in Llandudno
Llandudno has long been considered North Wales' premier shopping destination. Parc Llandudno, the town's recently unveiled development boasts an impressive 13 retail giants. Amidst the wide pavements and Victorian awnings of the main shopping street, you'll find lots of independent shops and family businesses alongside big high street names. But don't forget to step off the main drag to discover some side street gems. Smaller coastal towns like Conwy, Deganwy and Rhos-on-Sea are bustling with interesting craft and antique shops where you can treat yourself or pick up a unique gift for someone else. There's also the chance to buy genuinely local products such as woollen, slate goods and other crafts in places like the Trefriw Woollen Mills in the Conwy Valley, or call in at the Craft Studios at Bodnant Garden for a wide choice of goods from contemporary metalwork to paintings and handmade Chocolates.
Situated on the North Wales Coast, Llandudno, the Victoria Shopping Centre is the premier shopping centre for North Wales, located 45 miles West of Chester. Llandudno has a district population of 50,000 persons and a catchment population of 285,000 benefiting from an excellent tourist industry to the seaside resort. The shopping centre is an enclosed, single level centre of approx 100,000 sq ft, anchored by Boots and Llandudno's principal multi-storey shoppers car park (366 spaces) Major retailers currently represented include Mothercare, Dorothy Perkins, Boots, Early Learning Centre, Thorntons, Bodyshop and Waterstones to name but a few. The Victoria Shopping Centre also boasts an elegant Victorian Style Tea Rooms, along with a number of independents such as Peers the Jeweller and the Gift Company.