Bae Colwyn

Welsh stars feeding elephant at the zoo in the 1980s

The Welsh Mountain Zoo

The weekend of 16th/17th May 2026 was the birthday celebration of the Welsh Mountain Zoo. In conversation I discovered a…

sir john pender cable king

Sir John Pender: The Cable King

How a Scottish merchant laid the Victorian internet — and quietly founded a Welsh seaside town in the process. GENESIS…

colwyn bay chronicle

Colwyn Bay Chronicle

Dyma gylchlythyr Grŵp Treftadaeth Bae Colwyn sydd ar gael fel rhan o’r rhestr e-bostio ‘Ddoe a Heddiw’ Bydd y cylchlythyrau…

amusement park

The Amusement Park

Patrick Ross Collins (Young Pat) was born in Chester on March 7th, 1886. While travelling by train from his home…

colwyn bay horticultural society

Colwyn Bay Horticultural Society

Two Beginnings Colwyn Bay Horticultural Society prides itself on an unbroken existence since 1903. We know from the local papers…

Colwyn Bay Folk

Graham Roberts' book recalls many of the people who have played a part in the history and development of Colwyn Bay.

Colwyn Bay Heritage Group