{"id":8313,"date":"2024-09-18T01:30:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T01:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/languishing-at-llandudno-3\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T01:30:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T01:30:53","slug":"languishing-at-llandudno-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/languishing-at-llandudno-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Languishing At Llandudno – 3"},"content":{"rendered":"
Surveying The Summit<\/span><\/p>\n There is also a good overview of the tramway’s Summit station …<\/p>\n For obvious reasons toilets feature oft in the fbb’s travel experiences, both good and bad. The provision at the visitor centre intrigued. There was this …<\/p>\n It was a ludicrous\u00a050 P 2 P<\/span>!<\/p><\/div>\n … a much more amenable service was available.<\/p>\n Yippee<\/span>!<\/p><\/div>\n Whilst in their hotel, fbb had read an article on-line about the re-opening of an “attraction”<\/span> at the Great Orme summit. Initially excited, the old folks became less enthusiastic when it turned out to be crazy golf!<\/p>\n Despite the day’s being overcast, it was being well used when the fbb’s alghted from their 26 bus.<\/p>\n Signage was hardly to a slick professional standard and the warnings about bad weather were doubtless of some importance to she who sat at the receipt of custom!<\/p>\n But if you averted you gaze from the “attractions”, there were some gorgeous views – even though the weather was somewhat overcast. Here a view over the north shore where sat the fbbs hotel and further on to the Little Orme. …<\/p>\n … and looking south in the direction of Conwy.<\/p>\n Weedy phone camera shots do not do justice to the real thing. But here’s something better from the Visit Conwy web site!<\/p>\n Likewise, pictures taken from the window of Arriva’s descending 26 are even less justice-doing! But you will get the idea.<\/p><\/div>\n … plus a few of the Orme’s celebrated caprine residents!<\/p>\n Interestingly, most passengers on the 26 were holders of Welsh free travel passes and several rode to the summit, sat tight and rode back.<\/p>\n So for Great Orme on the cheap, go by bus<\/span>!<\/p>\n Tomorrow, we ride the full length of the cross-town 26 and get to see Llandudno away from the touristy bits.<\/p>\n fbb will also take a look at publicity for the service (GUESS!) and the presentation of the timetables on line.<\/p>\n In the meantime, the\u00a0 route passes Cafe Nero as enjoyed by the fbbs on the Monday of their holiday.<\/p>\n A careful perusal reveals that this was the very location of the tram terminus of the line from Colwyn Bay, closed in 1956.<\/p>\n Alas no more street trams run in Llandudno, but fbb did photograph a 26 at the same spot!<\/p>\n News arrives (thanks to correspondent Roy) that Arriva’s depot at Belle Isle in Wakefield has been suddenly closed “due to a structural problem”; i.e. it is falling down!<\/p><\/div>\n … and is on an extensive site on Barnsley Road.<\/p>\n As many bus watchers will know, it was the home to a large fleet of Guy Wulfrunian front entrance front engine double deckers.<\/p>\n
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