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THE GREAT ORME

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or the Great Orme Country Park

The larger limestone headland on the Creuddyn Peninsula has long been called Great Ormes Head (Welsh name: Pen-y-Gogarth) and Orme is in fact a Viking name one of the meanings of which is 'Serpent' and they are thought to have reminded early sailors of giant sea serpents. Jointly with the Little Orme, in Victorian times, they were often simply called 'The Ormesheads'.

The Marine Drive is one way only for the first three miles of its four mile route,
starting at the north shore and ending at the west shore.



The former lighthouse



The Great Orme is at its most dramatic when viewed from the marine drive or from the sea,
as the above pictures show.

Tyn-y-Coed above is the original copper miner's village on the Orme
and from here are superb views of Llandudno Bay and the Little Orme:

Below is another fine view from the upper levels of the miniature golf course
showing the Oval Cricket Ground and bowling green, behind Gloddaeth Avenue.

(all photographs © Noel Walley 2006)

Click Great Orme  Summit Complex  for more photographs.

Two great ways to reach the summit: 
the world famous Great Orme Tramway opened 1902 and
the modern Great Orme Aerial Cable Car.