Saracen’s Head Hotel, Cerrigydrudion

Jul 30, 2017

Llandudno prom all lined up


Recently reopened as a restaurant after major refurbishment, the Washington is a landmark on Llandudno's famous promenade but might never have been built had the original hotel ...

on the site not been erected out of alignment with the frontages to the west. The Washington Hotel jutted out in front of what planners now call the "building line", so it was demolished and replaced in 1925 with the building we see today, complete with its distinctive dome above the street corner. For more about the history of both buildings, and a photo of the original hotel, scan the HistoryPoints QR codes by the entrance. Or click here