Llandudno

The 29,000 people who live in Llandudno are rightly proud of their beautiful seaside town. It was specially built in the Victorian period as a holiday destination and today people still spend their summers on the north coast of Wales. It's the largest holiday resort in the country and has the nickname 'Queen of the resorts'. There is a beautiful beach which is 2 miles long, and next to that is the famous 'Parade' – the wide road where most of the town's hotels, guest houses and Bed and Breakfasts can be found.

As with all top British seaside resorts, Llandudno has a pier. It was built in 1884 and is now a listed building, which means it's protected by law. It's 2,295 feet long and even today you can still take the kids to see the Punch and Judy show first performed in 1860. But if a gentle walk along the pier doesn't appeal to you, there are plenty of other things to do.

You can visit Happy Valley. This area was first developed to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. There were gardens, two small golf courses, an open air theatre and beautiful lawns. Now the theatre has closed and the golf courses have been converted into an artificial ski slope, but the gardens remain and are a popular attarction. There is also a cable-car which takes you to the top of the Great Orme headland. The ride is just over a mile and it takes 10 minutes to reach the top, with four people sharing each cabin.

After that you can take a very pleasant walk along Marine Drive. This is a road that circles the base of Great Orme and is four miles long. If walking is too much you can drive round instead, but pay attention to the fact that the road is one-way only!

Maybe you have read the famous book by Lewis Carrol, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Well, here, just off the main shopping road Mostyn Street, you'll find the Alice Museum. You can walk through a reconstruction of the rabbit hole and see life-size displays of some of the best loved scenes from the book. It is a common belief that the author met Alice Liddell in Llandudno, the little girl who inspired the character of Alice in the book. Her family had a holiday home in the town and it's suggested that Lewis Carrol stayed there, although many people say this is not true.

Finally, if you are here for the May Bank Holiday you can witness the charming Victorian parade which celebrates the town's origins. The three day festival has a daily parade showing the costumes of the time, original bicycles and many other attractions.