Glyder is an electoral ward in the city of Bangor, within the county of Gwynedd in north Wales. It mostly covers suburban and residential streets close to the Menai Strait, offering easy access to the city centre and the cathedral quarter while being within commuting distance of Snowdonia National Park. Housing is a mix of family homes and terraces, with a noticeable student presence thanks to nearby Bangor University, and a handful of local shops, parks and community facilities serving day-to-day needs.
Locally the ward reflects the strong Welsh-language and community traditions of Gwynedd, and its economy is tied into education, public services and the steady tourism that the broader Bangor area attracts. Historically it shares in Bangor’s long urban story, and socially it tends to feel like a compact, residential part of the city with good transport links to the surrounding coast and hills.
Postcode districts covering Glyder
Most populated places nearby
- Colwyn Bay 18.5 miles
- Bangor 0.1 miles
- Abergele 23.8 miles
- Llandudno 15.2 miles
- Holyhead 20.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bangor Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Dewi Ward 0.3 miles
- Canol Bangor Ward 0.8 miles
- Menai Bridge Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Llandegfan Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Dwyrain Bangor Ward 1.4 miles
- Pentir Parish 1.6 miles
- Y Faenol Ward 1.6 miles
- Llandygai Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Cwm Cadnant Parish 2.5 miles
- Aethwy Ward 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Glyder
LL57 2GZ, LL57 2HX, LL57 2LA, LL57 2LL, LL57 2TU, LL57 2LE, LL57 2EZ, LL57 2UE, LL57 2HZ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 54.3 miles
- Manchester Airport 78.1 miles
- Bangor 0.7 miles
- Llanfairpwll Railway Station 2.4 miles
Hotels near Glyder Ad
- Victoria Hotel Menai Bridge 4 0.6 miles
- The Slate 2.5 miles
- Gazelle Hotel 4 2 miles
- Nomi Rooms and Restaurant 1.7 miles
- Bishopsgate House Hotel 3 3.8 miles
- Bold Arms 3.9 miles
- Garddfon Inn 3.4 miles
- The Bulkeley Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- The Liverpool Arms Hotel 3.8 miles
- The Menai Hotel 3 1 mile
Schools in Glyder
- Ysgol Cae Top Primary
- Ysgol Friars Secondary
- Ysgol Gymraeg y Garnedd Primary
- Ysgol Tryfan Secondary
Local points of interest
- Farrar Road stadium Stadium 0.8 miles
- Treborth Estate 1.5 miles
- Penrhyn Castle Estate 2.1 miles
- Plas Newydd Country house 2.9 miles
- Llanidan House Estate 5 miles
- Carneddau Mountains 6.7 miles
- National Slate Museum Museum 6.9 miles
- Caernarfon Town FC Stadium 7.5 miles
- Traeth Lligwy Beach 10.9 miles
- Llys Dulas Estate 12.6 miles
- Aberconwy Abbey (Conwy, Wales) 1199-1283 Historic site 14 miles
- Maenan Abbey Historic site 14.4 miles