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Great Orme Visitor Centre
Museum · near Llandudno · Clwyd

Great Orme Visitor Centre

Great Orme Visitor Centre is a visitor centre on the Great Orme, North Wales. It lies 700 m northwest of Llandudno. A short trip away is Conwy Castle, 6.1 km off, the first of 22 within 15 km.

Photo: Great Orme Visitor Centre, Phil Champion (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Where
700 m
northwest of Llandudno
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 18–20°C
In brief

Museum near Llandudno

Just outside Llandudno

Great Orme Visitor Centre is 700 m northwest of Llandudno. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

From June to September, Llandudno sees highs of 18–20°C.

Jan9° / 4°72 mm
Feb9° / 3°53 mm
Mar11° / 4°42 mm
Apr13° / 6°45 mm
May16° / 8°55 mm
Jun18° / 11°51 mm
Jul20° / 13°44 mm
Aug20° / 13°61 mm
Sep18° / 11°63 mm
Oct15° / 9°106 mm
Nov11° / 6°82 mm
Dec10° / 4°109 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Llandudno, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Llandudno. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Llandudno’s full climate →
About

Great Orme Visitor Centre

Visitor centre on the Great Orme, North Wales.

Type
Museum
Town
700 m northwest of Llandudno
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Plan your visit

Useful details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.
Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.
The map

Where to find Great Orme Visitor Centre

Numbered points are the places near Great Orme Visitor Centre, which is in orange.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Conwy, with 15,706 people, is the largest of the 4. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

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  1. 1Llandudno
  2. 2Conwy
  3. 3Penrhyn-side
  4. 4Penrhyn Bay
1 · 700 m southeast of it

Llandudno

14,699 people · 19 places to visit

2 · 3.2 km southeast of it

Conwy

15,706 people · 21 places to visit

3 · 4 km east of it

Penrhyn-side

420 people · 13 places to visit

4 · 4.9 km east of it

Penrhyn Bay

4,201 people · 19 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns
TownWhere Great Orme Visitor Centre isPeoplePlaces to visit
Llandudno700 m southeast of it14,69919
Conwy3.2 km southeast of it15,70621
Penrhyn-side4 km east of it42013
Penrhyn Bay4.9 km east of it4,20119
Make a day of it

Also near Great Orme Visitor Centre

Nearby, 22 places within 15 km include 2 castles, 2 art galleries and a historic house.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Know before you visit Great Orme Visitor Centre

Where is Great Orme Visitor Centre?

Great Orme Visitor Centre is 700 m northwest of Llandudno, Clwyd.

What is Great Orme Visitor Centre?

Visitor centre on the Great Orme, North Wales.

When is the best time to visit Great Orme Visitor Centre?

June to September are the warmest months in Llandudno, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Great Orme Visitor Centre?

Within 15 km: Conwy Castle (6.1 km), Deganwy Castle (4.2 km), The Smallest House in Great Britain (5.8 km) and Mostyn (2.3 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

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