Introduction
The 19th-century public gardens at Happy Valley are situated on the east side of the rocky headland, the Great Orme, and afford wide views over Llandudno Bay. Features include a limestone rockery, a colonnaded walk and a newly-restored camera obscura.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
01443 336000Website
http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/Access contact details
This is a municipal park, open daily for general public use.
Owners
Conwy County Borough Council
Bodlondeb, Conwy, North Wales, LL32 8DU.
- History
Period
- Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(Gd)1(CON)
- Grade: II
Green Flag Award
Features
- Structure
- Description: A camera obscura
- Earliest Date:
- Latest Date:
- Rockery
- Fountain
- Description: Large drinking fountain in marble and sandstone with a bronze bust of Queen Victoria.
- Garden Terrace
- Walk
- Description: Woodland walks.
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Recreational/sport
Principal Building
Parks, Gardens And Urban Spaces
Period
Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Llandudno
- References
References
- Cadw and ICOMOS UK, 'Llandudno: Happy Valley' in {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Conwy, Gwynedd & The Isle of Anglesey} (Cardiff: Cadw, 1998), pp. 116-8 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Conwy, Gwynedd & The Isle of Anglesey
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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, 'Happy Valley. Garden, Llandudno',