Located on the north coast of Wales, in Conwy County Borough, and around 35 miles west of the England-Wales border, is the town of Colwyn Bay, or Bae Colwyn in Welsh.

Before the late 19th century the land which makes up Colwyn Bay today was little more than fields and woods, with a few farms and cottages. This began to change around the late 19th century.

In 1849 the Chester and Holyhead Railway opened a station in Colwyn Bay although its transformation into a resort town was still several years away at the time. Up until 1865 the land was owned by the Pwllycrochan Estate. This was then sold to businessman John Pender, who later sold it on to a Manchester business syndicate in 1875.

In 1897 Colwyn Bay's promenade opened. This was followed in 1900 by the opening of the Victoria Pier and Pavilion. Initially the pier was 12 metres wide and 96 metres long, but was later extended to 320 metres. In 1922 the pavilion was destroyed by fire, and a new one was built the following year. This too was burnt down, in this instance in 1933. The third and final pavilion was opened in 1934, and was built from fire-resistant materials. This fell into decline around the late '80s when its condition deteriorated. It eventually shut in 2008 and was dismantled in 2018. Since then, a new truncated pier has opened, which is largely a symbolic reminder of the Victorian engineers who built the original. It features towards the end of the walk.

Although historically in Denbighshire, Colwyn Bay today is part of Conwy County Borough, which was established in 1996. By population it is the largest town on the North Wales Coast, and second largest settlement in North Wales behind Wrexham.

Famous people from Colwyn Bay include Monty Python's Terry Jones, actor Timothy Dalton and presenter Paula Yates.

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Filmed: 28th April 2022

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Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Abergele Road
3:27 St Paul's Church
3:38 Abergele Road
5:25 Conway Road
7:49 Penrhyn Road
9:20 Princes Drive
10:15 Station Road
11:55 Abergele Road
13:08 Sea View Road
16:03 Station Road
16:24 Victoria Avenue
17:32 Footpath to the beach
19:03 Colwyn Bay Promenade
19:45 New Colwyn Bay Pier
19:56 New Colwyn Bay Pier (Rhos-on-Sea on the horizon)
20:06 New Colwyn Bay Pier
21:04 Colwyn Bay Promenade
21:43 Colwyn Bay Beach

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