Discover the best budget boutique hotels in Llandudno, United Kingdom

Skip from slope to surf in Llandudno, a Victorian resort town curiously mixing adventure, heritage and biodiversity. Gaze out to Anglesey with the gulls, cruise the coast along Marine Drive or ride the turn-of-the-century tram to the summit of Great Orme. Along the gracefully curving coast, you’ll find a crumbling cache of historical sites: 4,000-year-old mines (www.greatormemines.info), the remains of a 13th-century Gogarth Palace, imposing Conwy Castle (www.conwy.com) and a 19th-century lighthouse from Llandudno’s golden era. Alice Liddell – Lewis Carroll’s muse – holidayed in the town, and is now honoured by the White Rabbit memorial sculpture. You needn’t walk far to find a prize-winning flower-bed or seafront café, but beyond the quaint Victoriana lies wild terrain of staggering beauty, which begs to be explored. On the award-winning shores a bucket and spade may suffice, but kite surfing along the coast shows the landscape at its most dramatic; centres for skiing, windsurfing and snow-tubing will ensure your visit isn’t exclusively cream cakes and penny arcades.