8 miles
- Rhiw Ward 1 mile
- Eirias Ward 1.1 miles
- Llandrillo-yn-Rhos Ward 1.3 miles
- Old Colwyn Parish 1.3 miles
- Colwyn Ward 1.5 miles
- Mochdre Parish 1.6 miles
- Penrhyn Bay Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Penrhyn Ward 2.6 miles
- Llysfaen Parish 2.8 miles
- Mynydd Marian Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Llanddulas Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Colwyn Bay
LL29 9NA, LL29 8RD, LL28 4PE, LL28 4DD, LL28 4TY, LL29 8NB, LL29 8NA, LL29 8LT, LL29 6AN … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 36.1 miles
- Manchester Airport 59.9 miles
- Colwyn Bay Railway Station 0.1 miles
- Llandudno Junction Railway Station 3.7 miles
Hotels near Colwyn Bay Ad
- The Quay Hotel and Spa 4 4.4 miles
- Craigside Manor 3 3.3 miles
- St George's Hotel 4 4.8 miles
- Llandudno Hostel 4 4.6 miles
- Imperial Hotel 4 4.5 miles
- Llandudno Bay Hotel 4 4.1 miles
- Esplanade Hotel Llandudno 3 4.9 miles
- YHA Conwy Hostel 4 4.9 miles
- The Castle Hotel, Conwy, North Wales 4 4.5 miles
- The Erskine Arms 4 4.6 miles
Schools in Colwyn Bay
- Eirias High School Secondary
- Rydal Penrhos Independent - all ages
- Ysgol Bod Alaw Primary
- Ysgol Bryn Elian Secondary
- Ysgol Iau Hen Golwyn Primary
- Ysgol Llandrillo yn Rhos Primary
- Ysgol Minafon Primary
- Ysgol Nant Y Groes Primary
- Ysgol Pen Y Bryn Primary
- Ysgol Sant Joseph Primary
- Ysgol Swn Y Don Primary
- Ysgol T. Gwynn Jones Primary
Local points of interest
- Aberconwy Abbey (Conwy, Wales) 1199-1283 Historic site 4.5 miles
- Bodnant Garden Gardens 5.3 miles
- Maenan Abbey Historic site 9.2 miles
- Bodelwyddan Castle Historic site 9.4 miles
- Marble Church Historic site 9.6 miles
- Rhyl FC Stadium 10.3 miles
- Rhuddlan Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.4 miles
- Bastion Road Stadium 13.3 miles
- Carneddau Mountains 14.1 miles
- Gwydyr Forest Forest 15.4 miles
- Penrhyn Castle Estate 16.5 miles
- Farrar Road stadium Stadium 17.7 miles