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Blue Skies is a bright and cheerful single-storey caravan set on White Tower Caravan Park near Caernarfon, offering a laid-back base for couples or small families looking to explore this striking corner of North Wales. It’s the sort of place that keeps things straightforward, giving you all you need so you can get out and enjoy the landscape that people travel from all over the world to see.
Step into the open-plan living area, where the kitchen comes equipped with the everyday essentials, making mealtimes easy whether you’re rustling up breakfast or putting together something heartier after a long day out. The dining table brings everyone together, while the sitting area, with its electric fire and TV, adds a warm backdrop for slow evenings and early starts alike.
Blue Skies offers two inviting bedrooms: a restful double and a twin that works well for friends or younger guests. A practical shower room with walk-in shower rounds things off indoors, and with WiFi, heating, and bed linen and towels ready for use, settling in is a breeze.
The park’s location is one of its biggest draws. Caernarfon is easily reached, offering a mighty castle, a lively waterfront, and plenty of places to grab a bite.
If you’re keen on walking or soaking up mountain scenery, Llanberis is close enough for spontaneous days out, home to the Snowdon Mountain Railway, lakeside strolls and a gateway to Eryri’s most dramatic vistas. Bangor sits in the other direction, bringing shops, cafés and a dose of student-town energy.
For something a little wilder, Eryri National Park is on your doorstep, with sweeping valleys, rugged peaks and countless walking routes ranging from relaxed rambles to proper leg-burners. You’ll never be short of somewhere new to explore.
The best-known attractions within an easy drive of Blue Skies, with real driving times.
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A medieval fortress begun by Edward I, part of a World Heritage Site in north-west Wales.
Caernarfon Castle is a medieval fortress in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. Edward I began replacing an earlier motte-and-bailey castle with the current stone structure in 1283, and it was built on a grand scale as the administrative centre of north Wales.
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An independent aquarium on the Menai Strait showing British marine life, with seahorses, octopus and lobsters.
Anglesey Sea Zoo is an independent aquarium and marine conservation centre on the south coast of Anglesey, near Brynsiencyn. Over 40 tanks show native British sea life, including octopus, lobsters, seahorses, conger eels and jellyfish. Highlights include the No Bone Zone for invertebrates, a wolf fish lair, a real crashing wave, a shipwreck and a kelp forest full of big fish.
Tip: No need to book ahead, as tickets are bought on the door. Standard and family tickets stay valid for 6 days after the day of purchase, so you can return for free in that time.
Sat nav: LL61 6DZ
A National Trust mansion and Grade I listed gardens on the Menai Strait, with red squirrels and views to Snowdonia.
Plas Newydd is a country house on the north bank of the Menai Strait, with views across the water to Snowdonia. The house has origins in 1470 and was long the seat of the Marquesses of Anglesey.
Tip: Dogs on short leads are welcome in the gardens, but not on the Terraces. Autumn is a busy season for the red squirrels, so stay quiet in the woods.
Sat nav: LL58 8BY
Edward I's unfinished, near-perfectly symmetrical moated castle on Anglesey, part of a World Heritage Site.
Beaumaris Castle on Anglesey was the last of Edward I's royal strongholds in Wales, designed by James of St George beside the Menai Strait. Four concentric rings of defences, a water-filled moat with its own dock and a near-perfect symmetrical plan make it a striking sight.
Tip: Use the main town car park opposite for the most direct route in, and watch for two-way traffic there.
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A 37-acre zoo near Colwyn Bay with chimpanzees, red pandas, otters, lemurs and a children's farm.
The Welsh Mountain Zoo is a zoological garden near Colwyn Bay in Conwy County Borough. It covers 37 acres and has been open since 1963, so it has built up a good range of animal areas over the years.
Tip: Check the zoo's website before you go, as the sources note that animal exhibits such as the sea lions have changed over time.
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A Grade I listed Neo-Norman castle near Bangor with an internationally important art collection.
Penrhyn Castle is a country house at Llandygai, near Bangor in Gwynedd, built in the style of a Norman castle. Thomas Hopper rebuilt it in this Romanesque Revival form between 1822 and 1837, and it is Grade I listed. It is regarded as Hopper's finest work and as one of the most important country houses in Wales.
Sat nav: LL55 4UB
A Welsh prince's round-towered fortress guarding the foot of the Llanberis Pass above Llyn Padarn.
Dolbadarn Castle (Castell Dolbadarn) was built by the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great in the early 13th century. It stands at the foot of the Llanberis Pass, overlooking the lake of Llyn Padarn, and once controlled an important mountain pass. Today it is a grade I listed building, owned by Cadw and run as a tourist attraction.
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A well-preserved Edward I fortress with battlement walks and views to Eryri and over Conwy's harbour.
Conwy Castle was built by Edward I between 1283 and 1287 and is part of a World Heritage Site. Eight large towers and a high curtain wall still stand, and it has the best preserved set of medieval royal apartments in Wales. The ruins are split into an inner and an outer ward, with a Great Hall undercroft and chapels to explore.
Tip: Climb the spiral staircases and walk the full battlement circuit if you can. Cadw highly recommends it.
Drive times are typical times by car with no traffic. Check opening times and book tickets on each attraction's own website before you go.
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