Old Colwyn

Imagine Trail

Come on an adventure with the Imagine Trail… The Bay of Colwyn and Mochdre’s past is brought to life with…

The eastern path along Fairy Glen follows the Afon Colwyn which, with the Fairy Glen (then known as Y Nant),…

Old Colwyn’s first cinema, ‘The Picture House’ was on the site of the building which became M & K’s (Meredith…

Donated to the Council by the Williams-Wynn family the gardens were renovated in 2004 and contain butterfly and sensory gardens…

The village’s second cinema, the ‘Supreme’, funded by public subscription in 1922, had 600 tip-up seats and two luxurious boxes.…

The Heritage Group’s third walk is based around the history and architecture of Old Colwyn. The walk starts at the…

The work of local architect Sidney Colwyn Foulkes. St. John’s Church House, to the side of St. John’s Church, is…

Key Dates in the Colwyn Foulkes Architectural Practice History

Sidney Colwyn Foulkes OBE, Hon.M.Arch (Liverpool), FRIBA, FILA., AMTPI. NB The narrative below focuses on the life and career of…

Whilst Old Colwyn, with its strong local community, began its rapid growth in the late 19th century its origins go…

In 1858 what is now Church Walks was the first piece of land in Old Colwyn offered for sale by…

This area is of interest for its narrow streets and paths serving terraced houses on Church Walks, Mount Pleasant and…

Whilst the Sun Inn was built around 1830, the first pub on the site of the Red Lion Inn was…

Originally called Glan yr Afon, Llawr Pentre was the birthplace of Old Colwyn and was the site of the ford.…

This large three storey building was built around 1830 and was initially called “Ship Bach”. Princess Victoria stopped here in…